March 28, 2007
15 Million Gallons of Sewage Goes Missing…
Sewage treatment plant officials in Michigan are trying to figure out what happened to 15 million gallons of partially-treated sewage, which used to be stored in lagoon near the village of Sand Lake – and now isn’t.
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March 27, 2007
Mouse Burrows into an ATM Cash Machine, Makes a Nest and Eats the Money
A mouse ate its way through thousands of dollars worth of cash after it managing to burrow into an ATM machine at a bank in Estonia.
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Man leads police on high-speed chase, then claims to be Dick Cheney
John Spernak, 42, later admitted he wasn’t Cheney but said he was actually “Charlie’s Angels” star Jaclyn Smith, police said. He also claimed to be the husband of Paris Hilton’s sister.
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March 25, 2007
Announcing the Illegal Immigration Theme Park
Gun-toting guards and angry bandits are not the welcome you might expect at a theme park.
But these are the people greeting the tourists and thrill-seekers who want to play at being illegal Mexican immigrants for the day – and tense, dangerous night.
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Man Breaks World Record for Largest Neck Tumor
Huang Liqian, 58, first discovered a bizarre growth on the back of his neck in 1990, but chose to ignore it.
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Dale the Innocent Seeks News Discount
One of the two men accused of terrorizing Phoenix in a series of random late-night shootings thinks his notoriety deserves compensation. Dale Hausner called the East Valley Tribune from jail and requested a discount Tribune subscription as a reward for generating newspaper headlines. Hausner called himself “Dale the Innocent” when placing the collect call, and said he deserves a “sweetheart deal.”
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March 24, 2007
Gay Police Officers Warned Not To Sway Hips
Gay police officers in the Philippines have been warned not to sway their hips while on duty – or risk losing their jobs.
Chief Supt Samuel Pagdilao said the force did not discriminate against homosexuals but would fire those who misbehaved.
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Declaration Nets Lucky Owner Huge Profit
A rare 1823 copy of the Declaration of Independence sold at auction for $477,650 by a man who found it last year in a Nashville thrift store for $2.48.
Michael Sparks, a music equipment technician, sold the document Thursday at Raynors’ Historical Collectible Auctions in Burlington, N.C.
Six bidders contended for the document, most by phone or Internet, when bidding opened at $125,000. The identity of the winner was not disclosed.
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Rocketman takes to the skies
A Swiss pilot has turned himself into a ‘rocketman’ by strapping a pair of wings and two jet engines to his back.
 Yves Rossy, 45, a former airforce fighter pilot, gave his carbon wings their first test flight in Spain. March 23, 2007Toddler found high on coke at pre-schoolA toddler was treated by doctors after cocaine was found in her system. The unidentified girl, who is between 18 and 24 months old, was taken to hospital after workers at her church pre-school noticed the girl acting strangely, in Jacksonville, Florida. |
