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Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:27:15 EST Kentucky police have arrested a grocery store burglar following a bizarre break-in. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12006650083416/ 12006650083416 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:23:51 EST KARACHI, Pakistan -- Qasim Khan waged the unlikeliest of battles with Pakistani authorities Thursday over the right to charge hundreds of curious visitors 20 rupees (22 cents) each to see a roughly 40-foot whale shark he bought from a fisherman. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12006649343165/ 12006649343165 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:22:25 EST NEW YORK -- New York City's sanitation commissioner says he expects to see about 40 tons of paper showered on the New York Giants during their Super Bowl victory parade up the Canyon of Heroes. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12006632774592/ 12006632774592 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:21:51 EST DAVENPORT, Iowa -- An Iowa woman has been charged with extortion in an alleged plot to get Discovery Communications Inc. to cancel the TLC show "19 Kids and Counting" or pay her $10,000. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12006625211026/ 12006625211026 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:41:44 EST LOS ANGELES -- Tourists and Los Angeles natives alike were treated to a show starring Catwoman Thursday afternoon. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12006598330485/ 12006598330485 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:37:43 EST WAYNESBURG, Pa. -- A woman who appeared to not have any teeth in surveillance photos from a bank robbery last month has confessed, apologized and told police she planned the heist because she needed the money for dentures. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12006590746377/ 12006590746377 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:36:09 EST COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- With 120 lions, tigers and other big cats on the grounds, the owner of a Colorado refuge didn't think he needed a security system. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12006590736825/ 12006590736825 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 18:03:50 EST LACEY TOWNSHIP, N.J. -- People use all sorts of ways to try to predict the winner of the Super Bowl: comparing regular season records, judging who looked stronger in the post-season run-up to the big game, or watching the betting lines from Las Vegas oddsmakers. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12006531503077/ 12006531503077 Sat, 21 Jan 2012 23:41:39 EST UNDATED -- Is it art or just ugly? A pair of female legs in retro stockings are “stepping out” into controversy in one New York town. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12006490329946/ 12006490329946 Fri, 20 Jan 2012 15:07:27 EST MEXICO CITY -- Mexico City police say they have arrested a would-be bandit who role his skateboard to bank robbery attempts. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12006478604785/ 12006478604785 Wed, 18 Jan 2012 09:51:53 EST A squirrel's fondness for painting is winning him fans. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12006459431316/ 12006459431316 Fri, 13 Jan 2012 14:02:11 EST CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- A Charlotte, N.C., man says 30 pairs of Nike Air Jordan sneakers still in their boxes that he's been collecting since middle school have been heisted. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12006417733182/ 12006417733182 Thu, 12 Jan 2012 09:36:52 EST PAULDING, Ohio -- A dog pound in northwest Ohio has said goodbye to a guest more appropriate for a barnyard. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12006407501287/ 12006407501287 Mon, 09 Jan 2012 05:35:27 EST MADISON, Wis. -- Authorities in southern Wisconsin are facing a tongue twister thanks to the arrest of Beezow Doo-Doo Zopittybop-Bop-Bop. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12006380132795/ 12006380132795 Sat, 07 Jan 2012 21:11:27 EST ORLANDO, Fla. -- A one-cent copper coin minted in 1793, the first year that the United States produced its own coins, has fetched $1 million at a Florida auction. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12006368468792/ 12006368468792 Sat, 07 Jan 2012 17:05:24 EST SOUTH RUSSELL, Ohio -- Wally the Walmart horse is looking for a new home. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12006366992418/ 12006366992418 Fri, 06 Jan 2012 14:56:24 EST FLINT TOWNSHIP, Mich. -- A Michigan pastor has opened a tattoo parlor inside his church. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12006357578432/ 12006357578432 Wed, 04 Jan 2012 09:21:17 EST TOLEDO, Ohio -- Jan. 4 birthdays have been running in one Ohio family for four generations. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12006338287761/ 12006338287761 Tue, 03 Jan 2012 16:50:57 EST IDAHO FALLS, Idaho -- A spud-hauling truck has rolled onto its side in Idaho, dropping its cargo like a hot potato. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12006332345761/ 12006332345761 Sun, 01 Jan 2012 19:12:02 EST BEEBE, Ark. -- Authorities in a central Arkansas town say about 100 blackbirds died on New Year's Eve after being spooked by fireworks, far less than the thousands that perished there a year ago. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12006315912286/ 12006315912286 Thu, 29 Dec 2011 14:33:39 EST KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- A Tennessee National Guardsman had his Christmas Eve interrupted by news that a vehicle had smashed through his house -- in the exact same spot another one did nearly two years ago. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12006288321811/ 12006288321811 Tue, 27 Dec 2011 16:49:30 EST SARASOTA, Fla. -- Marine experts have released an endangered turtle into the Gulf of Mexico three years after the creature became stranded in Europe. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12006271857079/ 12006271857079 Tue, 27 Dec 2011 09:18:33 EST CINCINNATI -- A lamb has been born unto a Cincinnati nativity display. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12006269151260/ 12006269151260 Sat, 24 Dec 2011 17:47:46 EST WHITEHOUSE, Texas -- A Christmas card that crisscrossed the country as part of an old joke between two Texas men will rest this holiday for the first time in 61 years. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12006246286615/ 12006246286615 Fri, 23 Dec 2011 21:07:48 EST CINCINNATI -- A 1941 fruitcake has sold for $525 to an Arizona man in an Ohio company's online auction, and the money will go to the homeless in southwest Ohio. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12006238846885/ 12006238846885 Thu, 22 Dec 2011 11:10:05 EST MEDINA, Ohio -- A cat has survived a four-hour, 200-mile ride under the hood of a car traveling through Ohio. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12006226620589/ 12006226620589 Wed, 21 Dec 2011 11:29:49 EST WINTER BEACH, Fla. -- An Arkansas woman finally has proof that she bought her mother a Christmas gift last year. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12006218098894/ 12006218098894 Tue, 20 Dec 2011 20:57:17 EST WASHINGTON -- The Transportation Security Administration says officers found two throwing daggers hidden in a hollowed-out book at a checkpoint at Reagan-Washington National Airport. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12006212863786/ 12006212863786 Fri, 16 Dec 2011 14:08:50 EST JERUSALEM -- Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, meet your Israeli doppelganger: Mark Zuckerberg. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12006175853090/ 12006175853090 Thu, 15 Dec 2011 14:47:01 EST LOS ANGELES -- At birth, Melinda Star Guido was so tiny she could fit into the palm of her doctor's hand. Weighing just 9 1/2 ounces -- less than a can of soda -- she is among the smallest babies ever born in the world. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12006167442150/ 12006167442150 Tue, 13 Dec 2011 20:32:22 EST BATH, Maine -- A Navy shipbuilder in Maine says it had to fumigate a warehouse and part of a warship because a shipment of parts from California contained about two-dozen venomous black widow spiders. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12006152234228/ 12006152234228 Tue, 13 Dec 2011 10:27:45 EST BEAVER, Pa. -- A defense attorney's argument that a bag of marijuana uncovered during a Pennsylvania traffic stop could have belonged to a man other than his client has unraveled after an arresting officer recalled the suspect asking him: "Can I have my weed back?" http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12006148606514/ 12006148606514 Mon, 12 Dec 2011 10:34:17 EST NEW DEAL, Texas -- Anyone passing by their New Deal, Texas home can see that the Rieken family loves Christmas, but you won't understand their true passion for the holiday until you go inside. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12006140005792/ 12006140005792 Thu, 08 Dec 2011 14:41:27 EST WASHINGTON -- New experiments show that rats, despite their selfish reputation, don't act like, well, rats. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12006106928733/ 12006106928733 Mon, 05 Dec 2011 10:34:54 EST UNIONVILLE, Ind. -- A southern Indiana man has gotten an early Christmas gift: A 16-foot-tall inflatable Santa Claus stolen from his yard has been returned with $100 and a note of apology. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12006079529475/ 12006079529475 Sun, 04 Dec 2011 16:36:53 EST ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- A New Mexico restaurant employee says he's now seen it all, after three men left his diner with rolls of toilet paper and were nabbed in the parking lot by police. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12006073061288/ 12006073061288 Fri, 02 Dec 2011 10:00:00 EST SALT LAKE CITY -- A Utah bird hunter was shot in the buttocks after his dog stepped on a shotgun laid across the bow of a boat. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12006053400029/ 12006053400029 Fri, 02 Dec 2011 09:35:24 EST MILFORD, Conn. -- A posse hopes to soon catch Waldo, a bull that escaped from a farm in July and has been on the loose in the coastal city of Milford, Conn. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12006053252443/ 12006053252443 Thu, 01 Dec 2011 09:06:25 EST TROY, Mich. -- Police say a home remodeling project in suburban Detroit has turned up a stash of counterfeit cash. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12006044438533/ 12006044438533 Wed, 30 Nov 2011 09:31:52 EST RAHWAY, N.J. -- Firefighters were needed stat after a flying squirrel went nuts in a New Jersey hospital's emergency room. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12006035951140/ 12006035951140 Tue, 29 Nov 2011 13:53:16 EST NEW YORK -- New York City is using poetry to try to boost traffic safety. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12006028879689/ 12006028879689 Mon, 28 Nov 2011 11:40:13 EST AUSTIN, Texas -- Pappy Jack Allen is living on the roof of his struggling north Austin, Texas restaurant, Pappy's Bar and Grill. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12006019441372/ 12006019441372 Mon, 28 Nov 2011 07:50:01 EST NEW YORK -- A heartbroken New York City man is desperately searching for his opera-singing parrot. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12006018060126/ 12006018060126 Sat, 26 Nov 2011 20:33:33 EST CHESTERTOWN, Md. -- Who says "Frosty the Snowman" has to be jolly? http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12006005361278/ 12006005361278 Sat, 26 Nov 2011 17:23:15 EST WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- Talk about a dirty scam. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12006004219590/ 12006004219590 Thu, 24 Nov 2011 21:07:33 EST PENN HILLS, Pa. -- A wild turkey has avoided the Thanksgiving plate but didn't survive its crash through a plate glass window at an empty western Pennsylvania restaurant. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12005988285380/ 12005988285380 Fri, 25 Nov 2011 12:38:58 EST EVERETT, Wash. -- A TV station says a grocery store security guard has been fired after he told the father of a 4 year-old girl that she would face criminal charges for eating from a dried fruit package. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12005985233893/ 12005985233893 Wed, 23 Nov 2011 09:26:25 EST SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- A California university professor can no longer demand snacks from students taking his psychology classes. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12005975438567/ 12005975438567 Sun, 20 Nov 2011 23:25:59 EST DARWIN, Australia -- Australian authorities have compensated a Darwin man $100,000 after they wrongly accused him of trying to smuggle drugs into the country in bottles of shampoo. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12005954555830/ 12005954555830 Thu, 17 Nov 2011 14:43:55 EST PHILADELPHIA -- A medical museum in Philadelphia has some pieces of Albert Einstein's brain on display. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12005925503514/ 12005925503514 Thu, 17 Nov 2011 10:04:43 EST SPRINGFIELD, Ohio -- Ohio troopers making a traffic stop say they found a pot present: a gift-wrapped package containing 25 individually wrapped packets of marijuana. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12005923828313/ 12005923828313 Wed, 16 Nov 2011 09:20:46 EST BELLE GLADE, Fla. -- Authorities say dozens of cats that sneaked into a South Florida prison will be found new homes before the facility closes next month. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12005914924636/ 12005914924636 Wed, 16 Nov 2011 09:23:44 EST NORCROSS, Ga. -- Atlanta-area authorities say a teenage burglary suspect was pulled from a chimney by firefighters after being stuck there for more than 10 hours. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12005914942378/ 12005914942378 Tue, 15 Nov 2011 08:58:11 EST ANDOVER, Maine -- State Police say a man arrested for allegedly breaking into an Andover home told them his dog and Jesus made him do it. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12005906149114/ 12005906149114 Mon, 14 Nov 2011 17:58:11 EST DUBUQUE, Iowa-- An Iowa man now holds the world record for the most T-shirts worn at one time. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12005900749193/ 12005900749193 Mon, 14 Nov 2011 10:48:28 EST SAN JOSE, Calif. -- A California man was stunned to see what a previous owner of his minivan apparently left behind: $500,000 worth of cocaine jammed in the door panels. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12005898170740/ 12005898170740 Mon, 14 Nov 2011 09:29:46 EST CANTON, Ohio -- An Ohio barber whose customers are cutting back on haircuts is trying to boost business by letting people trim prices to what they can afford. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12005897698671/ 12005897698671 Sun, 13 Nov 2011 17:34:09 EST ATLANTA -- It's the Drought That Stole Christmas. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12005891964920/ 12005891964920 Sat, 12 Nov 2011 16:51:00 EST COMPTON, Calif. -- Some parents have filed complaints with the Parent-Teacher Association after a former adult film star said she read to children in a classroom at a Los Angeles County elementary school. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12005883066037/ 12005883066037 Fri, 11 Nov 2011 16:10:12 EST SAGUARO LAKE, Ariz. -- A lot of cats get stuck in trees, but an Arizona kitty was perched atop a giant saguaro cactus for at least three days before finally coming down on its own. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12005874181263/ 12005874181263 Fri, 11 Nov 2011 11:39:39 EST GROVER BEACH, Calif. -- Surfers in Grover Beach, California on Thursday got to see a rather unexpected surfer on the waves. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12005872557958/ 12005872557958 Thu, 10 Nov 2011 16:06:27 EST MURRAY, Utah -- At 7-foot-6, former NBA center Shawn Bradley needs just about everything custom-made, from clothes and chairs to countertops and doorways. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12005865518730/ 12005865518730 Wed, 09 Nov 2011 09:21:18 EST MADISON, Wis. -- A set of twins from Madison, Wis., have big plans for Friday: They will be celebrating their 11th birthday on the 11th day of the 11th month of 2011. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12005854447849/ 12005854447849 Wed, 09 Nov 2011 09:22:16 EST HASTINGS, Mich. -- Police investigating an alarm at a Michigan restaurant used a thermal imaging device to find a fleeing suspect hiding in a pile of leaves. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12005854453595/ 12005854453595 Mon, 07 Nov 2011 11:27:16 EST UNDATED -- Blandford Elementary School in Rowland Heights, California may have set a record for the number of twins on campus at one time. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12005837923617/ 12005837923617 Mon, 07 Nov 2011 10:22:11 EST POUND RIDGE, N.Y. -- It wasn't a lawn ornament on a suburban New York lake. It was an honest to goodness real pink flamingo. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12005837533063/ 12005837533063 Fri, 04 Nov 2011 15:59:36 EDT MIAMI -- A Miami police officer is accused of driving 120 mph on a turnpike because he was late for his off-duty job working security at a school. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12005761437651/ 12005761437651 Thu, 03 Nov 2011 15:40:58 EDT BUENOS AIRES, Argentina -- Fossils of a tiny and previously unknown saber-toothed, squirrel-like creature have been discovered in Argentina, providing new clues to how small mammals lived among dinosaurs more than 93 million years ago, scientists said Thursday. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12005804525884/ 12005804525884 Sat, 29 Oct 2011 15:11:47 EDT SARASOTA, Fla. -- Lego man is going to stay in police custody for three months. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12005761150729/ 12005761150729 Thu, 27 Oct 2011 14:40:14 EDT TRENTON, N.J. -- A New York man pleaded guilty Thursday to brokering the sale of black-market organs in what prosecutors said was the first ever federal conviction for illegally selling human kidneys for profit. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12005743681493/ 12005743681493 Thu, 27 Oct 2011 10:25:20 EDT NEW YORK -- A Norwegian forest cat who escaped from his carrier at Kennedy Airport two months ago has turned up. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12005742152080/ 12005742152080 Thu, 27 Oct 2011 09:13:56 EDT COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- Colorado Springs police say a man's girlfriend unexpectedly came home just before another woman was due to visit, so he called police to report his new acquaintance as a burglar. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12005741723615/ 12005741723615 Wed, 26 Oct 2011 10:39:31 EDT FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. -- Road workers found themselves plowing pulp after a truck dumped a load of pumpkins on a Detroit-area freeway during the morning commute. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12005733597160/ 12005733597160 Tue, 25 Oct 2011 09:09:59 EDT SACO, Maine -- A Maine man and his car are celebrating a million-mile milestone. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12005715779932/ 12005715779932 Tue, 25 Oct 2011 08:26:30 EDT Jon Rice hasn't shaved his beard in three years, and it's finally paying off. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12005724158926/ 12005724158926 Sun, 23 Oct 2011 16:59:42 EDT MANSFIELD, Ohio -- An Ohio dentist is offering to buy kids' trick-or-treating booty this Halloween, and he's even throwing in a toothbrush to sweeten the deal. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12005709958291/ 12005709958291 Sat, 22 Oct 2011 16:12:22 EDT BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- Two identical twins in Indiana now have another birthday in common: They delivered babies on the same day at the same hospital. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12005701034223/ 12005701034223 Fri, 21 Oct 2011 19:44:23 EDT SOUTHGATE, Mich. -- A Detroit-area restaurant has cooked up another giant burger. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12005693666322/ 12005693666322 Fri, 21 Oct 2011 17:36:10 EDT SHEBOYGAN, WI -- 78 feet of shelving was ripped from the wall of a liquor store under the influence of nearly 7,000 bottles of wine. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12005692897095/ 12005692897095 Fri, 21 Oct 2011 15:56:53 EDT SALT LAKE CITY -- A Missouri man and his classic car have been reunited 16 years after the vehicle was stolen. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12005692301311/ 12005692301311 Thu, 20 Oct 2011 17:56:16 EDT TUCSON, Ariz. -- An Arizona man admitted in court Thursday that he used a computer to interrupt a Tucson-area telecast of the 2009 Super Bowl with a 37-second pornography clip. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12005684377680/ 12005684377680 Wed, 19 Oct 2011 17:10:37 EDT GRAPEVINE, Texas -- A hawk that struck a car traveling more than 60 mph survived but needed the help of a Dallas-area mechanic to extract it from the vehicle's grille. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12005675463713/ 12005675463713 Tue, 18 Oct 2011 12:54:12 EDT WARSAW, Poland -- Two competitors at the World Scrabble Championships were asked to empty their pockets when a letter "G" went missing. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12005665285293/ 12005665285293 Tue, 18 Oct 2011 11:25:12 EDT UNDATED -- A hunter has described the moment he slayed an 800lb wild pig - with a crossbow. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12005664751234/ 12005664751234 Mon, 17 Oct 2011 14:24:19 EDT CRANSTON, R.I. -- A Rhode Island inmate has grown a 260-pound pumpkin on the grounds of the state prison. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12005657185936/ 12005657185936 Mon, 17 Oct 2011 15:04:21 EDT JOHANNESBURG -- A South African mountain biker's collision with an antelope became an Internet sensation with uncommon speed and international reach, YouTube said Wednesday. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12005614226179/ 12005614226179 Mon, 17 Oct 2011 10:24:25 EDT STOCKHOLM -- A Swedish man who captured 13,000 wild birds and kept hundreds of them locked up in his home has been convicted of animal cruelty and illegal hunting and sentenced to a year and a half in prison. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12005655746563/ 12005655746563 Sat, 15 Oct 2011 16:11:49 EDT NEW CASTLE, Pa.-- Two brothers have been charged with stealing a western Pennsylvania bridge and selling the 15 1/2 tons of scrap metal for more than $5,000. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12005640550812/ 12005640550812 Fri, 14 Oct 2011 14:36:07 EDT PUEBLO, Colo. -- Colorado officials have disqualified the grand champion goat from this year's State Fair because they say it tested positive for an unapproved drug. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12005631336766/ 12005631336766 Fri, 14 Oct 2011 10:21:03 EDT UNDATED -- An Illinois highway is open again after a Thursday wreck caused a sticky situation. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12005629806378/ 12005629806378 Thu, 13 Oct 2011 14:59:07 EDT DECATUR, Ga. -- Thousands of cars lined up for a free gas giveaway in Decatur, Georgia Thursday morning. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12005622834776/ 12005622834776 Wed, 12 Oct 2011 09:02:20 EDT SLICKVILLE, Pa. -- Zoo officials plan to set up a trap in hopes of capturing an alligator that's been spotted on the shores of a Pittsburgh-area reservoir. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12005612054096/ 12005612054096 Tue, 11 Oct 2011 21:03:57 EDT BELLEVILLE, Ill. -- A records clerk for an Illinois sheriff's office admits she goofed when she mistakenly faxed a request to have a deputy's son's speeding ticket fixed to the local newspaper. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12005607743725/ 12005607743725 Mon, 10 Oct 2011 13:06:41 EDT CHICAGO -- A pregnant suburban Chicago woman felt contractions a few minutes after finishing the Chicago Marathon and gave birth hours later to a baby daughter. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12005596240175/ 12005596240175 Mon, 10 Oct 2011 11:57:21 EDT INDIA RIVER COUNTY, Fla. -- Parts of Florida's Indian River County were under water Sunday morning. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12005595824189/ 12005595824189 Sat, 08 Oct 2011 19:46:25 EDT EAST BETHEL, Minn. -- Authorities say an 18-year-old Minnesota woman admitted to investigators that she broke into a neighbor's home three times looking for items she could fence to feed her porn addiction. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12005581358569/ 12005581358569 Sat, 08 Oct 2011 16:19:30 EDT WEST BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. -- This Thanksgiving could be a little uncomfortable for one Michigan family after a Detroit-area man hurt in a hunt for a Christmas wreath sued his in-laws. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12005580117046/ 12005580117046 Fri, 07 Oct 2011 11:23:38 EDT BRIGHTON, Colo. -- Officials in a Colorado city are blaming a sewage spill that damaged homes on jail inmates who flushed things down cell toilets. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12005569701817/ 12005569701817 Tue, 04 Oct 2011 15:23:50 EDT Zombie strippers are invading the midwest. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12005545223010/ 12005545223010 Sun, 02 Oct 2011 19:24:51 EDT NEW YORK -- As far as private islands go, this one isn't exactly luxurious. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12005529389163/ 12005529389163 Fri, 30 Sep 2011 13:40:38 EDT LODI, N.J. -- A New Jersey police chief says no one is above the law -- not even his wife. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12005501403799/ 12005501403799 Wed, 28 Sep 2011 14:38:34 EDT OCALA, Fla -- The family that runs an Ocala, Florida ice cream shop say they never meant to offend anyone. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12005493111448/ 12005493111448 Wed, 28 Sep 2011 10:45:56 EDT ELLWOOD CITY, Pa. -- Police say a western Pennsylvania couple desperate for money to pay for their wedding netted just $18 for the stolen copper wire they cut from more than a dozen utility poles. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12005491715619/ 12005491715619 Mon, 26 Sep 2011 20:52:21 EDT ATLANTA -- Police say a bomb squad called to the world's busiest airport found something fishy about the unclaimed luggage at Atlanta's international airport -- spicy fish wrapped up in aluminum foil. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12005478074099/ 12005478074099 Sun, 25 Sep 2011 21:55:41 EDT SALT LAKE CITY -- Thousands of people stripped to their underwear and ran through Salt Lake City to protest what they called the "uptight" laws of Utah. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12005469814161/ 12005469814161 Fri, 23 Sep 2011 14:55:29 EDT A six-foot tall fiberglass rooster is back on his perch in Miami's Little Havana neighborhood. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12005450012834/ 12005450012834 Fri, 23 Sep 2011 10:29:51 EDT BAY MINETTE, Ala. -- Authorities say non-violent offenders in southern Alabama will have a new choice: Go to jail, or go to church every Sunday for a year. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12005448419157/ 12005448419157 Thu, 22 Sep 2011 15:21:00 EDT A Palm Bay, Florida family says 10 skunks have moved in and are now living in their kitchen walls. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12005441526021/ 12005441526021 Thu, 22 Sep 2011 18:57:28 EDT Turns out a panda born at Atlanta's zoo and returned to China for breeding will end up being a dad, not a mom as originally thought. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12005442824785/ 12005442824785 Thu, 22 Sep 2011 19:00:50 EDT STAFFORD, Va. -- High school students wearing "Free Banana Man" T-shirts to protest a classmate's suspension for sprinting around a football field in a banana costume are drawing support from the ACLU. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12005442845097/ 12005442845097 Thu, 22 Sep 2011 10:41:45 EDT MASON, Ohio -- A possible plane crash reported near an Ohio interstate turned out to be only a prop on the grounds of a water park. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12005439850585/ 12005439850585 Wed, 21 Sep 2011 10:29:40 EDT AVALON, Pa. -- Police in a Pittsburgh suburb say a man's bright blue eyes helped a convenience store clerk identify him as a would-be robbery. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12005431137918/ 12005431137918 Wed, 21 Sep 2011 12:29:51 EDT WASHINGTON, Pa. -- Police have charged a man in western Pennsylvania with driving drunk twice in the same night -- the second time about 15 minutes after they released him into the custody of a friend. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12005431859183/ 12005431859183 Tue, 20 Sep 2011 19:51:36 EDT YUMA, Ariz. -- A runaway steer stopped traffic on a major highway, hurtled over a brick wall and damaged two police vehicles during a Tuesday morning chase that had four Arizona law enforcement agencies scrambling. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12005425869695/ 12005425869695 Tue, 20 Sep 2011 17:59:32 EDT BOULDER, Colo. -- A dog-sitter's shortcut led to criminal charges for a Colorado woman who ran a Chihuahua alongside her car at 10 to 15 mph. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12005425197248/ 12005425197248 Mon, 19 Sep 2011 21:52:58 EDT LINCOLN, Neb. -- An Oregon man pressed his luck one too many times and spent the night in a Nebraska detox cell after twice mistaking a police station for a casino and asking authorities for blackjack chips. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12005417957859/ 12005417957859 Mon, 19 Sep 2011 14:22:58 EDT As Ada, Ohio celebrates its' 25th Annual Harvest and Herb Festival, one recent addition to the fun, is getting lots of attention. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12005415257868/ 12005415257868 Mon, 19 Sep 2011 12:48:58 EDT NEW YORK -- A couple of urban chickens have gone home to roost at an upstate animal farm. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12005414693737/ 12005414693737 Sun, 18 Sep 2011 23:45:43 EDT TEHACHAPI, Calif. -- Most people have been on a plane with a few jackasses before. But 10 dozen donkeys on one flight? http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12005409994385/ 12005409994385 Sat, 17 Sep 2011 19:02:55 EDT OLYMPIA, Wash. -- Health officials say a dead bat found in the Halloween section of an Olympia, Wash., fabric store has tested positive for rabies. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12005399657516/ 12005399657516 Fri, 16 Sep 2011 18:44:54 EDT GREENFIELD, Iowa -- An Iowa couple have discovered an eerie presence in their pear tree, just in time for the approaching Halloween season. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12005390909465/ 12005390909465 Fri, 16 Sep 2011 15:03:38 EDT TOLUCA, Mexico -- For years, three tiny squirrel monkeys led a life of luxury on a 16-acre ranch surrounded by extravagant gardens and barns built for purebred horses. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12005389581861/ 12005389581861 Thu, 15 Sep 2011 15:23:52 EDT NEWPORT, R.I. -- Rhode Island police say two suspects picked the wrong pizza delivery guy to rob: an undercover police officer. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12005381063255/ 12005381063255 Thu, 15 Sep 2011 15:20:19 EDT Ryan Boyle, a retired Marine living in North Port, Florida has a unique family heirloom. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12005381041939/ 12005381041939 Thu, 15 Sep 2011 13:27:25 EDT NEW YORK -- Chris Walton has been working on her fingernails for 18 years. And it's finally paying off. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12005380364580/ 12005380364580 Thu, 15 Sep 2011 14:13:50 EDT DUBLIN -- Talk about a tough professor. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12005380643019/ 12005380643019 Wed, 14 Sep 2011 11:45:12 EDT CHICAGO -- A hungry man on a mission for fast food went to great lengths recently to reach his goal. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12005371111232/ 12005371111232 Wed, 14 Sep 2011 17:01:49 EDT NEW YORK -- Animal care officials say a calico cat named Willow who wandered off from a Colorado home five years ago has been found on a Manhattan street. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12005373010937/ 12005373010937 Tue, 13 Sep 2011 17:37:10 EDT COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa -- A Hot Dog Man statue that suddenly appeared in one Iowa town has mystified police, who would relish information about it. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12005364583030/ 12005364583030 Tue, 13 Sep 2011 10:49:41 EDT COLUMBUS, Ohio -- A New York man is suing White Castle claiming the booths in one of its Long Island hamburger restaurants are too small. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12005362138120/ 12005362138120 Sun, 11 Sep 2011 17:09:05 EDT STAMFORD, Conn. -- One of the earliest episodes of the 1950s television sitcom "I Love Lucy" featured a séance, with Lucy's sidekick, Ethel Mertz, acting as the medium. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12005347134587/ 12005347134587 Sat, 10 Sep 2011 18:28:31 EDT KOAK ROKA, Cambodia -- A Cambodian man says his young grandson has lived partly on milk he suckles directly from a cow since the boy's parents left their rural village in search of work. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12005338971173/ 12005338971173 Fri, 09 Sep 2011 14:28:39 EDT HELENA, Mont. -- A Montana restaurant listed in the phone book under "Animal Carcass Removal" wound up as the butt of a Jay Leno joke earlier this year. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12005328891960/ 12005328891960 Fri, 09 Sep 2011 10:11:38 EDT CINCINNATI -- An Ohio bride's "something old" is her Sept. 9 wedding date: it's been a tradition in her family for a century. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12005327349785/ 12005327349785 Thu, 08 Sep 2011 13:21:56 EDT STOCKHOLM -- A seemingly intoxicated moose has been discovered entangled in an apple tree by a stunned Swede. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12005319851625/ 12005319851625 Wed, 07 Sep 2011 12:27:21 EDT SAN FRANCISCO -- Nudists in San Francisco might soon lose the freedom to bare it all -- at least some of the time. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12005310884168/ 12005310884168 Tue, 06 Sep 2011 20:38:37 EDT OGDEN, Utah -- Authorities are considering charges after a Utah man was found butchering a cow in his driveway. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12005305191767/ 12005305191767 Tue, 06 Sep 2011 10:17:38 EDT A northern California family has a summer vacation story that's almost too much to believe: A bear stole their car! http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12005301465882/ 12005301465882 Sat, 03 Sep 2011 19:00:29 EDT CAMAGUEY, Cuba -- Yeti the dog already had a litter of pups to care for when the piglets adopted her as a second mom. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12005278682992/ 12005278682992 Sat, 03 Sep 2011 18:43:58 EDT KISSIMMEE, Fla. -- Authorities say a teen was arrested after posing as a physician's assistant at a central Florida hospital. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12005278583883/ 12005278583883 Fri, 02 Sep 2011 19:22:10 EDT SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- A snake bite in a north Sacramento neighborhood left the victim seriously hurt, but the injured party isn't whom you'd expect. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12005270172959/ 12005270172959 Fri, 02 Sep 2011 14:25:25 EDT WEST JORDAN, Utah -- Authorities say a toy poodle saved a life in Utah by leading firefighters through his owner's smoke-filled home to a man asleep in the basement. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12005268392545/ 12005268392545 Fri, 02 Sep 2011 13:29:13 EDT MOXEE, Wash. -- A farmworker who says he learned how to lasso 30 years ago while working on a cattle ranch in Mexico still knows his ropes. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12005268055356/ 12005268055356 Thu, 01 Sep 2011 09:28:34 EDT LANCASTER, Ohio -- Authorities in central Ohio are trying to solve a panties puzzle: why hundreds of pairs of mostly women's underwear were dumped along the side of a road. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12005257971452/ 12005257971452 Wed, 31 Aug 2011 16:24:28 EDT BAY, Ark. -- An Arkansas man trying to capture aerial photos of his home during his first plane ride instead caught two men burglarizing it. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12005243186853/ 12005243186853 Wed, 31 Aug 2011 11:17:27 EDT OSLO, Norway -- The tooth fairy in disguise? No, just a simple tooth thief. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12005249984724/ 12005249984724 Tue, 30 Aug 2011 13:18:50 EDT MANSFIELD, Ohio -- An Ohio atheist group says it has been commended by some people for a billboard put up by a church's pastor. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12005242073020/ 12005242073020 Mon, 29 Aug 2011 23:07:17 EDT LYNDEN, Wash. -- A Washington state fire chief says a man dumped gasoline on a beehive in a tree in retaliation for a bee sting, then ignited the hive, causing an explosion heard throughout his suburban neighborhood just a few miles south of the Canadian border. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12005236963716/ 12005236963716 Mon, 29 Aug 2011 20:06:42 EDT MAASTRICHT, Netherlands -- The fantasy of seeing banknotes fluttering down from the sky came true for Dutch motorists after a package containing cash apparently fell from a bank transport truck and broke open. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12005235880221/ 12005235880221 Mon, 29 Aug 2011 14:22:59 EDT BATAVIA, N.Y. -- A Massachusetts man whose colorful golf attire was briefly mistaken for a clown outfit has been charged in New York with driving a golf cart while drunk. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12005233817886/ 12005233817886 Thu, 25 Aug 2011 17:23:50 EDT YUMA, Ariz. -- When officers in Yuma, Ariz., responded to complaints about an offensive odor coming from a vacant store, they thought they might stumble across a gory crime scene. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12005200343064/ 12005200343064 Mon, 29 Aug 2011 20:05:56 EDT RAMALLAH, West Bank -- The Palestinians are hoping to secure a seat at the United Nations next month. They already have the chair for it. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12005235875652/ 12005235875652 Mon, 29 Aug 2011 20:04:07 EDT CARLISLE, Pa. -- A central Pennsylvania man has been charged for a second time with trying to steal a rack of ribs by shoving them down his pants. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12005235864711/ 12005235864711 Thu, 25 Aug 2011 10:57:38 EDT CATASAUQUA, Pa. -- Students in a Pennsylvania school district have gotten approval to remain fashion forward. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12005198025871/ 12005198025871 Thu, 25 Aug 2011 07:22:13 EDT TOLEDO, Ohio -- Police in Ohio have discovered that small flags being swiped from a police memorial were being squirreled away. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12005196733355/ 12005196733355 Wed, 24 Aug 2011 21:18:40 EDT PHOENIX -- Police say an Arizona man stole several baby albino boa constrictors at a pet store by stuffing them in his shorts. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12005193112050/ 12005193112050 Tue, 23 Aug 2011 18:42:01 EDT THESSALONIKI, Greece -- It took an undercover operation, but Greek police have blown a hole in a ring of alleged crooks who had cornered the doughnut market in a beach resort. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12005183532160/ 12005183532160 Tue, 23 Aug 2011 13:30:38 EDT FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. -- Authorities in Flagstaff, Ariz., are assuring residents there are no rogue pandas roaming the city after some pranksters got creative with an electronic street sign. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12005181663780/ 12005181663780 Mon, 22 Aug 2011 20:45:09 EDT FRESNO, Calif. -- Somewhere in California, someone has a truck load of stolen merchandise that probably is starting to stink. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12005175630827/ 12005175630827 Mon, 22 Aug 2011 20:44:18 EDT LINCOLN, Neb. -- Authorities say a Nebraska party goer who passed out in a limousine bus' bathroom drove the 40-foot-long vehicle home, but left his wallet in a pair of jeans in the bathroom. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12005175625871/ 12005175625871 Mon, 22 Aug 2011 17:19:32 EDT BATH, Maine -- Police say a Waldoboro man who road 45 miles atop a Maine Eastern Railroad train told them he climbed onto the train while drinking and fell asleep. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12005174397221/ 12005174397221 Mon, 22 Aug 2011 08:47:03 EDT WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah -- An 8-year-old boy desperate for a drink tried to get into a neighbor's home by sliding down the chimney, but got stuck for more than four hours, authorities said. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12005171322353/ 12005171322353 Mon, 22 Aug 2011 08:24:40 EDT NEW YORK -- A red-tailed hawk caused quite a stir after flying through an open window of a five-story New York City apartment building. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12005171188058/ 12005171188058 Mon, 22 Aug 2011 08:47:56 EDT SODAVILLE, Ore. -- A small city in Oregon has kicked out its mayor for not showing up to work. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12005171327597/ 12005171327597 Fri, 19 Aug 2011 16:57:53 EDT BERLIN -- A runaway cow named Yvonne is on the loose in Germany and the manhunt -- or moohunt -- for the Bavarian bovine has captivated the country. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12005148347370/ 12005148347370 Thu, 18 Aug 2011 17:53:08 EDT AUSSERVILLGRATEN, Austria -- No buts about it -- this billy goat was a pain in the butt. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12005140038813/ 12005140038813 Thu, 18 Aug 2011 17:54:33 EDT DUNCANSVILLE, Pa. -- Police say a Pennsylvania man picked up more than he bargained for at a yard sale http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12005140047273/ 12005140047273 Thu, 18 Aug 2011 13:07:04 EDT NEW YORK -- The Situation doesn't usually require a lot of motivation to lose the shirt. But Abercrombie & Fitch wants him to go one further -- the company has offered to pay "Jersey Shore" cast members to stop wearing clothes carrying their brand. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12005138322453/ 12005138322453 Thu, 18 Aug 2011 13:03:58 EDT LONG BEACH, N.Y. -- A 61-year-old New York man says he lost his job as a lifeguard when he refused to wear skimpy swim trunks for the annual swim test. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12005138303894/ 12005138303894 Thu, 18 Aug 2011 13:05:23 EDT EPPING, N.H. -- Maybe the bat just wanted to air its concerns to the board. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12005138312349/ 12005138312349 Wed, 17 Aug 2011 10:48:57 EDT NOOSA, Australia -- An Australian man recently lost his license for being intoxicated while driving around on a motorized beer cooler. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12005128853786/ 12005128853786 Wed, 17 Aug 2011 10:51:17 EDT FORNEY, Texas -- The 11-year-old "mayor for a day" of a Dallas-area city knows what her first major act in office will be: Renaming part of Main Street for teen heartthrob Justin Bieber. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12005128867759/ 12005128867759 Tue, 16 Aug 2011 17:39:17 EDT TOLEDO, Ohio -- A bronze statue of a little girl reported stolen from an Ohio minor league ballpark has been found safe, in a police property room. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12005122675784/ 12005122675784 Tue, 16 Aug 2011 13:04:54 EDT PARKER, Colo. -- A Parker, Colo., woman was devastated when her dog was hit by a minivan last week and the driver's insurance company told her they'd pay for one or two trips to the vet and would then "total out" her dog. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12005121029367/ 12005121029367 Tue, 16 Aug 2011 11:47:30 EDT FORNEY, Texas -- The 11-year-old "mayor for a day" of a Dallas-area city knows what her first major act in office will be: Renaming part of Main Street for teen heartthrob Justin Bieber. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12005120565035/ 12005120565035 Tue, 16 Aug 2011 10:37:21 EDT Workers at Maryland's Prince George's Hospital Center have adopted a mythical creature as their new mascot. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12005120144197/ 12005120144197 Tue, 16 Aug 2011 10:24:23 EDT Police in Texas were involved in a chase -- a very slow chase -- with a fork-lift recently. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/10005120066361/ 10005120066361 Tue, 16 Aug 2011 09:37:24 EDT GALVESTON, Texas -- Police in Galveston, Texas have arrested a man who broke into a woman's apartment, bit her on the neck and claimed to be a vampire. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12005119784425/ 12005119784425 Mon, 15 Aug 2011 08:34:17 EDT CARDIFF-BY-THE-SEA, Calif. -- A bronze surfer statue near San Diego that's been the target of many gags has been hit again. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12005110765752/ 12005110765752 Fri, 12 Aug 2011 11:24:13 EDT ROME -- Rome police have donned togas, capes and sandals to bust a ring of "gladiators" on assault charges outside the Colosseum and other Italian capital landmarks. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12005085865241/ 12005085865241 Fri, 12 Aug 2011 08:08:18 EDT COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Shoppers and employees say an Ohio convenience store has fewer people hanging around and hassling customers since the business started blaring classical music. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12005084689888/ 12005084689888 Thu, 11 Aug 2011 18:08:34 EDT SAO PAULO -- An overcrowded prison in northeastern Brazil has added a new layer of security against escapes: two geese. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12005079651433/ 12005079651433 Thu, 11 Aug 2011 18:06:53 EDT VIENNA -- First he pulled a knife -- and when that didn't work a would-be robber persuaded his victim to hand over money with a sob story. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12005079641312/ 12005079641312 Thu, 11 Aug 2011 18:10:15 EDT NATCHEZ, Miss. -- It was the gift that came with a bang. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12005079661555/ 12005079661555 Thu, 11 Aug 2011 18:07:42 EDT ANTIOCH, Ill. -- A boy fishing in a northern Illinois lake hooked -- and then lost -- what he thought was a human foot, but a search determined the appendage had belonged to a mannequin. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12005079646179/ 12005079646179 Thu, 11 Aug 2011 11:56:38 EDT VIENNA -- A famed Austrian museum has fired an employee for washing his hands and face with his urine. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12005077419893/ 12005077419893 Wed, 10 Aug 2011 10:34:08 EDT BEIJING -- If your girlfriend's favorite color is orange and you want to propose, maybe dressing yourself and 48 friends as giant carrots is the best way to get her to say yes. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12005068284897/ 12005068284897 Tue, 09 Aug 2011 16:31:18 EDT DENVER -- There's a move afoot to make burro racing Colorado's official summer sport. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12005061787888/ 12005061787888 Mon, 08 Aug 2011 14:00:07 EDT PITTSBURGH -- Zoo officials trying to establish North America's first elephant sperm bank have been slowed by bureaucratic hurdles. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12005052240777/ 12005052240777 Mon, 08 Aug 2011 09:59:51 EDT MILTON, N.H. -- Authorities are investigating the discovery of a decomposing blue shark in the woods of New Hampshire. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12005050799169/ 12005050799169 Mon, 08 Aug 2011 10:02:17 EDT HEBRON, Maine -- Next summer there'll be the real Olympics with track and field and other events in London, England. This weekend, there's the Redneck Olympics with unorthodox events like wife-carrying and beer-swilling in Hebron, Maine. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12005050813752/ 12005050813752 Fri, 05 Aug 2011 14:53:29 EDT SEDRO-WOOLLEY, Wash. -- A man was driving near a park in his Washington state hometown when he noticed an object on the side of the road that he thought was a large tree root. It turned out to be a dead, 16-foot-long python. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12005026640994/ 12005026640994 Fri, 05 Aug 2011 10:45:43 EDT An Arizona teenager claims the Virgin Mary appeared to him in the form of a piece of dried mango. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12005025154268/ 12005025154268 Thu, 04 Aug 2011 16:05:01 EDT SALISBURY, Mass. -- A Massachusetts man is facing lewd charges after lifeguards say he refuses to stop shaving himself while nude on a beach. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12005018430077/ 12005018430077 Thu, 04 Aug 2011 10:39:38 EDT PITTSBURGH -- A Pittsburgh man has been arrested after police say he cut down a city-owned tree, which the man claims contributes to basement flooding. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12005016477892/ 12005016477892 Thu, 04 Aug 2011 09:42:39 EDT VILNIUS, Lithuania -- The capitol of Lithuania is taking their parking enforcement problem to crushing new levels. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12005016135931/ 12005016135931 Thu, 04 Aug 2011 08:20:46 EDT MYSTIC, Conn. -- Trainers say a beluga whale seen bobbing to the music of a mariachi band on a wedding video taken at a Connecticut aquarium wasn't really dancing. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12005015644535/ 12005015644535 Wed, 03 Aug 2011 20:10:40 EDT LONDON -- A British lawmaker has updated his guide on how his colleagues can stay true to their constituents while staying true to their partners. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12005011263911/ 12005011263911 Wed, 03 Aug 2011 19:45:38 EDT CHICAGO -- A pregnant suburban Chicago woman was so determined to finish the Illinois bar exam that she completed the test even after going into labor. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12005011113785/ 12005011113785 Wed, 03 Aug 2011 11:19:55 EDT PITTSBURGH -- Emergency dispatchers in Pittsburgh are preparing to take calls from residents who may be unprepared for fake gun shots, explosions and other mayhem while the Batman movie "The Dark Knight Rises" films at various city locations. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12005008079425/ 12005008079425 Wed, 03 Aug 2011 11:17:10 EDT SAUGUS, Mass. -- Even garden gnomes need a vacation. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12005008063041/ 12005008063041 Wed, 03 Aug 2011 19:44:48 EDT NEW YORK -- A peacock with a sense of adventure -- and a good sense of direction -- has flown home to the Central Park Zoo. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12005002468884/ 12005002468884 Tue, 02 Aug 2011 16:48:29 EDT SALEM, Mass. -- Police didn't have to bother to look for a Salem man now accused of carrying marijuana and cocaine. He ran into them -- literally. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12005001410962/ 12005001410962 Tue, 02 Aug 2011 13:24:22 EDT LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- A tear gas grenade exploded in a boy's hand while three children played with it in a southeastern Kentucky home, creating a powdery cloud that sent 20 people to hospitals, authorities said Tuesday. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12005000186287/ 12005000186287 Tue, 02 Aug 2011 12:02:33 EDT MANSFIELD, Ohio -- A storm has destroyed half of an Ohio oak tree that played a key role near the end of "The Shawshank Redemption." http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12004999695271/ 12004999695271 Fri, 29 Jul 2011 11:11:35 EDT HOOKSETT, N.H. -- New Hampshire police say a man faked a brain injury to get a nurse to change his adult diaper. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12004964829589/ 12004964829589 Thu, 28 Jul 2011 13:16:53 EDT SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- Want fries with that ... donut? http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12004956941374/ 12004956941374 Wed, 27 Jul 2011 19:12:18 EDT ERIE, Pa. -- As a priest, he's probably not going to get a big head over it. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12004950433813/ 12004950433813 Wed, 27 Jul 2011 17:34:47 EDT NEW YORK -- Was it a bird or a dinosaur? http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12004949848760/ 12004949848760 Wed, 27 Jul 2011 12:23:21 EDT CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- A mother and daughter in the Carolinas have three big lottery wins in the last 20 years between them. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12004947980176/ 12004947980176 Tue, 26 Jul 2011 19:07:09 EDT ABBEVILLE, La. -- Authorities say bones found in the chimney of a bank in Louisiana have been identified and belong to a man who has been missing for 27 years. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12004941762919/ 12004941762919 Tue, 26 Jul 2011 17:22:23 EDT HARTFORD, Conn. -- A mountain lion killed on a Connecticut highway last month apparently had walked halfway across the country from South Dakota. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12004941134362/ 12004941134362 Tue, 26 Jul 2011 13:33:38 EDT COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Cows aren't jumping over the moon in this year's Ohio State Fair butter sculptures, but the refrigerated exhibit does have a space travel theme. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12004939761841/ 12004939761841 Tue, 26 Jul 2011 12:11:14 EDT CANBERRA, Australia -- A 94-year-old woman struck an attacking kangaroo with a broom and managed to crawl to safety in her house in the Australian Outback before police subdued the animal with pepper spray. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12004939267481/ 12004939267481 Mon, 25 Jul 2011 20:07:54 EDT SAN JOSE, Calif. -- A sentence in which tiny birds and the English language are both slaughtered is this year's winner of an annual bad writing contest. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12004933487430/ 12004933487430 Mon, 25 Jul 2011 11:51:13 EDT PHOENIX -- Phoenix police say a man tried to steal an ambulance left running outside a house fire but he didn't get very far. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12004930507359/ 12004930507359 Mon, 25 Jul 2011 11:53:56 EDT HOOVER, Ala. -- When Alabama's newest beauty queen is crowned this week, she might have more silver hair than your average beauty pageant contestant. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12004930523531/ 12004930523531 Fri, 22 Jul 2011 14:56:44 EDT HONOLULU -- A report of a severed hand found at an Oahu seabird sanctuary has turned out to be dried squid. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12004905700437/ 12004905700437 Thu, 21 Jul 2011 17:01:41 EDT AUSTRALIA -- A video taken on Wednesday shows two dogs splashing about, circling some sharks in Australia. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12004897810170/ 12004897810170 Thu, 21 Jul 2011 16:34:07 EDT COPENHAGEN, Denmark -- The Olympics have pentathlons -- and so does the World Santa Congress, sort of. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12004897644474/ 12004897644474 Thu, 21 Jul 2011 09:47:24 EDT NEWPORT, Tenn. -- A black bear is back in the woods in Tennessee after getting help with a problem -- a plastic jar stuck on its head. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12004895204472/ 12004895204472 Thu, 21 Jul 2011 20:27:06 EDT SPOKANE, Wash. -- Watch out Mr. Hare, this tortoise has a wheel. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12004890402672/ 12004890402672 Wed, 20 Jul 2011 10:31:05 EDT AMARILLO, Texas -- Crosswalks in Texas have some people talking. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12004886826526/ 12004886826526 Tue, 19 Jul 2011 17:50:05 EDT SPRINGFIELD, Ga. -- South Georgia authorities say two men became so high on drugs they began hallucinating and called 911 when they thought intruders had broken into a home. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12004880820526/ 12004880820526 Tue, 19 Jul 2011 08:13:49 EDT A South Carolina couple says a shadowy image that turned up on a receipt from Walmart looks like the face of Jesus. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12004877362941/ 12004877362941 Mon, 18 Jul 2011 11:38:40 EDT STOCKERAU, Austria -- Austrian police say thieves have made off with an unusual heist -- 21 tons of mustard and ketchup. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12004869951957/ 12004869951957 Thu, 14 Jul 2011 11:11:42 EDT ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) -- A federal grand jury has indicted a New Mexico man on charges he handed out semen-tainted yogurt samples at a grocery store. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12004835230286/ 12004835230286 Thu, 14 Jul 2011 10:34:10 EDT VIENNA -- Niko Alm wanted to test an Austrian law saying that head coverings would only be allowed in official documents for religious reasons. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12004835005095/ 12004835005095 Thu, 14 Jul 2011 10:06:15 EDT WESTLAKE, Ohio -- Workers at an Ohio Taco Bell say four people wanted more than nachos. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12004834837572/ 12004834837572 Wed, 13 Jul 2011 13:06:01 EDT BANGKOK -- Thai authorities have arrested an Iranian man who allegedly tried to smuggle more than 50 million baht ($1.6 million) worth of crystal methamphetamine into the country disguised as handicraft art. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12004827276027/ 12004827276027 Wed, 13 Jul 2011 09:55:37 EDT NEW YORK -- Authorities say a man was found swimming naked in a waterway next to the fuel farm of New York's Kennedy Airport. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12004826133723/ 12004826133723 Tue, 12 Jul 2011 14:19:18 EDT GARDEN GROVE, Calif. -- Police say a Southern California woman drugged her estranged husband, tied him to a bed, cut off his penis with a knife and threw it down a garbage disposal. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12004819075814/ 12004819075814 Tue, 12 Jul 2011 12:08:59 EDT ISLAND PARK, Idaho -- Cleanup crews in Idaho have finished clearing honey and an estimated 14 million bees that got loose after a delivery truck overturned on a highway. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12004818293918/ 12004818293918 Tue, 12 Jul 2011 08:31:03 EDT SANFORD, Fla. -- A central Florida woman says she's having numerous financial troubles because of a bank error that caused Chase Bank USA to declare her dead last November. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12004816986333/ 12004816986333 Mon, 11 Jul 2011 11:36:44 EDT LONGVIEW, Texas -- A Texas mom expected a big baby, but nothing like this: 16 pounds, 1 ounces. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12004809460476/ 12004809460476 Sat, 09 Jul 2011 17:12:30 EDT MENDON, Mass. -- A Massachusetts man is recovering from a broken nose and stitches to the face after a deer crashed through his car and head-butted him. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12004794195018/ 12004794195018 Sat, 09 Jul 2011 21:32:00 EDT ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- Anchorage police say a city van used to pick up drunken people was taken on a joyride by a man suspected of drunken driving. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/21004795752082/ 21004795752082 Sat, 09 Jul 2011 17:15:34 EDT WILLIMANTIC, Conn. -- Authorities say a drunken Connecticut man had to be rescued after climbing onto a 35-foot high frog sculpture on an iconic bridge. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12004794213474/ 12004794213474 Sat, 09 Jul 2011 17:28:48 EDT SAO PAULO -- An 11-year-old boy in Brazil's northeastern city of Mossoro is drawing attention with his purportedly magnet-like qualities. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12004794292866/ 12004794292866 Fri, 08 Jul 2011 07:40:21 EDT STRONGSVILLE, Ohio -- The manager of a cell phone store in Ohio called 911 to report a gorilla had been attacked by a banana. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12004782122193/ 12004782122193 Thu, 07 Jul 2011 18:20:33 EDT ROGERS, Ark. -- A dog that went missing seven years ago in northwest Arkansas soon will be reunited with her original owner after living under a pseudonym for all that time with another family in the same town. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12004777323354/ 12004777323354 Thu, 07 Jul 2011 18:19:11 EDT GILBERT, Ariz. -- Officials in a Phoenix suburb are considering a plan that would turn dog waste collected from an area park into an energy source. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12004777315132/ 12004777315132 Thu, 07 Jul 2011 18:22:00 EDT COLUMBIA, S.C. -- A University of South Carolina professor who encourages her students to use Twitter in French class will be getting honorary knighthood from the French government. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12004777332083/ 12004777332083 Thu, 07 Jul 2011 18:18:15 EDT HOWELL, Mich. -- Authorities say three intoxicated men stole a 14-foot flattened and preserved alligator, strapped it to a pickup truck and took it off-roading. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12004777309569/ 12004777309569 Thu, 07 Jul 2011 18:16:45 EDT PHILADELPHIA -- The case of the Philadelphia judge's missing robe has been solved. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12004777300530/ 12004777300530 Thu, 07 Jul 2011 18:23:13 EDT STRONGSVILLE, Ohio -- Children selling lemonade in the Cleveland suburbs have told police they were robbed by teenagers who pulled up in a rusty old car and threatened to beat them up. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12004777339010/ 12004777339010 Thu, 07 Jul 2011 10:34:29 EDT An Orlando, Florida woman claims an outrageous overdraft has led to her accounts being frozen. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12004774526981/ 12004774526981 Wed, 06 Jul 2011 18:40:18 EDT MARGATE, N.J. -- Who says lightning never strikes twice in the same place? Certainly not Lucy the Elephant. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12004768801886/ 12004768801886 Wed, 06 Jul 2011 08:09:50 EDT CHETUMAL, Mexico -- Police say a woman was caught trying to sneak her common-law-husband out of a Mexican prison in a suitcase following a conjugal visit. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12004765019039/ 12004765019039 Tue, 05 Jul 2011 10:53:01 EDT NEW YORK -- If you've got a hankering for an ostrich-egg souffle, you may be out of luck http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12004757358178/ 12004757358178 Sat, 02 Jul 2011 23:22:29 EDT HOWELL TOWNSHIP, N.J. -- A wayward baboon that apparently escaped from an amusement park and became a mini-celebrity -- appearing at a golf course and being followed on Twitter -- was captured Saturday after spending three days on the lam. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/21004735934939/ 21004735934939 Sat, 02 Jul 2011 21:50:07 EDT PENDLETON, Ore. -- Bicyclists in eastern Oregon say they're getting whacked on the head by an angry bird. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/21004735380787/ 21004735380787 Fri, 01 Jul 2011 22:08:06 EDT FLINT, Mich. -- Talk about peeling out. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/21004726848692/ 21004726848692 Sun, 03 Jul 2011 21:41:26 EDT BOSTON -- A restaurant celebrating its 25th anniversary this year also is celebrating the prestigious title of Boston's Best Chowder. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/21004743968624/ 21004743968624 Fri, 01 Jul 2011 09:38:11 EDT JACKSON, N.J. -- A baboon is on the loose in New Jersey. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12004722349184/ 12004722349184 Fri, 01 Jul 2011 10:26:08 EDT PORTLAND, Ore. -- An Oregon man got a big surprise on a commercial flight from Seattle to Anchorage, Alaska, when he was stung by a scorpion in his seat. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12004713996793/ 12004713996793 Thu, 30 Jun 2011 18:07:56 EDT VINELAND, N.J. -- Authorities say a burglar offered to repair the screen that he damaged breaking into a New Jersey home after he was confronted by the homeowner and told her he meant to break into a neighbor's home. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12004716767699/ 12004716767699 Thu, 30 Jun 2011 18:06:05 EDT KINSTON, N.C. -- The Gospel of John quotes Jesus as saying "I am the true vine," and some folks in eastern North Carolina think they may have witnessed a literal demonstration. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12004716756496/ 12004716756496 Thu, 30 Jun 2011 18:06:58 EDT ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- A 28-year-old Colorado man was rescued dusty but alive after he was trapped nearly 15 hours in an air-conditioning vent. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12004716761889/ 12004716761889 Thu, 30 Jun 2011 18:04:28 EDT PARKER, Colo. -- Doctors have removed a stubborn moth from a 12-year-old Colorado boy's ear after trying in vain to kill it. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12004716746875/ 12004716746875 Thu, 30 Jun 2011 13:56:23 EDT A South Carolina man has again disproved the old adage about lightning never striking the same place twice after being struck for the sixth time on Monday. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12004715258365/ 12004715258365 Thu, 30 Jun 2011 08:55:29 EDT PORLAND, Maine -- A dog from Georgia is traveling the country, showing off his special trick. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12004713452831/ 12004713452831 Wed, 29 Jun 2011 17:11:41 EDT COLUMBUS, Ohio -- A billboard supporting atheism has been taken down from property owned by an Ohio church after the pastor complained. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12004707790067/ 12004707790067 Wed, 29 Jun 2011 10:30:16 EDT NEW CASTLE, Pa. -- Pennsylvania police say an 89-year-old woman used her cane to dent the car of two people who stole her friend's purse, and authorities were able to track down the getaway car based in part on the cane's imprint. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12004705381615/ 12004705381615 Tue, 28 Jun 2011 16:14:28 EDT VATICAN CITY -- Pope Benedict XVI on Tuesday tweeted for the first time, announcing the launch of a Vatican news information portal. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12004698806846/ 12004698806846 Tue, 28 Jun 2011 12:08:42 EDT ERIE, Pa. -- A love-sick Pennsylvania couple ended up getting hitched in a hospital chapel after the groom tumbled down a set of stairs on their wedding day. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12004697332291/ 12004697332291 Tue, 28 Jun 2011 07:06:54 EDT A Westerville, Ohio woman is behind bars after allegedly spraying deputies with breast milk after a fight with her husband at a wedding reception. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12004695521465/ 12004695521465 Mon, 27 Jun 2011 19:36:04 EDT OGDEN, Utah -- For Ogden, Utah police, it began when fugitive Jason Valdez was spotted by an officer. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12004691376482/ 12004691376482 Sun, 26 Jun 2011 23:10:08 EDT ORLANDO, Fla. -- New video shows a shark jumping over a surfer in Florida. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12004684020885/ 12004684020885 Sun, 26 Jun 2011 17:10:43 EDT PETALUMA, Calif. -- Yoda's short tufts of hair, protruding tongue, and long, seemingly hairless legs were enough to earn it the World's Ugliest Dog title at a Northern California fair. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12004673224395/ 12004673224395 Mon, 27 Jun 2011 13:39:23 EDT GEORGETOWN, Mass. -- A Massachusetts man facing a criminal complaint for failing to appear for jury duty apparently had a good excuse. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12004689236314/ 12004689236314 Sat, 25 Jun 2011 16:53:34 EDT METHUEN, Mass. -- A Massachusetts woman is facing assault charges after police said she threw a baseball and hit her boyfriend in the head during a heated argument. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12004673121350/ 12004673121350 Sat, 25 Jun 2011 17:00:06 EDT LAWRENCE, Mass. -- Clearly, no city worker was using THAT much toilet paper. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12004673160681/ 12004673160681 Fri, 24 Jun 2011 10:29:01 EDT It was a close call for a little furry creature taking a dip at Idaho's Pocatello Zoo, but thankfully there was a lifeguard on duty. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12004662174040/ 12004662174040 Thu, 23 Jun 2011 19:26:01 EDT HONOLULU -- Touching an endangered Hawaiian monk seal will cost a 19-year-old man $100. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12004656756168/ 12004656756168 Thu, 23 Jun 2011 19:16:41 EDT GENEVA -- Forget mice. A Swiss cat named Speedy has an eye for finer things. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12004656700149/ 12004656700149 Thu, 23 Jun 2011 19:27:06 EDT FLORENCE, Ky. -- The zombie menace has once again found its way onto a highway sign. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12004656762631/ 12004656762631 Thu, 23 Jun 2011 10:18:59 EDT ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Gilbert Herrick says he never got married because he never met the right woman -- until he turned 98. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12004653473976/ 12004653473976 Wed, 22 Jun 2011 13:38:43 EDT BOULDER, Colo. -- Police in Colorado say a woman who stepped inside a portable toilet at a yoga festival discovered a man hiding in the tank below when she lifted the toilet lid. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12004646032283/ 12004646032283 Tue, 21 Jun 2011 18:39:42 EDT PITTSBURGH -- State regulators say a gambler won a $25,000 jackpot on a Pittsburgh casino slot machine that should have paid out only $12. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12004639198258/ 12004639198258 Tue, 21 Jun 2011 17:44:25 EDT SALT LAKE CITY -- Jason Valdez is no stranger to Utah police. His latest brush with the law, however, may have been the most public. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12004638866426/ 12004638866426 Tue, 21 Jun 2011 16:56:20 EDT ELLSWORTH, Maine -- A rural Maine couple calls home a pair of former shipping containers bought online for $1,500. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12004638577981/ 12004638577981 Tue, 21 Jun 2011 15:26:28 EDT TEANECK, N.J. -- A longtime New Jersey physics professor who dabbled in scuba diving and harbored dreams of working in the theater had another hobby, New Mexico police say: operating a sophisticated prostitution website that may have catered to as many as 200 prostitutes and 1,200 clients. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12004638038868/ 12004638038868 Tue, 21 Jun 2011 13:56:15 EDT SAO PAULO -- A Brazilian woman listed by Guinness World Records as the world's oldest person has died -- just weeks shy of her 115th birthday. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12004637497485/ 12004637497485 Tue, 21 Jun 2011 12:36:25 EDT BANGOR, Pa. -- It turns out a Pennsylvania high school graduate's scholarship was just a load of bull. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12004637018557/ 12004637018557 Mon, 20 Jun 2011 12:24:04 EDT SAN MATEO, Calif. -- A prolific cat burglar has stolen hundreds of precious possessions from homes near San Francisco. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12004628304471/ 12004628304471 Mon, 20 Jun 2011 08:27:22 EDT FARGO, N.D. -- An Oregon man has given the Library of Congress a rare and unusual gift: a 120-year-old map supporting the theory that the Earth is flat. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12004626884138/ 12004626884138 Sat, 18 Jun 2011 20:26:17 EDT MOUNT VERNON, Iowa -- An elementary school principal in eastern Iowa who admitted to spanking students on their birthday has resigned. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12004613917692/ 12004613917692 Fri, 17 Jun 2011 15:47:39 EDT ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- An Albuquerque, N.M., police officer who avoided disciplinary action for making comments about killing people on MySpace is now being investigated for sending tweets about pistol whippings and Muslims. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/21004603605856/ 21004603605856 Fri, 17 Jun 2011 15:40:27 EDT STORRS, Conn. -- The University of Connecticut's rare "corpse flower," which has bloomed in all of its stinky glory, is starting to wane. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/21004603562738/ 21004603562738 Fri, 17 Jun 2011 15:26:37 EDT CINCINNATI -- The driver of a garbage truck found a 6-foot Burmese python on its roof after he emptied a trash bin into the truck at a Cincinnati fast-food restaurant. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/21004603479699/ 21004603479699 Fri, 17 Jun 2011 13:15:58 EDT BOULDER, Colo. -- The Nederland Area Chamber of Commerce in Colorado is offering to sell the rights to a celebration of a frozen dead guy. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/21004602695887/ 21004602695887 Tue, 14 Jun 2011 18:43:45 EDT MIAMI -- The Dallas Mavericks' win over the Heat is a huge upset for fans in Miami. Making matters worse, an ad in the local paper has mistakenly congratulated the Heat on winning. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12004578742570/ 12004578742570 Wed, 15 Jun 2011 14:57:19 EDT BEND, Ore. -- An Oregon man who dropped out of college just short of graduation in 1932 has earned his degree at age 99. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12004586023927/ 12004586023927 Wed, 15 Jun 2011 15:05:54 EDT STORRS, Conn. -- When it comes to flowers, there's nothing quite like the olfactory oddity that's about to stink up the joint at the University of Connecticut. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12004586075438/ 12004586075438 Tue, 14 Jun 2011 18:40:55 EDT PORTLAND, Ore. -- It's the kind of story that creates its own headline -- Byrd Rescues Hawk. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12004578725538/ 12004578725538 Tue, 14 Jun 2011 15:32:58 EDT NEW YORK -- Samuel L. Jackson is narrating the audio book for the profane hit nursery rhyme, "Go the (Bleep) to Sleep." http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12004577597816/ 12004577597816 Fri, 10 Jun 2011 21:50:52 EDT HYANNIS, Mass. -- Police say masked and armed men in Cape Cod thought they were nabbing a bag of dough. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12004545305218/ 12004545305218 Fri, 10 Jun 2011 10:59:01 EDT HOQUIAM, Wash. -- Police say a Washington man who was holding a dead weasel when he assaulted his girlfriend's ex-boyfriend was actually yielding a mink carcass. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12004541394026/ 12004541394026 Thu, 09 Jun 2011 11:28:48 EDT MADRID -- A man was arrested in Spain after curling himself up inside a large suitcase that was placed in an airport bus cargo bay and sneaking out to steal from other people's luggage, police said Thursday. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12004532932838/ 12004532932838 Fri, 10 Jun 2011 08:53:05 EDT FENTON, Mich. -- State police in Michigan are trying to find who left what appear to be a grandmother's cremated remains in an urn at a Goodwill store near Flint. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/21004540638585/ 21004540638585 Thu, 09 Jun 2011 11:15:29 EDT SEATTLE -- After nearly three years, the bloom of a rare flower at a Washington university finally came up, but it didn't smell like roses. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12004532852987/ 12004532852987 Thu, 09 Jun 2011 11:17:52 EDT SANTA FE, N.M. -- A woman in New Mexico has been reunited with a $30,000 diamond engagement ring that she lost while making dinner in 1997. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12004532867146/ 12004532867146 Thu, 09 Jun 2011 11:22:13 EDT ITHACA, N.Y.-- Cornell University in New York is holding its first 80th class reunion, and two members of the class of 1931 will be there to celebrate. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12004532893341/ 12004532893341 Wed, 08 Jun 2011 16:30:40 EDT STRONGSVILLE, Ohio -- A new, high-profile road sign over an Ohio interstate highway entrance will be replaced, because a contractor's spelling went off the road. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12004526104044/ 12004526104044 Wed, 08 Jun 2011 16:45:45 EDT NORTH LAS VEGAS, Nev. -- Wade Wagner appears to have won a nail-biter of an election in Nevada, and he's pretty sure one of his neighbors is to thank. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12004526194527/ 12004526194527 Wed, 08 Jun 2011 17:04:47 EDT SPRINGFIELD, Ore. -- When Paul McClain had his driver's license suspended for driving a car without insurance, the 41-year-old Oregon man started riding an electric bicycle instead. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12004526308714/ 12004526308714 Wed, 08 Jun 2011 13:41:12 EDT MEXICO CITY -- Federal prosecutors in Mexico say they have arrested a man who had plastic surgery and assumed a female identity to avoid capture. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12004525087229/ 12004525087229 Tue, 07 Jun 2011 15:05:46 EDT COLUMBIA, Mo. -- A public health official in central Missouri has asked an ice cream shop to cool it with the cicada ice cream, even though customers apparently can't get enough of it. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12004516954614/ 12004516954614 Sun, 05 Jun 2011 17:21:39 EDT VERNAL, Utah -- A Utah man has been cited on a charge of disorderly conduct after paying for a disputed medical bill with 2,500 pennies. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12004500489930/ 12004500489930 Thu, 12 May 2011 07:43:08 EDT TRENTON, N.J. -- A classic muscle car stolen from New Jersey's largest city nearly 36 years ago has been recovered on the other side of the country. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12004289658848/ 12004289658848 Wed, 11 May 2011 08:36:10 EDT KENNEBUNK, Maine -- There's a mysterious peacock roaming the streets of the Maine town of Kennebunk. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12004281336943/ 12004281336943 Tue, 10 May 2011 11:00:16 EDT MEDFORD, Ore. -- After three late-night escape attempts from an Oregon veterinarian's office, a German shepherd named Jack finally made it. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12004273561687/ 12004273561687 Sun, 08 May 2011 23:05:57 EDT A bizarre crime in Colorado has a man reeling and searching for answers. He says thieves broke into his car and stole his most valuable possession: His mother’s ashes. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12004260635613/ 12004260635613 Sat, 07 May 2011 23:35:06 EDT SALTSBURG, Pa. -- The sound could break your heart: A black bear cub, wedged between some branches, crying to its mother for help. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12004252170648/ 12004252170648 Thu, 05 May 2011 17:58:14 EDT NEW YORK -- An Oregon woman came down with a rare syndrome that affects her speech after she went to the dentist for oral surgery. When she got out, she was speaking in a British accent. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12004232869473/ 12004232869473 Thu, 05 May 2011 07:40:55 EDT NORWICH, Conn. -- Officials in Connecticut are spinning their wheels trying to figure out who dumped as many as 2,500 tires on city property behind a restaurant. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12004229165478/ 12004229165478 Wed, 04 May 2011 14:44:37 EDT CLAY, N.Y. -- An ill-timed, inadvertent 911 call led police to three larceny suspects overheard planning break-ins in upstate New York. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12004223067757/ 12004223067757 Wed, 04 May 2011 14:19:45 EDT NEW YORK (AP) -- George Washington is famous for many things. Yet it's safe to say few know the nation's founding father created a recipe for beer. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12004222918525/ 12004222918525 Wed, 04 May 2011 11:06:31 EDT BROKEN ARROW, Okla. -- A northeast Oklahoma woman will be allowed to keep a partially paralyzed kangaroo in her house as a therapy animal. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12004221759088/ 12004221759088 Wed, 04 May 2011 08:15:20 EDT REDWOOD CITY, Calif. -- Two women described by a prosecutor as "marijuana grannies" were jailed on allegations that they were growing hundreds of pot plants in their San Bruno home, authorities said Tuesday. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12004220732037/ 12004220732037 Wed, 04 May 2011 04:51:02 EDT CLEVELAND -- Thieves have returned a historical marker that stood near the Cleveland house where two high school classmates created the Superman character in 1933. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12004219506253/ 12004219506253 Tue, 03 May 2011 08:21:57 EDT PITTSBURGH -- Police are pointing at two exhibition workers in the theft of two massive sets of elk antlers following the National Rifle Association's annual meeting in Pittsburgh. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12004212131670/ 12004212131670 Fri, 29 Apr 2011 11:33:35 EDT MARBLEHEAD, Mass. -- After months of enduring a leaking pipe that buckled its floors and sagged its ceilings, an empty Massachusetts house somehow called police for help. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12004178721427/ 12004178721427 Thu, 28 Apr 2011 10:28:21 EDT CLACKAMAS, Ore. -- Oregon authorities says two Golden Retrievers swept 175 feet down a cliff in a landslide survived their tumble to the edge of the Clackamas River. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12004169690164/ 12004169690164 Thu, 28 Apr 2011 09:34:20 EDT NORTH ROYALTON, Ohio -- Police in Ohio say a woman insisted on picking up some fast food before she allowed an officer to charge her with drunken driving. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12004169365983/ 12004169365983 Thu, 28 Apr 2011 09:33:35 EDT POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. -- A young black bear is headed back to the wilderness after wandering through the city streets of Poughkeepsie. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12004169361545/ 12004169361545 Thu, 28 Apr 2011 08:09:30 EDT CLEVELAND -- The Man of Steel may have fallen victim to scrap metal thieves in Cleveland. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12004168857024/ 12004168857024 Wed, 27 Apr 2011 13:15:40 EDT LUNENBURG, Mass. -- A random encounter on a beach in Hawaii has united two brothers from Massachusetts who had never met. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12004162054037/ 12004162054037 Wed, 27 Apr 2011 09:12:20 EDT Eunice Messick had just started a round of golf when she walked back to her cart and noticed her purse had vanished. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12004160593926/ 12004160593926 Wed, 27 Apr 2011 13:17:16 EDT MEDINA, Ohio -- The eggs may not be fresh, but they are drawing attention at an Ohio supermarket. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12004162063692/ 12004162063692 Wed, 27 Apr 2011 13:13:50 EDT TOLEDO, Ohio -- Authorities say a crash on the Ohio Turnpike spilled hundreds of boxes of breakfast cereal. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12004162042995/ 12004162042995 Wed, 27 Apr 2011 08:29:55 EDT CHENEY, Wash. -- A man has been cleared of a theft charge after a bemused jury in Washington state found him not guilty of stealing a 99-cent hot dog. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12004160339497/ 12004160339497 Wed, 27 Apr 2011 08:07:45 EDT BUFFALO, N.Y. -- If you're in Buffalo and see a man handcuffed to a chair, call police. They'd like the chair back, along with the guy shackled to it. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12004160206424/ 12004160206424 Mon, 25 Apr 2011 04:07:33 EDT CHICAGO -- Chicago police have a real head-scratching case on their hands as they try to root out who stole human hair from a beauty-supply company. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12004141485350/ 12004141485350 Fri, 22 Apr 2011 10:35:42 EDT One Fort Worth man is turning his past-time of drinking into a passion for decorating. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12004117894229/ 12004117894229 Thu, 21 Apr 2011 10:57:58 EDT BRIDGEPORT, Conn. -- Maybe he just didn't get the math. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12004109387851/ 12004109387851 Thu, 21 Apr 2011 10:16:35 EDT NEW YORK -- Did a calico cat from New Jersey swim across New York Harbor? http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12004109139417/ 12004109139417 Wed, 20 Apr 2011 10:48:41 EDT How far would you go for an experience? One pair of friends said 2,800 miles - in a cab. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12004100692071/ 12004100692071 Wed, 20 Apr 2011 09:24:34 EDT ATTLEBORO, Mass. -- A Rhode Island man has finally settled a warrant issued for a traffic violation in Massachusetts nearly four decades ago. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12004100187482/ 12004100187482 Wed, 20 Apr 2011 08:15:36 EDT LEWISTON, Maine -- The Maine couple that won a national wife carrying competition two years ago is raising money to compete this summer in the World Wife Carrying Championship in Finland. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12004099773629/ 12004099773629 Wed, 20 Apr 2011 07:33:01 EDT The big dance is still a week-and-a-half away, but Tara Frey is pretty sure she'll have the sweetest dress at her high school prom. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12004099518182/ 12004099518182 Tue, 19 Apr 2011 11:02:10 EDT VIENNA -- Austrian Wildlife authorities are hopping mad that efforts to save the local frog population are being hampered by Italian poachers. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12004092133014/ 12004092133014 Tue, 19 Apr 2011 10:56:24 EDT PHOENIX -- The Arizona sheriff known for dressing inmates in pink underwear and feeding them green baloney is inviting people to choose the most popular jail booking photos posted on his website. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12004092098433/ 12004092098433 Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:23:15 EDT COUDERSPORT, Pa. -- Police in north-central Pennsylvania say they've solved the case of the missing bull semen. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12004091539479/ 12004091539479 Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:08:35 EDT SANDY HOOK, N.J. -- A record amount of trash was picked up along New Jersey beaches last year, including a kitchen sink. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12004091451562/ 12004091451562 Tue, 19 Apr 2011 08:41:51 EDT ANDERSON, S.C. -- Buster has finally come down from a 150-foot pine tree in northwestern South Carolina after nine days, but the cat's owners aren't happy with local officials. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12004091291137/ 12004091291137 Tue, 19 Apr 2011 07:54:08 EDT BILLINGS, Mont. -- It's certainly not the way most brides start off married life. A 20-year-old Montana woman has admitted using her future father-in-law's credit card to ring up nearly $6,000 in unauthorized charges, including for things for her wedding. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12004091004878/ 12004091004878 Mon, 18 Apr 2011 06:20:13 EDT BANGKOK -- Thai authorities say it's inappropriate that three young women danced topless in downtown Bangkok during rowdy New Year's celebrations. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12004081801339/ 12004081801339 Sun, 17 Apr 2011 23:15:07 EDT "I thought she was kind of crazy," Michelle Brinkman said. Crazy for making her prom dress out of duct tape. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12004079250711/ 12004079250711 Fri, 15 Apr 2011 13:35:31 EDT SPRINGFIELD, Fla. -- A Springfield, Florida man says a 31-cent frying pan he's had for decades was a worthwhile investment. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12004058493143/ 12004058493143 Fri, 15 Apr 2011 13:19:20 EDT WASHINGTON -- Just as the post office was hoping to promote going green, it finds itself red-faced. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12004058396096/ 12004058396096 Thu, 14 Apr 2011 10:09:49 EDT PITTSBURGH -- A woman in Pittsburgh who said she'd been stabbed with a knitting needle is in critical condition following emergency surgery. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12004048618984/ 12004048618984 Thu, 14 Apr 2011 10:08:37 EDT PASCAGOULA, Miss. -- A pharmacist in southeastern Mississippi says some drug store burglar got a surprise when they broke into his business to steal the pain medication Lortab -- the pills had been replaced with beans. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12004048611684/ 12004048611684 Thu, 14 Apr 2011 10:06:44 EDT LOS ANGELES -- A California woman is suing a popular Internet dating site, saying she was sexually assaulted by a man she met on Match.com. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12004048600477/ 12004048600477 Thu, 14 Apr 2011 09:22:34 EDT PANCHKULA, India -- It was an average sort of beast -- gray, thick shouldered, with fat curling horns -- spotted from the window of a moving car. But to Giuseppe Mozzillo, who grew up outside Naples in Italy's buffalo mozzarella heartland, the animals dotting the Indian countryside looked enticingly familiar. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12004048335495/ 12004048335495 Wed, 13 Apr 2011 08:07:01 EDT HONOLULU -- Police say two men tried to kick, smash and shoot their way into a display of jewelry at a Hawaii store, but came up empty. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12004039242137/ 12004039242137 Wed, 13 Apr 2011 08:07:47 EDT PHILADELPHIA -- Students at La Salle University in Philadelphia say exotic dancers were part of a professor's extra-credit symposium on business ethics. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12004039246781/ 12004039246781 Wed, 13 Apr 2011 08:14:14 EDT SALEM, Ore. -- Who says government has to be boring? http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12004039285430/ 12004039285430 Tue, 12 Apr 2011 09:15:04 EDT PORTLAND, Maine -- A Maine man is teaching people how to grow medical marijuana at what's being called "Marijuana State University." http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12004031010414/ 12004031010414 Tue, 12 Apr 2011 07:38:04 EDT LONDON -- In life, Pall Arason was an attention-seeker. In death, the 95-year-old Icelander's pickled penis will be the main attraction at one of the world's most bizarre museums. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12004030428490/ 12004030428490 Mon, 11 Apr 2011 13:32:46 EDT HARRISBURG, Pa. -- Pennsylvania hunting regulators say it's time to stick it to porcupines. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12004023916589/ 12004023916589 Mon, 11 Apr 2011 07:52:41 EDT MARIETTA, Ohio -- Voters in one Ohio county who show their school pride at the polls next month will be asked to cover up with a poncho. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12004021876135/ 12004021876135 Sat, 09 Apr 2011 19:17:00 EDT TAMARAC, Fla. -- A homeowner is elated that her home was freed of bees. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12004008701985/ 12004008701985 Sat, 09 Apr 2011 23:03:33 EDT ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Two puppies brought together by a special bond are going up for adoption in New Mexico. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12004010061223/ 12004010061223 Sat, 09 Apr 2011 22:51:34 EDT LONDON -- Squirrel monkeys at the London Zoo have been stealing visitors' sunglasses. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12004009989437/ 12004009989437 Fri, 08 Apr 2011 08:27:17 EDT CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- A suspect in a North Carolina home invasion robbery is in jail after a T-shirt bearing his photo was found outside the crime scene. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003996163734/ 12003996163734 Thu, 07 Apr 2011 13:36:58 EDT POCATELLO, Idaho -- Rodeo week in Pocatello kicked off with an unscheduled running of the bulls as three of the bucking beasts broke free and headed through town with cowboys and police in pursuit. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003989381723/ 12003989381723 Thu, 07 Apr 2011 13:31:25 EDT AUDUBON, N.J. -- A duck has chosen an odd place to lay her eggs: a fast-food drive-thru in New Jersey. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003989348556/ 12003989348556 Thu, 07 Apr 2011 09:35:25 EDT NEW YORK -- An Ohio woman who gave birth to another woman's baby after a fertility clinic mix-up has announced she and her husband are expecting twins through a surrogate mother. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003987932528/ 12003987932528 Thu, 07 Apr 2011 09:21:23 EDT PORTLAND, Ore. -- Officials say a Delta Airlines flight carrying 60 people returned to the Portland airport shortly after takeoff after hitting a bird. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003987848383/ 12003987848383 Thu, 07 Apr 2011 09:13:04 EDT NEW YORK -- A New York City grandmother of a 6-year-old girl severely burned in a voodoo ritual has been sentenced to three years in prison. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003987798437/ 12003987798437 Wed, 06 Apr 2011 08:21:32 EDT CANTON TOWNSHIP, Mich. -- A Michigan couple is planning a truly long wedding march. Joseph Crist and Laura Brunett are going to walk some 2,500 miles to get to their wedding in Las Vegas this fall. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003978849248/ 12003978849248 Wed, 06 Apr 2011 10:37:40 EDT LAUFEN, Germany -- When Regina Mayer's parents dashed her hopes of getting a horse, the resourceful 15-year-old didn't sit in her room and sulk. Instead, she turned to a cow called Luna to make her riding dreams come true. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003979666037/ 12003979666037 Wed, 06 Apr 2011 08:14:14 EDT LINCOLN, Neb. -- Police in Lincoln, Neb., say they believe they have nabbed the vacuum bandit. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003978805430/ 12003978805430 Wed, 06 Apr 2011 08:11:48 EDT MASON, Ohio -- Police say an Ohio man has been charged with a misdemeanor for barking at a police dog. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003978790876/ 12003978790876 Wed, 06 Apr 2011 08:09:44 EDT LAS VEGAS -- The FBI in Las Vegas is touting an Internet gallery that posts images of Nevada bank robbery suspects in hopes of drawing tips and solving cases. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003978778484/ 12003978778484 Tue, 05 Apr 2011 10:39:34 EDT STOCKHOLM -- Honeymoons aren't always easy for newlyweds, but six natural disasters? http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003971037429/ 12003971037429 Tue, 05 Apr 2011 07:52:24 EDT PHILADELPHIA -- Warning: Amorous Amphibians Ahead. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003970034472/ 12003970034472 Tue, 05 Apr 2011 07:06:54 EDT ATLANTA -- Federal prosecutors say a Georgia man accused of making more than $1 million from the sale of fake vintage horror movie posters has found another way to continue his scheme. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003969761457/ 12003969761457 Mon, 04 Apr 2011 07:52:32 EDT LOST SPRINGS, Wyo. -- The Wyoming town of Lost Springs can finally count on the Census to get its population correct: Four, not one. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003961395247/ 12003961395247 Mon, 04 Apr 2011 07:51:27 EDT LONDON -- People in cities across the globe have taken part in mass pillow fights as part of International Pillow Fight Day. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003961388746/ 12003961388746 Sun, 03 Apr 2011 23:24:27 EDT NEW YORK -- A man who bought a used 300-foot Staten Island Ferry to convert it into a waterborne dorm for New York college students is drowning in a bad case of buyer's remorse. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003958346774/ 12003958346774 Sat, 02 Apr 2011 23:22:31 EDT CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- People gathered on Cambridge Common to do battle on "International Pillow Fight Day" Saturday. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003949695145/ 12003949695145 Sat, 02 Apr 2011 19:32:07 EDT LOST SPRINGS, Wyo. -- The Wyoming town of Lost Springs can finally count on the Census to get its population correct: Four, not one. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003948312752/ 12003948312752 Sat, 02 Apr 2011 19:33:00 EDT BLOOMINGTON, Ill. -- A 16-year-old central Illinois girl has been given $150 in tickets after the worried victims of her April Fool's Day prank called police. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003948318021/ 12003948318021 Sat, 02 Apr 2011 19:35:21 EDT TRENTON, N.J. -- As Internet infant videos go, it's not as viral as the nattering twins or the baby that reacts to mom's sneezes. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003948332172/ 12003948332172 Fri, 01 Apr 2011 10:05:27 EDT Waco, Texas' newest burger joint sits on the corner of 11th street. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003936272713/ 12003936272713 Fri, 01 Apr 2011 08:20:32 EDT VIENNA -- Austrian authorities say they've arrested a man suspected of robbing a series of banks while wearing a Barack Obama mask. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003935643295/ 12003935643295 Thu, 31 Mar 2011 09:27:42 EDT KENT, Conn. -- Connecticut firefighters responding to a brush fire instead watched one of their trucks go up in flames. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/13003927406278/ 13003927406278 Wed, 30 Mar 2011 11:09:56 EDT SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic -- Dominican health officials say they have removed the mummified remains of a fetus from the abdomen of a 59-year-old woman, who had no clue what was causing the sharp pain in her stomach for decades. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003919379694/ 12003919379694 Wed, 30 Mar 2011 09:20:22 EDT READING, Pa. -- A Pennsylvania trucker may have saved his own life with an unintentional and very elaborate Heimlich maneuver. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003918722151/ 12003918722151 Wed, 30 Mar 2011 08:54:30 EDT FREEPORT, Texas -- It's the catch of a lifetime, but it's not clear whether a Texas fisherman landed an 8-foot shark or it landed him. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003918567015/ 12003918567015 Wed, 30 Mar 2011 08:52:07 EDT ENGLEWOOD, N.J. -- People might have thought they were part of a recipe when a northern New Jersey bakery blew its top and shot a cloud of flour over cars and buildings. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003918552617/ 12003918552617 Wed, 30 Mar 2011 08:51:27 EDT LONDON -- A British community college says it has a recorded a house cat whose lawnmower-like purr hit 73 decibels -- 16 times louder than the average feline http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003918548727/ 12003918548727 Wed, 30 Mar 2011 08:53:30 EDT LONDON -- An unassuming semi-detached house in Wales has become an unlikely Web star after Internet users decided that it looks a lot like Adolf Hitler's face. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003918561038/ 12003918561038 Wed, 30 Mar 2011 08:55:23 EDT COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- A rare tortoise has disappeared from the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo in Colorado Springs and authorities think he may have been stolen. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003918572388/ 12003918572388 Wed, 30 Mar 2011 08:56:05 EDT MOSCOW -- Nearly a quarter-century after a German boy tossed a message in a bottle off a ship in the Baltic Sea, he's received an answer. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003918576579/ 12003918576579 Wed, 30 Mar 2011 08:58:38 EDT LA ROSITA, Texas -- U.S. Border Patrol agents have made an unusual bust while patrolling the U.S. shore along the lower Rio Grande near Rio Grande City. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003918591888/ 12003918591888 Tue, 29 Mar 2011 07:21:19 EDT RONKONKOMA, N.Y. -- It was a sticky situation for a New York raccoon. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003900727829/ 12003900727829 Mon, 28 Mar 2011 12:22:21 EDT A Colorado man got quite the shock when he went to the freezer for an after dinner snack Thursday night. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003902534157/ 12003902534157 Tue, 29 Mar 2011 16:59:40 EDT SAN DIEGO -- San Diego County authorities are looking for art thieves who have made off with at least 18 metal, wood and concrete statues -- including a 600-pound bronze moose. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/21003904198048/ 21003904198048 Mon, 28 Mar 2011 20:37:57 EDT LA ROSITA, Texas -- U.S. Border Patrol agents have made an unusual bust while patrolling the U.S. shore along the lower Rio Grande near Rio Grande City. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/21003905507778/ 21003905507778 Mon, 28 Mar 2011 16:58:43 EDT THESSALONIKI, Greece -- The farmer had to stay up at night to guard his field, and get help from police, but he's finally stopped the foreign marauders who were stealing his potatoes. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/21003904192394/ 21003904192394 Sun, 27 Mar 2011 21:12:01 EDT NEW YORK -- A poisonous cobra has vanished from an enclosure outside public view at the Bronx Zoo, and its Reptile House remained closed Sunday as a precaution while zoo workers searched for the missing reptile. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003897072199/ 12003897072199 Mon, 28 Mar 2011 10:32:18 EDT LONDON -- For sale: one aircraft carrier, slightly used. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003901873823/ 12003901873823 Sat, 26 Mar 2011 19:10:36 EDT PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- It's one of the world's finest and most expensive bottles of cognac and you can drink it in a Providence restaurant -- if you can afford it. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003887703590/ 12003887703590 Sat, 26 Mar 2011 22:56:06 EDT PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A Russian submarine went up in flames off the coast of Rhode Island Friday. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003889056658/ 12003889056658 Fri, 25 Mar 2011 08:56:43 EDT LONDON -- A book urging dentists to learn from a fearsome Mongol warrior has won Britain's quirkiest literary award, the Diagram Prize for the year's oddest book title. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003875380213/ 12003875380213 Fri, 25 Mar 2011 21:06:35 EDT YORKVILLE, Ill. -- A flotilla of yellow rubber ducks intended for a fund-raising event has been stolen from a police academy in suburban Chicago. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/21003879759534/ 21003879759534 Fri, 25 Mar 2011 21:07:50 EDT BEAVERCREEK, Ohio -- Try fitting this cable bill into the monthly budget. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/21003879767045/ 21003879767045 Fri, 25 Mar 2011 08:57:48 EDT LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- A federal appeals court is allowing a free speech lawsuit to go ahead after a Kentucky man was arrested when he called a police officer a "fat slob." http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003875386844/ 12003875386844 Fri, 25 Mar 2011 08:59:07 EDT BOISE, Idaho -- A Montana man who mimicked a female voice is exchanging his ill-gotten Tempur-Pedic mattress for a cot in a federal prison. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003875394733/ 12003875394733 Fri, 25 Mar 2011 09:02:41 EDT SENECA, Pa. -- A Virginia couple has gotten their married life rolling at a northwestern Pennsylvania roller skating rink. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003875416150/ 12003875416150 Thu, 24 Mar 2011 14:02:58 EDT EDGEWATER, Fla. -- A Florida elementary school beset by parental protests is scrapping some of the more severe restrictions it had implemented to protect a first-grader with a severe allergy to nuts, such as obliging classmates to rinse their mouths twice daily with water. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003868577891/ 12003868577891 Thu, 24 Mar 2011 14:35:51 EDT DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- A French skyscraper climber nicknamed Spiderman hopes to reach new heights next week by scaling the world's tallest tower in Dubai. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003868775190/ 12003868775190 Thu, 24 Mar 2011 11:40:08 EDT KALISPELL, Mont. -- The Montana Supreme Court has upheld a Workers' Compensation Court ruling that about $65,000 in medical bills incurred by a man who was mauled while feeding the bears at a tourist attraction should be covered by workers' compensation, despite the fact the man had smoked marijuana on the day of the attack. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003867720888/ 12003867720888 Thu, 24 Mar 2011 08:22:44 EDT According to the Marion County Sheriff's report, Helen Staudinger stood right here on her property and shot four rounds into the carport, hitting the window as well as his car. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003866536374/ 12003866536374 Thu, 24 Mar 2011 08:49:38 EDT NAPLES, Fla. -- A South Florida woman is accused of biting off the tip of another woman's ring finger during a fight over an alleged affair. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003866697897/ 12003866697897 Thu, 24 Mar 2011 09:00:11 EDT NEW YORK -- Each morning, and again in the afternoon, the blades of three bread-slicing machines are counted carefully. Only then does the bakery let workers go home -- to their jail cells on Rikers Island. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003866761161/ 12003866761161 Thu, 24 Mar 2011 08:14:10 EDT HONG KONG -- A Hong Kong jury has begun deliberating in the retrial of an American woman accused of murdering her wealthy husband after drugging his milkshake. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003866485018/ 12003866485018 Wed, 23 Mar 2011 13:31:55 EDT Five month old Emerson doesn't quite know how to react to his mom's runny nose. He alternates between terror and delight, making the kind of facial expressions only a baby can. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003859751457/ 12003859751457 Wed, 23 Mar 2011 14:06:26 EDT OCALA, Fla. -- A 92-year-old Florida woman is jailed after police say she fired shots at a neighbor who refused to give in to her demands for a kiss. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003859958652/ 12003859958652 Wed, 23 Mar 2011 12:35:49 EDT ARGYLE, Texas -- A miniature horse born without most of his right rear leg now acts like he's born to run, thanks to a new prosthetic leg. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/21003859414951/ 21003859414951 Wed, 23 Mar 2011 12:31:15 EDT BOSTON -- A former public bathroom in an historic Boston park is being turned into a sandwich shop. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003859387558/ 12003859387558 Wed, 23 Mar 2011 10:04:38 EDT SALT LAKE CITY -- Police say a 14-year-old Utah boy was trying to cover up for falling and ripping his new pants when he reported a bullet grazed him. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/21003858507822/ 21003858507822 Wed, 23 Mar 2011 08:02:43 EDT ATLANTA -- Authorities say a coyote wandered onto a runway in Atlanta, delaying flights for a few minutes at the world's busiest airport until ground crews chased the animal away. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003857776358/ 12003857776358 Tue, 22 Mar 2011 10:44:59 EDT HAMILTON, Ohio -- An Ohio church that gave away $1,000 to fill more pews last Easter Sunday says it will do it again this year. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003850109982/ 12003850109982 Tue, 22 Mar 2011 09:02:55 EDT DUBLIN -- Good night, stunned prince. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003849497514/ 12003849497514 Tue, 22 Mar 2011 09:20:05 EDT UNIVERSITY PLACE, Wash. -- Officials in Washington state say a 37-year-old worker came loose from a safety line and slid about 3,000 feet through a large sewer pipe at a wastewater treatment plant. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/21003849600570/ 21003849600570 Tue, 22 Mar 2011 08:29:48 EDT NEW YORK -- Fire officials say a lumbering pet turtle sparked a fast-moving fire in a New York City apartment after crawling out of its tank and knocking over the terrarium's heat lamp. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003849298835/ 12003849298835 Tue, 22 Mar 2011 08:24:59 EDT MONTPELIER, Vt. -- Think your ratty old Converse high-tops are bad? There's a contest for that. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003849269916/ 12003849269916 Fri, 18 Mar 2011 11:44:03 EDT NEW YORK -- New York City says it's fighting a $3 million lawsuit brought by a Brooklyn unicyclist who's taking issue with a technicality in city code. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003815904361/ 12003815904361 Fri, 18 Mar 2011 08:52:59 EDT BOULDER, Colo. -- Landowners have been using an explosive, state-approved device to blow up prairie dog holes -- and some neighbors don't like it. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003814877941/ 12003814877941 Fri, 18 Mar 2011 08:46:50 EDT TOPEKA, Kan. -- Police in Topeka, Kan., say one holdup suspect's unique outfit made it easy enough to find her -- because she showed up hours later wearing the same clothes to watch the city's St. Patrick's Day Parade. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003814841052/ 12003814841052 Fri, 18 Mar 2011 08:46:03 EDT SEYMOUR, Conn. -- A 40-foot long machine used to grind tree trunks into wood chips that disappeared from a Connecticut community's public works yard last month has been recovered. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003814836377/ 12003814836377 Thu, 17 Mar 2011 11:42:45 EDT YORKTOWN, N.Y. -- A school district north of New York City says it has fired four employees and suspended a fifth for wrapping a co-worker in shrink wrap and then photographing and videotaping the incident. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003807256521/ 12003807256521 Thu, 17 Mar 2011 10:00:42 EDT WEST DES MOINES, Iowa -- A West Des Moines clinic's ad campaign hits below the belt by urging sport fans to indulge in some alternative March madness: Have a vasectomy on Thursday or Friday then spend the weekend recovering while watching NCAA tournament basketball. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003806644267/ 12003806644267 Thu, 17 Mar 2011 10:03:06 EDT TOLEDO, Ohio -- An Ohio city councilman who prides himself on being a back-to-the-land type has a sticky problem. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003806658686/ 12003806658686 Thu, 17 Mar 2011 10:09:20 EDT SCOTTDALE, Pa. -- A western Pennsylvania man denies he was outside running around pretending to be a ninja, but acknowledges he did leave his 4-year-old son home alone sleeping while he went jogging earlier this month. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003806696096/ 12003806696096 Thu, 17 Mar 2011 10:10:05 EDT CLIFTON, N.J. -- One of New Jersey's hot dog institutions isn't sparing the sauerkraut when it comes to a competitor five miles away. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003806700470/ 12003806700470 Thu, 17 Mar 2011 09:12:42 EDT KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia -- Malaysian police say they have recovered about 700,000 condoms that were stolen while being shipped to Japan two months ago. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003806356299/ 12003806356299 Thu, 17 Mar 2011 08:57:45 EDT MOBILE, Ala. -- The Mobile Zoo in Alabama is trying to put a stop to the theft of emu eggs. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003806266591/ 12003806266591 Thu, 17 Mar 2011 08:27:09 EDT BARTOW, Fla. -- A central Florida man accused of killing his roommate and drinking the man's blood has been sentenced to 20 years in prison. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003806082810/ 12003806082810 Wed, 16 Mar 2011 11:40:12 EDT HAVERHILL, Mass. -- Something's rotten at Haverhill City Hall and city officials know exactly what it is. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003798601222/ 12003798601222 Wed, 16 Mar 2011 12:19:22 EDT AUGUSTA, Maine -- Maine lawmakers are delaying a debate on a bill to make whoopie pies the state treat. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003798836274/ 12003798836274 Wed, 16 Mar 2011 07:58:58 EDT DENVER -- Police in a Denver suburb say a woman was arrested for drunken driving after she complained to officers about how they parked their patrol cars as they were investigating a DUI-related crash. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003797273746/ 12003797273746 Wed, 16 Mar 2011 08:27:47 EDT MEDFORD, Mass. -- The president of Tufts University in Massachusetts has put an end to the student tradition of running around nude to mark the end of the fall semester. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003797446743/ 12003797446743 Tue, 15 Mar 2011 09:27:01 EDT HOUSTON -- A potty-mouthed prankster managed to hack into an electronic sign in downtown Houston, treating drivers to an earthier message than their used to seeing. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003789162178/ 12003789162178 Tue, 15 Mar 2011 09:25:41 EDT MARYSVILLE, Ohio -- A 13-year-old Ohio boy has launched his own line of scented candles meant for men, with fragrances that include bacon, New York-style pizza, sawdust and the smell of a fresh leather baseball mitt. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003789154143/ 12003789154143 Tue, 15 Mar 2011 09:31:06 EDT CARSON CITY, Nev. -- Critics say a Nevada bill banning air fresheners and candles in public places would lead to stinky rooms and prohibit priests from using candles in Mass. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003789186646/ 12003789186646 Tue, 15 Mar 2011 09:52:22 EDT FORT WAYNE, Ind. -- A new government building in Fort Wayne, Ind., may officially be called Citizens Square, but to some not-so-square citizens it will always be the Harry Baals (bawlz) Government Center. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003789314261/ 12003789314261 Tue, 15 Mar 2011 09:54:17 EDT DURANGO, Colo. -- Full beards are still banned, but police in the Colorado mountain town of Durango are now allowed to have goatees, though the department won't say why the change was made. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003789325714/ 12003789325714 Mon, 14 Mar 2011 08:42:42 EDT WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- A South Florida high school advanced placement psychology teacher has been disciplined for giving a quiz filled with sexual innuendoes. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003780256276/ 12003780256276 Mon, 14 Mar 2011 08:35:42 EDT MARCO ISLAND, Fla. -- A dolphin weighing between 600 and 700 pounds jumped onto the deck of a boat, injuring a woman in South Florida. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003780214236/ 12003780214236 Fri, 11 Mar 2011 11:23:35 EST MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- A World War II-era letter mailed to a soldier's sister at a Red Cross hospital is finally headed for its intended recipient. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003755661528/ 12003755661528 Fri, 11 Mar 2011 07:32:58 EST SPRINGFIELD, Mass. -- Springfield police have taken a bite out of crime by arresting a man who allegedly stole another man's gold teeth. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003754277831/ 12003754277831 Fri, 11 Mar 2011 04:15:44 EST GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. -- A 10-day comedy festival in Michigan has opened with an apparent record-setting rubber chicken toss. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003753094344/ 12003753094344 Thu, 10 Mar 2011 04:35:07 EST ROME -- He avoided Italian police for a decade on the run, but couldn't resist his wife's lasagna. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003744570761/ 12003744570761 Thu, 10 Mar 2011 20:58:13 EST INDIANAPOLIS -- Twin sisters have given birth to baby girls only two hours apart -- and in the same Indianapolis hospital. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/21003750469342/ 21003750469342 Thu, 10 Mar 2011 04:35:54 EST COPENHAGEN, Denmark -- A Swedish bank robber forgot to cover his tracks and left three bottles of urine behind after hiding inside a bank vault in Copenhagen for three days. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003744575443/ 12003744575443 Thu, 10 Mar 2011 04:37:30 EST HEMET, Calif. -- California narcotics investigators found a $1.5 million marijuana growing operation at a house and an unusual security guard -- a 4-foot-long alligator named Wally. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003744585064/ 12003744585064 Sat, 26 Feb 2011 20:54:05 EST PONTIAC, Mich.-- A homeless man in southeast Michigan says a woman accidentally gave him a gold ring laced with diamonds when she handed him a handful of change. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003646764527/ 12003646764527 Fri, 25 Feb 2011 04:19:05 EST VILLA RICA, Ga. -- A Girl Scout leader says young members of her troop thought they were headed to jail when a Georgia police officer told them to quit selling cookies. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003632154574/ 12003632154574 Fri, 25 Feb 2011 04:43:36 EST SEATTLE -- Seattle's bicycling mayor has had some explaining to do -- to his wife about why her bike got swiped after he borrowed it to ride to work. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003632301658/ 12003632301658 Fri, 25 Feb 2011 04:44:55 EST SAVANNAH, Ga. -- The principal of Savannah High School was always telling his students to tuck in their shirts and take out their gold teeth. So a group of students decided to write a hip-hop song about the badgering. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003632309539/ 12003632309539 Fri, 25 Feb 2011 04:45:48 EST SAO PAULO -- After floodwaters receded from her home, a Brazilian woman was shocked to find a most unwelcome house guest: a 5-foot (1.5-meter) alligator lying tamely in the living room as her 3-year-old son petted the reptile's head. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003632314749/ 12003632314749 Thu, 24 Feb 2011 19:24:31 EST A group of persistent dolphins are being credited with saving a dog that had run away on Florida's Marco Island. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003628947031/ 12003628947031 Thu, 24 Feb 2011 09:53:11 EST EBENSBURG, Pa. -- Police plan to cite two men who left a package containing a cow's head on the doorstep of some friends in Pennsylvania. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003625519115/ 12003625519115 Thu, 24 Feb 2011 04:06:03 EST TOKYO -- The world's first robot marathon is under way in western Japan, with five two-legged participants racing on an indoor track. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003623436273/ 12003623436273 Wed, 23 Feb 2011 11:15:47 EST LONDON -- Separating couples will be ordered to try mediation to resolve disputes over their break up before heading to court, Britain said Wednesday in a move aimed at reducing the number of people who end up embroiled in costly divorce battles. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003617374754/ 12003617374754 Wed, 23 Feb 2011 09:12:53 EST MEMPHIS -- A Memphis pizza delivery driver is being hailed as a hero after she likely saved an elderly woman's life. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003616637334/ 12003616637334 Wed, 23 Feb 2011 08:26:45 EST CHICKASHA, Okla. -- An unusual crime that has people in Oklahoma shaking their heads. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003616360491/ 12003616360491 Wed, 23 Feb 2011 07:00:15 EST WASHINGTON -- “Four scores and seven years ago…” is the way Abraham Lincoln started out his famous speech and 6-foot-4-inch Phill Howell decided to cash in on it. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003615841599/ 12003615841599 Wed, 23 Feb 2011 08:17:14 EST LAWRENCE, Kan. -- A Kansas newborn could be well equipped to face the ups and downs of life: She was born in a hospital elevator. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003616303362/ 12003616303362 Wed, 23 Feb 2011 08:12:28 EST NAPLES, Fla. -- Police say a brawl between roommates over Girl Scout cookies led to assault charges against one of them. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003616274764/ 12003616274764 Tue, 22 Feb 2011 15:48:28 EST A look around the Florida Code of Laws may not sound like your idea of a good time, but if you can get through the usual, basic stuff, you might find some laws that'll leave you scratching your head. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003610370744/ 12003610370744 Tue, 22 Feb 2011 15:38:11 EST LAS VEGAS -- A new attraction on the Las Vegas Strip gives visitors a glimpse into the origin and rise of mobs in Sin City. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003610309126/ 12003610309126 Tue, 22 Feb 2011 15:37:09 EST LAWRENCE, Kan. -- A Kansas newborn could be well equipped to face the ups and downs of life: She was born in a hospital elevator. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003610302949/ 12003610302949 Tue, 22 Feb 2011 15:40:56 EST SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- A northern Indiana restaurant that erected billboards referring to the 1978 Jonestown cult massacre in which more than 900 people died has removed the signs following complaints that the signs were offensive. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003610325619/ 12003610325619 Mon, 21 Feb 2011 07:53:40 EST TAMPA, Fla. -- A Tampa mother is defending her decision to stick her teenage son on a street corner with a sign that says, among other things, "GPA 1.22 ... honk if I need education." http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003598882037/ 12003598882037 Mon, 21 Feb 2011 13:20:39 EST PORTLAND, Maine -- Beer. It's not just for couch potatoes anymore. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003600843912/ 12003600843912 Mon, 21 Feb 2011 07:55:51 EST NEW YORK -- A New York man whose wallet disappeared from his jacket pocket has gotten it back -- 40 years later. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003598895096/ 12003598895096 Sat, 19 Feb 2011 20:49:58 EST JACKSON, Wyo. -- A 78-year-old retired doctor was handcuffed and hauled away on a toboggan for skiing uphill in Wyoming, but he won't face charges. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003586259825/ 12003586259825 Fri, 18 Feb 2011 08:05:44 EST CLEVELAND -- Cleveland police say a man picking up his 3-year-old grandson from day care was given the wrong child and didn't realize the mistake until he got the boy home. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003573034455/ 12003573034455 Fri, 18 Feb 2011 08:02:35 EST NEW YORK -- You've heard the old warning about waving red in front of a bull. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003573015558/ 12003573015558 Fri, 18 Feb 2011 04:50:19 EST KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia -- Malaysian police have arrested three suspects involved in the heist of some 725,000 condoms, which have not yet been found. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003571861977/ 12003571861977 Thu, 17 Feb 2011 13:32:49 EST UNDATED -- After years of chronic headaches, a man in China now knows the cause. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003566356921/ 12003566356921 Thu, 17 Feb 2011 11:52:42 EST DOYLESTOWN, Pa. -- A Philadelphia man's wiry hair has helped him beat a robbery rap. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003565756150/ 12003565756150 Thu, 17 Feb 2011 11:01:40 EST VIENNA, Va. -- A wayward squirrel has caused thousands of power outages in Vienna. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003565450024/ 12003565450024 Wed, 16 Feb 2011 13:21:41 EST PHOENIX -- Henry Morello prayed to Saint Anthony, the patron saint of lost things. But as the 84-year-old spent a fifth night stuck in a ditch in the Arizona desert, he started to lose hope. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003557650191/ 12003557650191 Wed, 16 Feb 2011 12:27:40 EST MORO, Ore. -- An Oregon sheriff's deputy didn't need a drug dog to point out a stash during a recent traffic stop. The driver's dog did it for him. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003557325932/ 12003557325932 Wed, 16 Feb 2011 09:06:31 EST BERLIN -- Children of Germany take heart -- it may soon be perfectly legal to make noise. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003556119150/ 12003556119150 Wed, 16 Feb 2011 04:54:01 EST FAIRBANKS, Alaska -- A Taser may not be enough to stop a moose. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003554604016/ 12003554604016 Tue, 15 Feb 2011 08:53:35 EST BURLINGTON, Vt. -- A Vermont woman has been crowned the nation's top grocery bagger. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003547401535/ 12003547401535 Tue, 15 Feb 2011 08:55:01 EST STALLINGS, N.C. -- Who wants to be a millionaire? Apparently not the owner of a winning North Carolina Lottery ticket. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003547410127/ 12003547410127 Tue, 15 Feb 2011 04:48:37 EST NEW YORK -- Health officials have released a mobile phone application to help New Yorkers find free condoms. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003545931714/ 12003545931714 Mon, 14 Feb 2011 07:39:38 EST PATTAYA, Thailand -- It was one long kiss -- one world-breaking embrace for mankind. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003538317740/ 12003538317740 Sun, 13 Feb 2011 23:01:59 EST BOSTON -- You may think of human love when Valentine’s Day rolls around, but penguins can be romantic too. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003535211913/ 12003535211913 Sun, 13 Feb 2011 19:48:04 EST PHILADELPHIA -- When people ask Krisy Plourde and Tom Golden where they got married, their answer will be a rough estimate: somewhere around 46th Street. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003534048381/ 12003534048381 Sun, 13 Feb 2011 19:49:24 EST SEATTLE -- Alaska Airlines had to delay a flight about to leave Seattle-Tacoma International Airport when a rat was seen scurrying in the cabin. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003534056380/ 12003534056380 Sat, 12 Feb 2011 22:43:15 EST FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- Police have arrested a woman who has allegedly been stalking a priest. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003526459537/ 12003526459537 Thu, 10 Feb 2011 18:02:37 EST ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. -- The judge who wrote the book "Boardwalk Empire," now an HBO series about vice-ridden Prohibition-era Atlantic City, has ordered the state's transit agency to keep its hands off a billboard that shows a nearly naked showgirl's backside. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003507495733/ 12003507495733 Thu, 10 Feb 2011 13:38:07 EST ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Police have matched DNA taken from a 31-year-old man to semen found in a yogurt sample that was offered at an Albuquerque grocery store. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003505908638/ 12003505908638 Thu, 10 Feb 2011 11:55:45 EST MEDFORD, Ore. -- A former Oregon military dog that did two tours of duty sniffing out bombs in Iraq is going to receive stem cell therapy to treat osteoarthritis in his hips. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003505294544/ 12003505294544 Thu, 10 Feb 2011 08:58:24 EST DOYLESTOWN, Pa. -- School officials district near Philadelphia say a high school English teacher posted profanity-laced rants online that labeled her students "out of control" and "disengaged, lazy whiners." http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003504230456/ 12003504230456 Thu, 10 Feb 2011 08:35:57 EST YONKERS, N.Y. -- A woman who worked for a New York public library has been accused of stealing more than $160,000, including fines for overdue books. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003504095647/ 12003504095647 Thu, 10 Feb 2011 09:17:40 EST JAKARTA, Indonesia -- In spice-crazed Indonesia, a meal without fresh chilies is almost unthinkable. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003504346078/ 12003504346078 Wed, 09 Feb 2011 15:40:58 EST SAO PAULO -- A church in Brazil is trying to crack down on tardy brides by fining them $300 for showing up late to their own weddings. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003498005858/ 12003498005858 Wed, 09 Feb 2011 10:58:12 EST BOSTON -- Massachusetts has a state fish, a state doughnut and a state fossil. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003496309231/ 12003496309231 Wed, 09 Feb 2011 10:59:51 EST BETHEL, Maine -- A Maine barred owl was caught inside a barn where it had been decapitating one chicken a day and flying off with the heads. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003496319053/ 12003496319053 Wed, 09 Feb 2011 09:19:00 EST UNDATED -- Even the King of the Jungle has to worry about oral hygiene. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003495714064/ 12003495714064 Wed, 09 Feb 2011 08:51:09 EST CLEVELAND -- At least three jurors in Cleveland say the evidence was so thin against a man jailed for weeks in an assault case that they want to give him their juror pay. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003495546978/ 12003495546978 Wed, 09 Feb 2011 04:42:58 EST ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. -- A New Jersey appeals court has rejected a 15-year prison sentence for a man convicted of biting off a police officer's fingertip. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003494057742/ 12003494057742 Tue, 08 Feb 2011 21:31:41 EST PHILADELPHIA -- Police say they're investigating the death of a 20-year-old woman who had a silicone injection into her buttocks at a hotel near the Philadelphia airport. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003491470017/ 12003491470017 Tue, 08 Feb 2011 18:17:17 EST DALTON, Ga. -- Salvation Army officials are selling one of the more unusual items they've collected during their red kettle fundraising: a diamond wedding ring. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003490303721/ 12003490303721 Tue, 08 Feb 2011 16:37:05 EST SEATTLE -- Authorities say officers have made an arrest in a weekend convenience store robbery that a south Seattle store owner found remarkable for the robber's politeness. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003489702598/ 12003489702598 Tue, 08 Feb 2011 11:06:03 EST MINNEAPOLIS -- The Minneapolis woman cited for attempting to mail a puppy will not get the animal back despite her determined appeal. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003487716247/ 12003487716247 Tue, 08 Feb 2011 18:12:15 EST BUDAPEST, Hungary -- Hungary's notorious octogenarian thief is not ready for retirement. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003490273575/ 12003490273575 Tue, 08 Feb 2011 12:06:28 EST YAKIMA, Wash. -- Prosecutors in Washington state have filed a felony assault charge against a woman accused of biting the lower lip off another woman at a Yakima nightclub. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003488078841/ 12003488078841 Tue, 08 Feb 2011 08:46:59 EST DELANO, Calif. -- A Central California man who was at a cockfight died after being stabbed in the leg by a bird that had a knife attached to its own limb, officials confirmed Monday. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003486881914/ 12003486881914 Tue, 08 Feb 2011 07:41:57 EST MASTIC -- Police in New York are investigating a pet store robbery in which several exotic animals were stolen. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003486491785/ 12003486491785 Tue, 08 Feb 2011 18:03:31 EST HOUMA, La. -- Police in the southern Louisiana city of Houma say a woman upset over her lack of freezer space allegedly hit her boyfriend in the face with a frozen beefsteak. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003481581144/ 12003481581144 Mon, 07 Feb 2011 10:09:21 EST SEATTLE -- John Henry said he's been robbed four times in the five years he's owned a Shell station in West Seattle, Washington. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003478736054/ 12003478736054 Mon, 07 Feb 2011 09:21:47 EST DALLAS -- Imagine quitting your job and moving your family across the world to pursue a dream: witnessing every game an NFL team played in a season. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003478450716/ 12003478450716 Sun, 06 Feb 2011 16:50:36 EST JONESBORO, Ark. -- Guess it runs in the family: A descendant of an Arkansas cow famed for giving birth to triplets multiple times has birthed her own set of triplets. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/21003472503620/ 21003472503620 Mon, 07 Feb 2011 08:35:20 EST CRANSTON, R.I. -- Nearly 600 mystery stop signs in Cranston are taking a step closer to legality. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003478172037/ 12003478172037 Sat, 05 Feb 2011 17:26:50 EST SEATTLE -- A popular piggy bank at Seattle's Pike Place Market took one on the snout. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003464080942/ 12003464080942 Sat, 05 Feb 2011 19:24:55 EST SEATTLE -- Authorities in Seattle say bovine met the shoreline when beachfront residents found the body of a 400-pound cow washed up by the surf. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003464789514/ 12003464789514 Sat, 05 Feb 2011 17:24:36 EST RALEIGH, N.C. -- On your marks, get set, stuff your face. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003464067644/ 12003464067644 Fri, 04 Feb 2011 12:45:55 EST VICKSBURG, Miss. -- A Mississippi man is charged with felony shoplifting over a can of Vienna sausage after authorities say it was his third offense. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003453755516/ 12003453755516 Fri, 04 Feb 2011 08:19:45 EST HYANNIS, Mass. -- Ethel Kennedy's claim that a turkey seen attacking a mail truck on Cape Cod last week is the same one that escaped from the family compound on Thanksgiving is for the birds. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003452158530/ 12003452158530 Thu, 03 Feb 2011 18:31:19 EST PORTLAND, Ore. -- An official in Portland, Ore., says a house fire that caused $30,000 in damage was apparently started by tenants who were using a hole in the floor as an ashtray. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003447187958/ 12003447187958 Thu, 03 Feb 2011 18:23:29 EST JOHNSTOWN, Pa. -- Police say a western Pennsylvania man stole a Jeep and robbed a bank a day after a judge let him out of jail where he had been awaiting trial on charges of assaulting his girlfriend. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003447140855/ 12003447140855 Thu, 03 Feb 2011 18:15:08 EST ROME -- Italy's parliament on Thursday debated the sex scandal engulfing Premier Silvio Berlusconi before a vote on whether to allow a search on some of the leader's properties. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003447090895/ 12003447090895 Thu, 03 Feb 2011 09:51:57 EST VILNIUS, Lithuania -- Empowering blondes or stereotyping them? The jury is out on a Lithuanian company that plans to build a "fantasy resort" staffed only by blondes in the Maldives. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003444071785/ 12003444071785 Thu, 03 Feb 2011 10:37:04 EST LONDON -- A former nanny employed by the boss of a chain of British sex shops pleaded guilty Thursday to spiking her employer's soup with windshield washer fluid in an attempt to get the household's chef in trouble. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003444342456/ 12003444342456 Thu, 03 Feb 2011 09:14:21 EST SILVER SPRING, Md. -- Police in Maryland arrested a man after finding his cell phone charging at the scene of a burglary. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003443846133/ 12003443846133 Thu, 03 Feb 2011 04:39:09 EST PORTLAND, Ore. -- An official in Portland, Ore., says a house fire that caused $30,000 in damage was apparently started by tenants who were using a hole in the floor as an ashtray. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003442194885/ 12003442194885 Thu, 03 Feb 2011 04:40:02 EST GULFPORT, Miss. -- There was a time when not even the president of the United States could get Eddie Favre to wear pants. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003442200163/ 12003442200163 Wed, 02 Feb 2011 09:02:55 EST AFTON, Wyo. -- An Olympic champion wrestler has been serving a 1.5-pound hamburger at his Wyoming restaurant, even while competing to be "The Biggest Loser" on TV. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003435137550/ 12003435137550 Wed, 02 Feb 2011 08:58:45 EST ROME -- An Italian researcher says the main influence and model for the "Mona Lisa" was a male apprentice of the artist Leonardo da Vinci. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003435112540/ 12003435112540 Tue, 01 Feb 2011 07:49:16 EST LOS ANGELES -- A notorious criminal case that waited 400 years to go before a jury resulted in no definite answer to the question of whether the defendant -- Hamlet Prince of Denmark -- was sane when he committed murder. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003426055689/ 12003426055689 Tue, 01 Feb 2011 04:45:44 EST JOHANNESBURG -- South Africa's governing party has pronounced: eating sushi off the body of a model in a bikini is politically incorrect. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003424954412/ 12003424954412 Mon, 31 Jan 2011 14:00:11 EST UNDATED -- A Kentucky town is threatened by hundreds of felines. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003419641181/ 12003419641181 Mon, 31 Jan 2011 07:58:15 EST PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A Rhode Island lawmaker has filed a bill asking the governor to pardon a man many historians think was wrongly hanged more than a century and a half ago. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003417469424/ 12003417469424 Sat, 29 Jan 2011 23:04:55 EST PLANTATION, Fla. -- Two students had to be hospitalized after they allegedly ate cookies suspected of being laced with an illegal drug. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003405629555/ 12003405629555 Sat, 29 Jan 2011 16:43:16 EST MIAMI -- First, a baby grand piano mysteriously showed up on a Miami sandbar. A day after it was removed, a small table with two chairs, place settings, a bottle of wine and a chef statue appeared on the now-famous strip of sand. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003403339646/ 12003403339646 Fri, 28 Jan 2011 18:03:04 EST WASHINGTON -- The U.S. government says candy imported from Pakistan called Toxic Waste Nuclear Sludge is not safe to eat. Who would have guessed? http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003395178448/ 12003395178448 Fri, 28 Jan 2011 17:43:33 EST LANCASTER, Calif. -- It may sound like a bird-brained idea, but the mayor of a Mojave Desert city wants to brighten the streets by broadcasting recorded bird songs. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003395061296/ 12003395061296 Fri, 28 Jan 2011 17:42:42 EST LAKELAND, Fla. -- A 9-year-old girl's cake brought in a lot of dough in Florida. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003395056222/ 12003395056222 Fri, 28 Jan 2011 17:40:07 EST WESTBURY, N.Y. -- A mail carrier on New York's Long Island is accused of pinching thousands of discount coupons intended for residents' mailboxes. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003395040714/ 12003395040714 Fri, 28 Jan 2011 08:49:33 EST MIAMI -- A baby grand piano is gone again from a Miami sandbar after a musician rescued the battered instrument for his son. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003391857392/ 12003391857392 Fri, 28 Jan 2011 04:06:03 EST NAIROBI, Kenya -- How did the elephants cross the road? They went underneath it. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003390156210/ 12003390156210 Fri, 28 Jan 2011 08:37:02 EST UNDATED -- Taco Bell is launching an advertising campaign Friday to fight back against a lawsuit charging its taco filling isn't beef. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003391782228/ 12003391782228 Thu, 27 Jan 2011 09:00:22 EST JAKARTA, Indonesia -- A blind orangutan at a rescue center in Indonesia has given birth to a healthy pair of twins. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003383282235/ 12003383282235 Thu, 27 Jan 2011 13:06:29 EST MIAMI -- The rumors can stop swirling: The baby grand piano that turned up on a Miami sandbar was burned to tatters by New Year's revelers, then brought to its new home by a television designer's teenage son who said Thursday he hoped the idea might help him get into a prestigious art school. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003384758812/ 12003384758812 Wed, 26 Jan 2011 22:58:15 EST WASHINGTON -- Democratic congressman Dennis Kucinich of Ohio has sued a congressional cafeteria for dental damage he says he suffered after biting into an olive pit in a sandwich wrap he bought there. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003379669567/ 12003379669567 Wed, 26 Jan 2011 23:05:16 EST SPRINGVILLE, Utah -- Springville city officials rejected the idea of allowing live chickens in residents' backyards because of concerns that they would attract wildlife and that it would be expensive to enforce an ordinance. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003379711615/ 12003379711615 Wed, 26 Jan 2011 07:15:13 EST MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- Taco Bell officials on Tuesday rejected claims made in a lawsuit that the meat in their tacos, burritos and other products is not all beef. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003374011315/ 12003374011315 Wed, 26 Jan 2011 07:00:40 EST Police in Peru pulled a lost penguin off of the beach. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003373923993/ 12003373923993 Wed, 26 Jan 2011 09:15:19 EST MIAMI -- A grand piano recently showed up on a sandbar in Miami's Biscayne Bay, about 200 yards from condominiums on the shore. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003366091976/ 12003366091976 Wed, 26 Jan 2011 07:08:24 EST UNDATED -- A Utah man jumped from a moving police car in a daring escape attempt. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003373970359/ 12003373970359 Wed, 26 Jan 2011 04:45:51 EST RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- Animal services officers often get calls reporting "huge," monstrous reptiles, only to arrive and find an itty-bitty garden snake. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003373115016/ 12003373115016 Tue, 25 Jan 2011 08:03:21 EST JAKARTA, Indonesia -- Thousands of curious onlookers are flocking to central Indonesia to look at a "crop circle" in a rice field following rumors it was formed by a UFO. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003365660056/ 12003365660056 Tue, 25 Jan 2011 04:17:03 EST TUCSON, Ariz. -- An Arizona restaurant has decided to scrap plans to offer African lion meat in its tacos. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003364302323/ 12003364302323 Mon, 24 Jan 2011 13:39:07 EST You've heard about dog shows, maybe even some amazing animals at the Big E, but how about best in show for vermin? http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003359034787/ 12003359034787 Mon, 24 Jan 2011 11:15:12 EST ST. JOHNSBURY, Vt. -- A Vermont woman is facing charges that she failed to return hundreds of dollars' worth of books and videos from the library. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003358171121/ 12003358171121 Mon, 24 Jan 2011 07:59:14 EST TAMPA, Fla. -- A man in central Florida has been charged with child neglect after authorities say he let his 15-year-old son drive because the man was too drunk. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003356995419/ 12003356995419 Sun, 23 Jan 2011 17:00:43 EST KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Three teens accused of robbing motorists stuck in the snow have been caught after -- you guessed it -- they got stuck in the snow themselves. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003351604328/ 12003351604328 Sat, 22 Jan 2011 19:16:42 EST ST. PAUL, Minn. -- A sports bar owner in Minnesota is showing his support for the Green Bay Packers in this weekend's game against the Chicago Bears in a very literal way -- by roasting a bear. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003343780281/ 12003343780281 Fri, 21 Jan 2011 10:58:00 EST A Florida woman is facing charges after repeatedly calling 911 to report a bad manicure. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003332148088/ 12003332148088 Fri, 21 Jan 2011 08:41:29 EST KIEV, Ukraine -- The crocodile in "Peter Pan" happily went "tick-tock" after swallowing an alarm clock but a crocodile in Ukraine has been a little less fortunate. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003331328976/ 12003331328976 Thu, 20 Jan 2011 15:41:42 EST The beer cup is more than half full for Josh Springer. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003325210236/ 12003325210236 Tue, 18 Jan 2011 08:34:48 EST CRYSTAL LAKE, Ill. -- An owl attack has left a 4-pound Chihuahua with a healthy fear of the dark. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003305368831/ 12003305368831 Mon, 17 Jan 2011 04:32:31 EST LOWELL, Mass. -- A man claiming to be a valet took advantage of a pregnant woman in labor at a Lowell hospital, according to police. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003295275162/ 12003295275162 Mon, 17 Jan 2011 04:30:23 EST ST. LOUIS -- Mail was found scattered along 65 miles of St. Louis-area interstate highways after falling out of a contractor's truck on its way to Tennessee. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003295262332/ 12003295262332 Sun, 16 Jan 2011 17:19:11 EST MOSCOW -- A centuries-old Russian prison notorious for its primitive conditions will soon offer inmates a new perk -- tanning beds. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003291235163/ 12003291235163 Mon, 03 Jan 2011 07:56:18 EST PARIS -- There are new questions about the most famous painting in the world: the Mona Lisa. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003175537845/ 12003175537845 Mon, 03 Jan 2011 07:50:42 EST A couple in Illinois welcomed the new year with a special arrival of twins who were born a year apart. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003175504260/ 12003175504260 Mon, 03 Jan 2011 09:29:14 EST NEW YORK -- Authorities in New York City say a man who tried to jump to his death from his ninth floor apartment was saved by a heap of trash bags that had gone uncollected since last week's blizzard. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003176095463/ 12003176095463 Sat, 01 Jan 2011 16:53:46 EST CAMPION, Colo. -- A rare miniature cow with markings similar to a panda bear was born on a farm in northern Colorado. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003161482521/ 12003161482521 Sun, 02 Jan 2011 22:58:59 EST BEEBE, Ark. -- Environmental service workers finished picking up the carcasses on Sunday of about 2,000 red-winged blackbirds that fell dead from the sky in a central Arkansas town. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003172313947/ 12003172313947 Fri, 31 Dec 2010 07:37:59 EST RICHMOND, Va. -- Police say a man stripped to his underwear at a Virginia airport checkpoint in a protest against security procedures. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003149507967/ 12003149507967 Fri, 31 Dec 2010 07:36:29 EST SANTA FE, N.M. -- New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson says he has declined to issue a pardon to Old West outlaw Billy the Kid, who died in 1881. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003149498934/ 12003149498934 Thu, 30 Dec 2010 09:32:09 EST BUFFALO, N.Y. -- The winter storm in the Northeast forced a New York family to take an expensive cab ride to get home from their Walt Disney World vacation. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003141552911/ 12003141552911 Thu, 30 Dec 2010 11:05:17 EST ZAGREB, Croatia -- A huge smiley face is on the front page, and politics and crime are banished. The leading daily in Croatia is publishing only good news for a day. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003142111711/ 12003142111711 Wed, 29 Dec 2010 11:46:44 EST UNDATED -- The image of Elvis, appearing in someone's pancakes. Jesus in a grilled cheese sandwich. Now an Oklahoma man says he found something special on Christmas while he was cutting some wood. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003133720478/ 12003133720478 Wed, 29 Dec 2010 06:13:16 EST In only the seventh known case in the world, a pair of twins in Poland have been born with two different fathers. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003131719694/ 12003131719694 Wed, 29 Dec 2010 06:42:08 EST LOS ANGELES -- One poor dog in Los Angeles literally got stuck between a rock and a hard place. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003131892882/ 12003131892882 Wed, 29 Dec 2010 10:33:15 EST SOQUEL, Calif. -- A California medical marijuana dispensary has raked in food donations with a unique offer: free pot. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003133279525/ 12003133279525 Wed, 29 Dec 2010 06:43:25 EST ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- More people say they favor a pardon for Billy the Kid than oppose the idea after Gov. Bill Richardson's office set up a website and e-mail address to take comments on a possible posthumous pardon for one of New Mexico's most famous Old West outlaws. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003131900570/ 12003131900570 Wed, 29 Dec 2010 10:34:01 EST PITTSBURGH -- State police are trying to find a Pennsylvania man who they say stole a hand-held video game system and accessories from the casket of a teen who had been killed in an SUV crash on Christmas Day. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003133284180/ 12003133284180 Tue, 28 Dec 2010 10:39:42 EST IOWA CITY, Iowa -- Iowa City police say a 25-year-old man called 911 to report a drunken driver: himself. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003124678293/ 12003124678293 Tue, 28 Dec 2010 10:38:53 EST SANDUSKY, Ohio -- Police say a dispute over the freshness of french fries got heated at a McDonald's in northern Ohio. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003124673349/ 12003124673349 Tue, 28 Dec 2010 04:55:58 EST SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Police in California say thieves who stole a large television from a Sacramento home were thwarted when it wouldn't fit in the getaway car. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003122615832/ 12003122615832 Tue, 28 Dec 2010 10:36:12 EST SAN PABLO, Calif. -- Authorities in Northern California say a man released from a hospital after a psychiatric evaluation stole a taxi and tried to register it at a Department of Motor Vehicles office. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003124657231/ 12003124657231 Thu, 23 Dec 2010 08:46:52 EST AMHERST, Mass. -- A man wearing a Bob Dylan backstage pass who ordered 178 pizzas from a Massachusetts pizza parlor but never picked them up has agreed to hand over the dough. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003080801241/ 12003080801241 Tue, 21 Dec 2010 08:00:49 EST COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The women snuggle into nests of pillows and blankets. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003063244972/ 12003063244972 Tue, 21 Dec 2010 08:02:15 EST MURFREESBORO, Tenn. -- Authorities say a Tennessee man is being held after allegedly trying to run over three sheriff's deputies with a stolen tractor. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003063253530/ 12003063253530 Tue, 21 Dec 2010 08:32:34 EST LOS ANGELES -- Living within three blocks or 300 meters of a freeway may increase the risk of autism according to a team of researchers from Children's Hospital Los Angeles, USC, and the University Of California Davis. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003063435363/ 12003063435363 Mon, 20 Dec 2010 07:40:36 EST EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Even Santa Claus is feeling the recession's pinch in Rhode Island. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003054483670/ 12003054483670 Mon, 20 Dec 2010 10:22:54 EST COSTA MESA, Calif. -- Santa has conspired with a love-struck California man by lending a knee for a surprise marriage proposal. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003055457352/ 12003055457352 Mon, 20 Dec 2010 10:41:57 EST NEWELL, Iowa -- Shoveling the snow outside is something many of us dread doing when Old Man Winter starts piling on the snow, but how much would you dread shoveling the snow inside your house? http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003055571662/ 12003055571662 Fri, 17 Dec 2010 08:44:22 EST JANESVILLE, Minn.-- A 26-year-old man thought he was doing a good deed when he gave a 70-year-old woman a ride to a Minnesota bank. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003028946235/ 12003028946235 Fri, 17 Dec 2010 08:46:09 EST CEDAR BLUFF, Ala. -- Authorities in Alabama say all they had to do to catch six bank robbery suspects was follow the money flying out the window of a speeding car. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003028956841/ 12003028956841 Wed, 15 Dec 2010 10:18:05 EST WHITEFISH BAY, Wis. -- A 52-year-old Wisconsin postal carrier is in trouble with police and his employer after he delivered the mail in the nude. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003012228524/ 12003012228524 Wed, 15 Dec 2010 10:13:54 EST OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. -- After 25 years of volunteer work, it's safe to say Dub Rogers is an experienced bell ringer. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003012203390/ 12003012203390 Wed, 15 Dec 2010 05:56:40 EST PURCELL, Okla. -- It isn't a Grinch, but something smelly is threatening to steal Christmas from hundreds of children. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003010660054/ 12003010660054 Wed, 15 Dec 2010 06:59:29 EST A high school basketball game ended early after an altercation between a player and a referee. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003011036959/ 12003011036959 Wed, 15 Dec 2010 06:45:42 EST There's now scientific proof that beauty sleep is no myth. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003010954274/ 12003010954274 Tue, 14 Dec 2010 10:16:34 EST ATASCADERO, Calif. -- A python that went missing after a car crash in Atascadero, California Saturday has been found safe and sound. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12003003579454/ 12003003579454 Mon, 13 Dec 2010 18:54:38 EST BRAINTREE, Mass. -- A 27-year-old with a familiar name has been busted. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12002998047889/ 12002998047889 Mon, 13 Dec 2010 08:44:37 EST Breaking up is hard to do, but is it hard enough that you would pay someone to do it for you? http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12002994387684/ 12002994387684 Mon, 13 Dec 2010 10:04:50 EST MIAMI -- University of Miami medical students recently brought human body parts to a high school for a lesson the students won't soon forget. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12002994868928/ 12002994868928 Mon, 13 Dec 2010 10:24:12 EST Subway tokens. Gold teeth. Condoms. They're not what you'd expect to find in a Salvation Army donation kettle, but it happens. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12002994985190/ 12002994985190 Sat, 11 Dec 2010 19:40:03 EST LAS VEGAS -- The "strippermobile" has made another run in Las Vegas, this time with properly dressed Santa's helpers riding for a good cause. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12002981040372/ 12002981040372 Fri, 10 Dec 2010 11:28:20 EST ORLANDO -- An Orlando, Florida family says the Christmas package they sent last year has finally arrived in Maryland. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12002969450068/ 12002969450068 Fri, 10 Dec 2010 06:27:23 EST SEATTLE -- Diego was a model passenger, sitting quietly with seat belt buckled, never fidgeting. But it was the huge, unblinking eyes that made a Washington state trooper suspicious. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12002967644326/ 12002967644326 Fri, 10 Dec 2010 07:36:37 EST EDMOND, Okla. -- Lurking in the leaves, a nutty little intruder. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12002968059740/ 12002968059740 Fri, 10 Dec 2010 06:53:52 EST NEW HAVEN, Conn. -- Despite a generous gift from Santa, police in New Haven say a local man has been naughty this Christmas. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12002967803280/ 12002967803280 Fri, 10 Dec 2010 07:06:22 EST Wal-Mart is looking to install vending machines that sell wine. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12002967878239/ 12002967878239 Thu, 09 Dec 2010 10:21:45 EST HAMPTON, Ga. -- With injuries decimating the team, the New York Jets needed help at the safety position, somebody who knew the drill and was ready to play. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12002960410542/ 12002960410542 Thu, 09 Dec 2010 10:25:30 EST KENNESAW, Ga. -- Students in a Kennesaw State University business class got an anatomy lesson. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12002960432925/ 12002960432925 Thu, 09 Dec 2010 10:29:01 EST BILOXI, Miss. -- Five years after wandering away in Hurricane Katrina's aftermath, a gray and white cat named Scrub has been reunited with his Mississippi family. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12002960454079/ 12002960454079 Wed, 08 Dec 2010 09:10:11 EST SAN FRANCISCO -- A department store Santa was fired after 20 years on the job after telling a joke that offended some parents. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12002951341077/ 12002951341077 Wed, 08 Dec 2010 08:56:29 EST A good marriage leads to good behavior in men, according to a new study from Michigan State University. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12002951258964/ 12002951258964 Tue, 07 Dec 2010 10:29:01 EST Are good manners disappearing from today's society? http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12002943174124/ 12002943174124 Tue, 07 Dec 2010 06:44:34 EST WASHINGTON -- More than a billion new $100 bills are being examined for possible destruction. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12002941827453/ 12002941827453 Tue, 07 Dec 2010 06:49:29 EST A new study from Denmark shows pregnant women who regularly use their cell phones could increase the chance their child will have behavioral problems. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12002941856884/ 12002941856884 Tue, 07 Dec 2010 08:12:12 EST BEND, Ore. -- A Bend, Ore., woman says three deer attacked her barking dog and left the pet with head wounds and a punctured chest, but she's expected to make a full recovery. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12002942353277/ 12002942353277 Mon, 06 Dec 2010 09:33:19 EST STOW, Ohio -- Police in Ohio say a 50-mile pursuit of a stolen dump truck had officers dodging bricks hurled from its window and dodging the truck itself when it suddenly went into reverse. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12002934199921/ 12002934199921 Sat, 04 Dec 2010 19:58:48 EST CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- "Secret Santas" are roaming the streets of North Carolina, handing out $100 handshakes. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12002920672878/ 12002920672878 Sat, 04 Dec 2010 19:57:22 EST ST. CLOUD, Minn. -- Two teenage boys from central Minnesota are accused of stealing at least 17 calves to start their own dairy farm. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12002920664245/ 12002920664245 Fri, 03 Dec 2010 09:16:38 EST MARTINSVILLE, Ind. -- Police say an Indiana man was arrested after mistakenly sending text messages to a prosecutor about drugs he was trying to sell. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12002908179891/ 12002908179891 Thu, 02 Dec 2010 20:22:50 EST HAYDEN, Idaho -- A white separatist drew complaints from neighbors and a visit from law enforcement officers after building a snowman shaped like a member of the Ku Klux Klan on his front lawn. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12002903537052/ 12002903537052 Thu, 02 Dec 2010 18:02:16 EST VANDERBURGH COUNTY, Ind. -- A last-minute dash to the hospital ended with a new baby in McDonald's parking lot Tuesday night. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12002902693642/ 12002902693642 Thu, 02 Dec 2010 15:13:19 EST SPOKANE, Wash. -- A crosswalk sign in Spokane, Washington got covered up with just enough snow to turn a light into an inappropriate gesture. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12002901679982/ 12002901679982 Thu, 02 Dec 2010 10:16:10 EST PITTSBURGH -- Google Inc. has acknowledged trespassing by taking a photo of a Pennsylvania couple's home for its Street View service, but the company will pay only $1 in damages. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12002899897053/ 12002899897053 Tue, 30 Nov 2010 10:18:35 EST JACKSON, Mo. -- A southeast Missouri man has been acquitted of drunk driving after claiming that he consumed alcohol to keep warm after -- but not before -- he lost control of his vehicle on an icy road. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12002882631566/ 12002882631566 Sun, 28 Nov 2010 23:51:42 EST WASHINGTON -- Every year, the president pardons a couple of turkeys and President Barack Obama did the honor earlier this week. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12002870230255/ 12002870230255 Sun, 28 Nov 2010 16:31:37 EST NEW YORK -- Police have removed an emotionally disturbed passenger who stripped naked on a flight between Chicago and New York. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12002867589788/ 12002867589788 Fri, 26 Nov 2010 13:26:13 EST Employees at a shopping mall in Romania set a new Christmas lights record. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12002849197333/ 12002849197333 Fri, 26 Nov 2010 13:19:18 EST ANAHEIM, Calif. -- If you're looking for some dessert after Thanksgiving turkey, how about a little gingerbread? http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12002849155787/ 12002849155787 Fri, 26 Nov 2010 09:12:00 EST SPARTANBURG, S.C.-- Some people lay flowers or notes at gravesites. A woman in South Carolina left a handgun. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12002847672097/ 12002847672097 Thu, 25 Nov 2010 12:03:40 EST LIVERPOOL -- Royal wedding plans have memorabilia for the spring event between Prince William and Kate Middleton popping up on store shelves. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12002840062024/ 12002840062024 Thu, 25 Nov 2010 11:05:33 EST PORTSMOUTH, R.I. -- A Rhode Island man who reported a burglary has been arrested after police find marijuana inside his stolen safe. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12002839713359/ 12002839713359 Tue, 23 Nov 2010 09:07:11 EST AMHERST, Mass. -- A man wearing a Bob Dylan backstage pass around his neck who ordered 178 pizzas from a landmark Amherst pizza parlor has left the restaurant Blowin' in the Wind. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12002821723173/ 12002821723173 Tue, 23 Nov 2010 09:28:30 EST SAN JOSE, Calif. -- About a thousand rats are awaiting adoption in California after being rescued from a house featured on the A&E reality TV show "Hoarders." http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12002821851040/ 12002821851040 Tue, 23 Nov 2010 09:26:55 EST NEW YORK -- Police in New York City say thieves held up the owners of a pizzeria and then fled with a bag of full dough -- the kind that crusts are made of. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12002821841491/ 12002821841491 Sun, 21 Nov 2010 20:50:30 EST DENVER -- It's a special kind of underwear -- with a strategically placed fig leaf design -- and a Colorado man says it'll get you through the airport screeners with your dignity intact. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12002808662913/ 12002808662913 Fri, 19 Nov 2010 09:48:28 EST BOISE, Idaho -- A transgendered male-to-female Idaho woman is accused of posing as a plastic surgeon and performing fake breast exams at bars and nightclubs. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12002787410888/ 12002787410888 Fri, 19 Nov 2010 10:43:24 EST He may be part machine, but he's full of soul. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12002787740325/ 12002787740325 Fri, 19 Nov 2010 06:59:31 EST BUENOS AIRES, Argentina -- A lawmaker in Argentina apparently has taken the phrase "bare-knuckle politics" to heart. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12002786397149/ 12002786397149 Fri, 19 Nov 2010 10:21:47 EST BERLIN, N.H. -- A couple of days without coffee can make anyone cranky, including New Hampshire prison inmates. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12002787610727/ 12002787610727 Fri, 19 Nov 2010 08:11:25 EST COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- Soldiers accused of breaking into a Colorado medical marijuana dispensary and then accidentally locking themselves inside told police they planned to destroy the marijuana -- not smoke or sell it. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12002786828518/ 12002786828518 Thu, 18 Nov 2010 06:39:41 EST LANCASTER, Calif. –-- Police pulled a 10-foot redtail boa from a car's engine compartment. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12002777638130/ 12002777638130 Thu, 18 Nov 2010 10:22:51 EST DETROIT -- A grocer and a fruit company have offered a $150,000 settlement to a man who says he was knocked unconscious when a lid exploded off a jar of fruit and hit him in the face. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12002778977065/ 12002778977065 Wed, 17 Nov 2010 11:43:07 EST NEPTUNE, N.J. -- Thou shalt not commit adultery. And thou also shalt not use Facebook. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12002770818740/ 12002770818740 Wed, 17 Nov 2010 11:41:15 EST SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- An early-morning burger run to Burger King turned into a humiliating experience for a Sacramento, California man. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12002770807491/ 12002770807491 Wed, 17 Nov 2010 09:26:15 EST UNDATED -- Christmas is still more than a month away, but some penguins are helping boost holiday spirit. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12002769997534/ 12002769997534 Wed, 17 Nov 2010 11:44:43 EST MADISON, Wis. -- Authorities say a 67-year-old rural Wisconsin man enraged over Bristol Palin's "Dancing with the Stars" routine blasted his television with a shotgun, leading to an overnight standoff with a SWAT team. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12002770828342/ 12002770828342 Tue, 16 Nov 2010 06:32:04 EST MEXICO CITY -- Chaos erupted after bulls jumped out of rings in separate incidents in Mexico and Canada over the weekend. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12002760312432/ 12002760312432 Tue, 16 Nov 2010 06:52:31 EST FLORENCE, Ariz. -- A dog named Target that lived through explosions in war-torn Afghanistan couldn't survive a brief stay at an Arizona animal shelter. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12002760435146/ 12002760435146 Mon, 15 Nov 2010 06:16:10 EST Research show playing Tetris can help you cope with a traumatic event. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12002751576954/ 12002751576954 Mon, 15 Nov 2010 04:40:08 EST SANFORD, Fla.-- An central Florida dealership trying to drum up business is offering an unusual perk for potential used-truck buyers: A free AK-47 assault rifle. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12002751000886/ 12002751000886 Mon, 15 Nov 2010 08:05:16 EST CHAPPAQUA, N.Y. -- Some parents in a New York City suburb are upset because a local politician called police on two 13-year-old boys for selling cupcakes and other baked goods without a permit. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12002752231682/ 12002752231682 Fri, 12 Nov 2010 07:19:15 EST SMITHFIELD, N.C. -- People in North Carolina are taking a second look at a billboard in Smithfield. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12002726035523/ 12002726035523 Fri, 12 Nov 2010 11:38:23 EST SANTA CRUZ, Calif. -- George Mohler chose a career in math instead of music. His choice could make the world a safer place. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12002727590268/ 12002727590268 Fri, 12 Nov 2010 10:58:47 EST Pies were flying at a New Jersey prep school Thursday. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12002727352682/ 12002727352682 Thu, 11 Nov 2010 11:27:14 EST NEW YORK -- Amazon is no longer selling a self-published guide for pedophiles. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12002718883446/ 12002718883446 Thu, 11 Nov 2010 06:47:40 EST SPRINGFIELD, Ohio -- A nearly 300-foot smokestack being demolished at an old Ohio power plant topped in the wrong direction and sent spectators scrambling Wednesday before knocking down two 12,000-volt power lines and crashing onto a building housing backup generators, officials said. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12002717205988/ 12002717205988 Thu, 11 Nov 2010 08:23:52 EST A recent study shows a relation between a man's finger length and their financial success. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12002717783274/ 12002717783274 Wed, 10 Nov 2010 10:47:07 EST UNIONTOWN, Pa. -- Police say a new father faces drug charges because he lit up a marijuana joint, instead of a cigar, to celebrate his child's birth at a western Pennsylvania hospital. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12002710002789/ 12002710002789 Wed, 10 Nov 2010 10:56:40 EST RED WING, Minn. -- When Tom Wightman and Darrell Breuer felt the combine they were riding in Saturday lift, they stopped to see what exactly they had hit. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12002710059918/ 12002710059918 Tue, 09 Nov 2010 19:07:20 EST UNDATED -- A Wheel of Fortune contestant shocks everyone with a stunning solve. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12002704364057/ 12002704364057 Wed, 10 Nov 2010 16:01:55 EST NEW YORK -- Amazon.com Inc. is selling a self-published guide that offers advice to pedophiles, and that has generated outrage on the Internet and threats to boycott the retailer. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12002711891440/ 12002711891440 Tue, 09 Nov 2010 06:01:26 EST HIGHLAND PARK, Mich. -- A lottery ticket purchased at an adult bookstore in Highland Park, Michigan is the sole winner of the nearly $129 million Powerball jackpot. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12002699648325/ 12002699648325 Tue, 09 Nov 2010 07:53:14 EST One man says he lost weight by eating junk food. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12002700319416/ 12002700319416 Mon, 08 Nov 2010 06:09:53 EST A growing number of people all over the world are saying no to daily showers. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12002691059334/ 12002691059334 Mon, 08 Nov 2010 07:57:56 EST RINGWOOD, N.J. -- A New Jersey man found a bag with more than $23,000 worth of cash and jewelry. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12002691707689/ 12002691707689 Fri, 05 Nov 2010 07:44:15 EDT LOS ANGELES -- Voters in one California district will be heading back to the polls after electing a candidate who died two weeks before Tuesday's vote. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12002665345529/ 12002665345529 Fri, 05 Nov 2010 10:17:51 EDT BALTIMORE -- A rare Honus Wagner baseball card that was bequeathed to an order of Roman Catholic nuns has sold at auction for $262,000. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12002666267183/ 12002666267183 Fri, 05 Nov 2010 06:12:17 EDT VANCOUVER -- A two-faced passenger is causing concerns about safety in the air. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12002664793655/ 12002664793655 Thu, 04 Nov 2010 04:39:20 EDT TOKYO -- It's a dream job for slackers. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12002655596098/ 12002655596098 Thu, 04 Nov 2010 11:30:53 EDT SKOKOMISH, Wash. -- A flooded road in Seattle led to an easy food grab for a dog. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12002658065389/ 12002658065389 Thu, 04 Nov 2010 09:07:02 EDT Bedbugs are everywhere. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12002657202160/ 12002657202160 Thu, 04 Nov 2010 07:52:05 EDT LACKAWANNA, N.Y. -- Police in Lackawanna, New York spent the night trying to round up dozens of loose sheep. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12002656752537/ 12002656752537 Thu, 04 Nov 2010 07:54:36 EDT DETROIT, Ore. -- Detroit -- the one amid the conifers of Oregon and not to be confused with a certain Midwestern Motor City -- will remain Detroit. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12002656767631/ 12002656767631 Tue, 02 Nov 2010 06:47:23 EDT A photographer snapped photos as a bear chased an injured bison in Yellowstone National Park. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12002639084317/ 12002639084317 Tue, 02 Nov 2010 08:02:06 EDT WASHINGTON -- A Washington, DC area widow lost her wedding ring while giving out candy on Halloween. However after she posted on her community's website the story has a happy ending. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12002639532626/ 12002639532626 Fri, 29 Oct 2010 08:34:56 EDT FAIRFIELD, Conn. -- The manager of a Subway restaurant in Connecticut called police after he says a customer became unruly Wednesday. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12002605169660/ 12002605169660 Thu, 28 Oct 2010 10:39:08 EDT FORT WORTH, Texas -- They say everything is bigger in Texas and one newborn is proving that point. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12002597274741/ 12002597274741 Fri, 29 Oct 2010 08:41:02 EDT PITTSBURGH, Penn. -- A Pennsylvania couple is suing children's services after they took her newborn because she tested positive for drugs. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12002605206120/ 12002605206120 Thu, 28 Oct 2010 19:15:32 EDT UNDATED -- Researchers say falling in love may happen a lot faster than you think. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12002600373222/ 12002600373222 Thu, 28 Oct 2010 06:36:16 EDT NEW YORK -- The New York gubernatorial candidate from the "The Rent Is Too Damn High Party" now has a talking plastic "hero" doll that repeats his catch phrase. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12002595817580/ 12002595817580 Thu, 28 Oct 2010 07:02:07 EDT UNDATED -- A new type of milk may help you sleep. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12002595972618/ 12002595972618 Wed, 27 Oct 2010 06:25:48 EDT COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- A Colorado dog owner got a surprise when an x-ray showed her dog ate more than 30 nails. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12002587114814/ 12002587114814 Wed, 27 Oct 2010 08:41:03 EDT WHISKEY CREEK, Fla. -- Deputies and the state Bureau of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco raided a Whiskey Creek swingers' club Saturday night. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12002587926317/ 12002587926317 Wed, 27 Oct 2010 09:29:32 EDT BALTIMORE -- Some nuns in Baltimore are making a splash in the sports-memorabilia world. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12002588217228/ 12002588217228 Tue, 26 Oct 2010 16:15:55 EDT CLEVELAND -- A radio host in Cleveland has hired a witch doctor in an attempt to send some bad mojo to basketball star LeBron James after he ditched the Cavaliers to play for the Miami Heat. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12002582015555/ 12002582015555 Mon, 25 Oct 2010 08:46:28 EDT CLEVELAND, Ga. -- A north Georgia man says he and his wife found a neighbor's buffalo in their swimming pool. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12002570678730/ 12002570678730 Mon, 25 Oct 2010 08:48:10 EDT HYDRO, Okla. -- An elderly Oklahoma man landed himself in jail after using bolt cutters to break his prized pooch from the pound. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12002570689057/ 12002570689057 Fri, 22 Oct 2010 09:04:41 EDT BERKELEY, Calif. -- Police have arrested a man they say twice disguised himself as a woman to get inside a UC Berkeley locker room, where he allegedly used his cell phone to photograph women. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12002544868118/ 12002544868118 Thu, 21 Oct 2010 14:56:55 EDT NEW RICHMOND, Wis. -- Guinness World Records has confirmed that a massive pumpkin grown in Wisconsin is officially the world's heaviest. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12002538341576/ 12002538341576 Thu, 21 Oct 2010 10:28:10 EDT BUFFALO GROVE, Ill. -- A 10-year-old Buffalo Grove, Illinois boy not happy with the noodle soup his father served him for dinner was so upset he called 911. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12002536729096/ 12002536729096 Thu, 21 Oct 2010 10:45:48 EDT MANCHESTER, Conn. -- You won't be able to get fries with your order, but you can use the drive-thru at Manchester, Connecticut's newest law office. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12002536834717/ 12002536834717 Thu, 21 Oct 2010 05:31:28 EDT CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. -- A Boston College law student has offered the school a unique deal: give him back his tuition, and let them keep his degree. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12002534948887/ 12002534948887 Wed, 20 Oct 2010 07:56:53 EDT KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A chimpanzee named Sueko, also called Sue, is resting safely after escaping and terrorizing a Kansas City, Missouri neighborhood Wednesday afternoon. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12002527181334/ 12002527181334 Thu, 21 Oct 2010 08:31:03 EDT LOWELL, Mass.-- Staff at a Lowell bank naturally became suspicious when a woman came in with a $10,000 bill. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12002527386356/ 12002527386356 Tue, 19 Oct 2010 06:03:11 EDT SEATTLE -- Something new is on the menu at a renovated Starbucks in Seattle: beer and wine. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12002517859158/ 12002517859158 Tue, 19 Oct 2010 10:52:26 EDT LAWRENCE, Mass. -- Thousands of dollars worth of illegal drugs were pulled from the Shawsheen River in Lawrence. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12002519594646/ 12002519594646 Tue, 19 Oct 2010 07:53:48 EDT The Vatican's newspaper has declared that Homer Simpson is Catholic. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12002518522731/ 12002518522731 Tue, 19 Oct 2010 10:44:00 EDT A group of South Florida thieves has taken shoplifting down to a whole new level -- under the skirt. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12002519544021/ 12002519544021 Mon, 18 Oct 2010 20:42:13 EDT UNDATED -- The holidays are fast approaching and that means some quality time with family, or not-so-quality time, depending on how you look at it. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12002514493225/ 12002514493225 Tue, 19 Oct 2010 08:07:18 EDT EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Finding loving homes for cuddly puppies and cute kittens is hard enough. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12002518603881/ 12002518603881 Mon, 18 Oct 2010 06:43:52 EDT ATLANTA -- A "meow" outside the door of an Atlanta home has turned into a labor of love for a dog. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12002509463179/ 12002509463179 Fri, 15 Oct 2010 11:42:40 EDT PORTLAND, Ore. -- A burglary suspect clad in full sniper camouflage was arrested hiding in the woods near Oregon's Rice Northwest Museum of Rocks and Minerals Thursday. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12002485336022/ 12002485336022 Fri, 15 Oct 2010 09:09:37 EDT ORLANDO, Fla. -- The baseball field at Orlando, Florida's Gilbert McQueen Park just might be the field of dreams for one couple. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12002484417714/ 12002484417714 Fri, 15 Oct 2010 09:22:45 EDT MOUNT WOLF, Pa. -- Free house, fair condition. Delivery not included. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12002484496512/ 12002484496512 Thu, 14 Oct 2010 13:04:39 EDT TOKYO -- Japanese researchers have developed a robot that mimics real human expressions. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12002477187989/ 12002477187989 Thu, 14 Oct 2010 06:48:21 EDT WEST MELBOURNE, Fla. -- Florida police were forced to use a stun gun to stop an intoxicated jogger's naked run. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12002474930143/ 12002474930143 Wed, 13 Oct 2010 17:49:08 EDT BOSTON -- Some people are checking out the numbers game with this miracle in the mine. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12002470254853/ 12002470254853 Thu, 14 Oct 2010 09:26:50 EDT WESTWOOD, N.J. -- Authorities say a man hurled wet toilet paper on a New Jersey high school from a single-engine plane. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12002475880947/ 12002475880947 Wed, 13 Oct 2010 08:24:53 EDT LOS ANGELES -- A rock band will have to face the music after blocking a Los Angeles freeway and performing atop its trailer. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12002466869264/ 12002466869264 Tue, 12 Oct 2010 19:28:07 EDT SALISBURY, Mass. -- Workers at a Salisbury car dealership share their space with a wild turkey. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12002462208640/ 12002462208640 Wed, 13 Oct 2010 09:22:07 EDT NEW YORK -- And you thought it was strange to hear that Barack Obama was related to Dick Cheney. Well, betcha can't guess who he's related to now! http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12002467212750/ 12002467212750 Wed, 13 Oct 2010 08:11:52 EDT OKLAHOMA CITY -- Authorities say a man walked into work in Oklahoma City and discovered a naked man sitting at his desk, looking at pornography. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12002466791297/ 12002466791297 Tue, 12 Oct 2010 04:41:20 EDT PHILADELPHIA -- Billionaire Alki David says a man arrested after streaking at President Barack Obama's weekend rally in Philadelphia was trying to win a $1 million Internet challenge. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12002456888013/ 12002456888013 Tue, 12 Oct 2010 10:28:30 EDT The skeleton Judith and Mitchell Fletcher purchased for $8 at an estate sale turned out to be the real thing. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12002458971091/ 12002458971091 Mon, 11 Oct 2010 10:31:38 EDT CLEVELAND -- Proud parents in Cleveland are thinking of their baby as a perfect 10 -- partly because of the way he arrived over the weekend. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12002450349791/ 12002450349791 Mon, 11 Oct 2010 07:26:08 EDT The president of a hedge fund company is offering students grants to drop of school. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12002449236852/ 12002449236852 Mon, 11 Oct 2010 06:55:02 EDT WASHINGTON -- Google may have found a way to make cars safer: remove the driver. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12002449050230/ 12002449050230 Sun, 10 Oct 2010 16:57:48 EDT LAS VEGAS -- Las Vegas -- long a destination for weddings -- was extra busy Sunday as couples sought a perfect 10 to tie the knot: Oct. 10, 2010. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12002444026846/ 12002444026846 Fri, 08 Oct 2010 09:36:40 EDT You may have noticed a few strange Facebook status updates over the past few days saying things such as "I like it on the floor" and "I like it on the kitchen counter.” http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12002424100076/ 12002424100076 Thu, 07 Oct 2010 08:22:52 EDT JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Justin Bieber of Jacksonville, Florida has more than his share of problems. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12002415017250/ 12002415017250 Thu, 07 Oct 2010 06:22:31 EDT BEND, Ore. -- Firefighters in Bend, Ore., are trained for rescues -- even for saving a 300-pound black bear passed out 60 feet up a tree. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12002414295148/ 12002414295148 Thu, 07 Oct 2010 10:36:40 EDT OCALA, Fla. -- An Ocala, Florida business sparked talk among residents after posting a new sign inviting to women to show their breasts. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12002415819930/ 12002415819930 Wed, 06 Oct 2010 10:33:29 EDT The Neiman Marcus Christmas Book is known for the kinds of gifts you can't find anywhere else. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12002407160929/ 12002407160929 Wed, 06 Oct 2010 06:02:48 EDT BOSTON -- You know the expression: the customer is always right. Well, a local chef says almost always. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12002405536896/ 12002405536896 Tue, 05 Oct 2010 15:23:46 EDT UNDATED -- It seems like just about everyone has Facebook these days, but what about the man upstairs? http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12002400262630/ 12002400262630 Tue, 05 Oct 2010 05:44:33 EDT KALAMA BEACH PARK, Hawaii -- Hawaii has a new, unintentional tourist attraction. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12002396787391/ 12002396787391 Tue, 05 Oct 2010 09:44:19 EDT GREER, S.C. -- A South Carolina woman says she sees Jesus on her MRI. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12002398225871/ 12002398225871 Tue, 05 Oct 2010 05:34:48 EDT A circus performance went horribly wrong in Ukraine and an American family caught it on camera. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12002396728837/ 12002396728837 Tue, 05 Oct 2010 08:05:36 EDT EAST GREENWICH, R.I. -- Firefighters often have to rescue people from burning homes, sometimes even a dog or cat. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12002397633530/ 12002397633530 Sat, 02 Oct 2010 23:29:31 EDT ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- An Alaska man is recapturing his youth with an interesting super-sized ride. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12002377257147/ 12002377257147 Sat, 02 Oct 2010 23:07:32 EDT NEW YORK -- A pet alligator has been seized from a liquor store on New York's Long Island. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12002377125237/ 12002377125237 Wed, 29 Sep 2010 09:34:09 EDT CASSELBERRY, Fla. -- It's that time of year again to start thinking about getting vaccinated against the flu. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12002346324877/ 12002346324877 Tue, 28 Sep 2010 11:38:12 EDT ELMWOOD PLACE, Ohio -- Police in southwest Ohio say a birthday bash for a 3-year-old girl turned into a beer-soaked brawl as guests threw broken bottles and punches and sent two men to the hospital. http://www1.whdh.com/rss/read/news/articles/bizarre/12002338429239/ 12002338429239