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Tuesday, March 24th, 2009 Posted in Offbeat News | No Comments »
Fairfield police say they rescued a screaming husband with bite marks on his torso and arms who was handcuffed to his wife, who was attempting to reconcile with him. Police ... Read more..Tuesday, March 24th, 2009 Posted in Offbeat News | No Comments »
A parrot that alerted his owner about a baby who was choking was recognized as a hero by the Red Cross. Willie repeatedly yelled "Mama, baby" when Howard went to ... Read more..Monday, March 23rd, 2009 Posted in Crazy Offbeat News, Offbeat News | 1 Comment »
A 53-year-old man remained hospitalized Monday, two days after being stung "a couple thousand times" in what authorities are calling the worst bee attack around Las Vegas in 20 years. ... Read more..Monday, March 23rd, 2009 Posted in Crazy Offbeat News, Offbeat News | No Comments »
Disability activists say they're backing a British mother given a $145 parking ticket when she stopped to revive her severely disabled son. Penny Batkin, 40, was taking her son, Freddie, ... Read more..Monday, March 23rd, 2009 Posted in Offbeat News | No Comments »
Baboons seeking snacks are breaking into tourists' cars in South Africa and authorities are threatening to fine visitors who give them food. Cape Town's chacma baboons are a popular attraction ... Read more..Sunday, March 22nd, 2009 Posted in Offbeat News | No Comments »
A Houston woman who was photographed in her wedding dress as she was being carted away to jail on a public intoxication charge has filed an official complaint. Jade Puckett, ... Read more..Sunday, March 22nd, 2009 Posted in Crazy Offbeat News, Offbeat News | No Comments »
Police say a naked 14-year-old boy taking a walk with a large white poodle has assaulted a woman in Michigan. Sheriff's Lt. Craig Mast says the boy walked away from ... Read more..Sunday, March 22nd, 2009 Posted in Offbeat News | No Comments »
Tar oozed out of a manhole cover on Wilshire Boulevard in front of the Rancho La Brea Tar Pits in Hancock Park Saturday, but no mammoths or saber-toothed tigers were ... Read more..Friday, March 20th, 2009 Posted in Crazy Offbeat News, Offbeat News | No Comments »
A woman who admitted stealing almost $75,000 from the Washington state church where she worked told police Satan was her partner in crime, prosecutors said. The 62-year-old woman was charged ... Read more..Friday, March 20th, 2009 Posted in Offbeat News | No Comments »
An Australian councilor was so upset with a New South Wales State minister that he put forth a motion to buy her a sex toy. Sydney Councilor Danny Lim ... Read more..