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Man found burned in apartment with no sign of fire

Investigators are baffled as to how a man suffered second- and third-degree burns inside his apartment — even though the only sign of a fire was a candle in the bathroom. Knoxville Fire Department crews found the 56-year-old victim inside his apartment bathroom Monday afternoon with third-degree burns to his face and second-degree burns to his hands.

Bumbling Broncos sitting atop woeful AFC West

The Denver Broncos are mired in an ugly epidemic of injuries, interceptions and inconsistency. In this bizarre season, though, they're also sitting pretty atop the woeful AFC West.

Robbery suspect who pretended to be clerk arrested

A Mesa man suspected of robbing a 7-11 after pretending to be a clerk was arrested Monday during a traffic stop in Phoenix.

FDA: Tamiflu Patients Need Monitoring

More than 100 recent cases of delirium, hallucinations and other unusual psychiatric behavior in Japanese patients treated with Tamiflu should have parents watching for similar reactions when treating their children with the flu drug.

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Man faces eight criminal charges in connection with carjacking
Source: Vancouver Sun - By Lori Culbert

Eight criminal charges have been laid against a former Alberta resident in connection with a bizarre Vancouver carjacking that injured homegrown actress Carly Pope.

HowStuffWorks "10 Bizarre Ways to Die"
Source: HowStuffWorks

With respect to sages and crystal ball advocates around the world, you never know how or when you're going to go. There are a lot of ways to die, and some are certainly more bizarre than others.

Bullied reindeer has testicle surgery to fix submissive behavior
Source: asbury park press

and all the other reindeer called him names

What is your favorite little sort of bizzare un-noticed film that it seems like no one else among your friends has ever heard of?

For me for a long time it was "Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead". A missed by far too many people film from 1990 based on a Tom Stoppard play that starred Gary Oldman (in one of his greatest performances), Tim Roth and Richard Dreyfuss.

Goth robber jailed for bizarre Eastbourne bank job
Source: Theargus,co.uk

A goth robber held up a bank but then gave away all the money he had stolen. Frater Osiris Xnoubis was dressed from head to foot in black leather when he carried out the bizarre robbery.

Convicted Transgendered Murderer Seeks Electrolysis
Source: Yahoo! News

BOSTON – A convicted murderer who is seeking a taxpayer-funded sex-change operation has asked a judge to order Massachusetts prison officials to provide electrolysis treatments.

Bizarre Cloud Filmed Over Romania
Source: liveleak.com

A flying saucer-shaped cloud has been spotted in the skies above Romania - just weeks after a similarly striking formation appeared over Moscow.

New Jersey Judge Drops Charges Against Police Officer for Having Sex with Cows On the Grounds That They May Have Enjoyed It
Source: jonathanturley.org

New Jersey police officer Robert Melia Jr. will not face criminal charges for allegedly having sex with five calves under a perfectly bizarre ruling by Judge James J. Morley. We previously discussed the case, here.

Kodak and Kevlar Moment: Video Appears to Show Pittsburgh Police During G20 Protests Using an Arrested Citizen as a Prop for a Group Photo
Source: jonathanturley.org

Now this video is a bit difficult to explain. It appears that police took an arrested protester, made him kneel in front of them, and then took a group picture in Pittsburgh.

And then I found a boob laying on the grass
Source: thebloggess.com

So tonight I was walking my dog and thinking about what I should blog about this week because most of the posts in my draft folder are kinda half-written and don't really have an ending and I was thinking that maybe I should throw myself in front of a car because that would a …

Another Republican "Family Values" Hypocrite in Sex Scandal: Spanking and VIDEO
Source: Kcal 9

A Republican state lawmaker from Southern California has resigned after he was caught on tape bragging about having sex with a female lobbyist and another woman....including spanking the 'bad girl'.

20 most bizarre Craigslist adverts of all time
Source: Telegraph

Craigslist, the anarchic classifieds website, has developed a reputation for hosting some of the oddest adverts on the internet.

White Poodle Gives Birth to Eight Black Puppies
Source: pawnation/AOL

What makes the birth even more special is that despite the white poodle's lack of pigment, all eight of her puppies have full coats of black hair.

Bizarre criminal eats his own feces in courtroom hearing
Source: news.cincinnati.com

James Orr put an immediate halt to his criminal trial Wednesday when he squeezed the contents of his colostomy bag onto the table in front of him and ate it.

Man Steals Virgin Mary Painting to Pay for Abortion for his Rape Victim
Source: IOL

Omaha - A Nebraska man who stole a painting of the Virgin Mary to finance an abortion for a teenage girl he had raped has been convicted of first-degree sexual assault and theft.

Scientist gets 10 years in jail for S&M murder
Source: thelocal.de

A court in Potsdam sentenced a sadomasochistic scientist to 10 years in jail on Thursday for strangling a woman to death during what he claimed was a bizarre sex game gone wrong.

Somalia Court Executes 13 y/o Girl in Soccer Stadium for Premarital Sex
Source: Aftenbladet.no

Amnesty International has confirmed that a Sharia court in Somalia executed a 13-year-old girl for having sex outside of marriage in Kismayo. Aisha Ibrahim Kuhulow was reported to be 23 year old, but her father has confirmed widespread reports that she was only 13.

Man Found Guilty of Molesting Minnie Mouse at Magic Kingdom
Source: WPIX

ORLANDO, FL (WPIX) - Walt Disney World encourages its patrons to feel the magic but one guest from Pennsylvania took the message literally and felt the magic by feeling up a woman dressed up in a Minnie Mouse costume. John William Moyer, 60, of Cressona, was convicted Tuesday of …

Man Uses "Cash for Clunkers" to Trade-in Hit and Run Murder Car
Source: ABC15.com - Phoenix News Headlines

Timothy Kissida, 23, is not the poster boy for the "cash for clunkers" program. Kissida is accused of killing Chuck Waldrop, 52, in a hit and run accident. He then went that day to a car dealer and traded in the evidence.

OMG!!!!!! WTF?!?????PETA Unhappy Meals Targeting Kids
Source: Slashfood

"McDonald's markets its food to children by packaging it in brightly colored boxes with toys," Lindsay Rajt, a spokeswoman for PETA, tells Slashfood.

Stripper Rapes Best Man with Dildo at Bachelor Party: Faces Charges
Source: The Sydney Morning Herald

A bucks' night (Austrailian bachelor party) stripper accused of rape told her alleged victim "it was just a joke" after he complained about being violated by a sex toy.

Court Janitor Urinates on Clerks Chair: All Washed Up
Source: News and Tribune Clark County

A custodian at the Clark County Government Building was arrested on Wednesday for allegedly urinating on a court clerk's chair after the office had closed for the day.

New York Rabbi Arrested As Head of International Organ Trafficking Ring
Source: AP Yahoo News

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) -- Levy Izhak Rosenbaum of Brooklyn called himself a "matchmaker," but his business wasn't romance.

Albinos Murdered and Body Parts Sold for Witchcraft
Source: BBC News

One person has been sentenced to life in prison and eight others to jail in Burundi over the murder of albinos whose remains were sold for witchcraft. Three other suspects were acquitted by the court in Ruyigi province over the the killings of at least 12 albinos.

Denver Officer Pulls Weapon for Faster McDonald's Service
Source: Denver News, Denver, Colorado News, Weather, and Sports - KMGH Denver's Channel 7

AURORA, Colo. -- A Denver police officer assigned to Denver International Airport was on administrative leave Tuesday after employees at an Aurora McDonald's said he pulled a gun on them when his order wasn't filled fast enough.

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