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SC sheriffs offering amnesty for explosives
Sheriffs in five South Carolina counties are offering people a chance to turn in explosives, no questions asked. Officials in Abbeville, Anderson, ...
Study: Male beluga whale mimics human speech
It could be the muffled sound of singing in the shower or that sing-songy indecipherable voice from the Muppets' Swedish Chef.
Cafe's one-way mirror allows peeks into restroom
An Austrian artist has installed a one-way mirror in a Vienna cafe that allows men to peek from their restroom into the ladies room. Alexander Riegler ...
Shoot coyotes in NM, win assault rifle as prize
Coyote hunters in New Mexico will have the chance to compete for a couple of high-caliber grand prizes just in time for the holidays — a pair of ...
How to rescue a baby elephant? Rope, Land Rover
How do you pull a baby elephant out of a deep, muddy hole? A rope and a Land Rover. Then the payoff: A frantic baby elephant sprint to mom.
Mich. 'Batman' says not guilty of obstructing cops
A northern Michigan man charged with obstructing the police while dressed as Batman has pleaded not guilty. State troopers arrested 33-year-old Mark ...
Fired 'Gangnam Style' lifeguards to get jobs back
Fourteen lifeguards fired last month after appearing in uniform at the city pool in a parody of "Gangnam Style," the Korean pop music video that has ...
McJordan barbecue sauce fetches $10,000
A man who used to own McDonald's restaurants in North Dakota is about $10,000 richer after selling a 20-year-old container of McJordan barbecue sauce ...
Pa. highway reopens after tons of chicken spill
A western Pennsylvania highway has reopened after a tractor-trailer crash caused 37,000 pounds of processed chicken to spill onto the road.
Woman reports giving birth on Philly subway train
It was a very unusual delivery on a Philadelphia subway line. Police say a woman riding the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority's Broad ...
Shotgun wedding? Jeweler offers rifles with rings
Have you spent your life hunting for the perfect wife? Maybe you have met the one but are feeling gun shy? An Iowa jeweler is offering free rifles for ...
Des Moines baby a numerologist's delight
A dream alignment for numerologists has come true in the delivery room of a Des Moines hospital. The Des Moines Register reports (http://dmreg.
Europe cocaine seizure means more bananas for zoo
A major cocaine seizure in Europe has turned out to be good news for the animals at Rotterdam's zoo. The drugs were hidden among boxes of bananas, and ...
Mystery giant eyeball on Fla. beach may be squid's
Word that a giant eyeball washed up on a South Florida beach has created a buzz on the Internet and in the marine biology community. The huge, blue ...
Giant eyeball on FL beach
It's not that body parts never wash ashore on Florida beaches. But usually it's not an eye the size of a softball. State wildlife officials are trying ...
Maine drivers warned of zombie danger
Drivers may have gotten a chuckle out of an electronic message board in Maine warning of zombies, but city officials were not amused. The sign at a ...
Welsh restaurant sorry for serving booze to child
A restaurant chain has apologized for accidentally serving alcohol to a toddler in Wales, calling it a case of human error. The BBC reported that ...
Squirrel dinner prep maybe sparked Michigan fire
Authorities say a blaze that displaced dozens of people from a southwest Michigan apartment complex may have been sparked by a resident trying to cook ...
Minn. man found passed out on Wis. Capitol roof
Police say a Minnesota man who broke into the Wisconsin Capitol through a first-floor window and was found unconscious on the roof is now facing ...
Police: Man tries to rob bank of $1 in prison bid
A man tried to rob a Pennsylvania bank of $1 because he hoped to be sent to a federal prison nearby, police said. Jeffrey McMullen, a 50-year-old ...
UK police: Elderly couple unwittingly grew pot
British police say an elderly couple unwittingly grew a monstrous cannabis plant in their yard after buying what they thought was an innocuous green ...
Oregon man wins Half Moon Bay pumpkin contest
A grower from Oregon is the winner of this year's Half Moon Bay giant pumpkin contest with a gourd weighing in at 1,775 pounds. Forty-five-year-old ...
World champs win Maine wife-carrying contest
A Finnish couple has added to their victories by taking first place in the North American Wife Carrying Championship at Maine's Sunday River ski ...
Police: Cop impersonator demanded free fast food
Authorities in Florida say a man flashed a fake gun and badge and demanded free fast food at a McDonald's drive-thru. Pinellas County Sheriff's ...
Crickets, worms on menu for Philly museum event
When a natural history museum throws a party, it figures that some unusual food might end up on the menu. Interested in noshing on crickets, worms and ...