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DNA tests exonerate 'Lizard Man' in van attack

DNA testing has shown an attack on a family van some blamed on the legendary Lizard Man appears to have been actually done by a domestic dog. Something chewed up the front fender of Bob and Dixie Rawson's van in February. Bite marks were left on the wheel wells and blood was found on the vehicle. Complete Story...

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Giant beetles seized at Pennsylvania post office

Customs agents seized more than two dozen giant beetles — some the size of a child's hand — from an overseas package after postal workers heard the insects making scratching noises.

Woman accused of faking cancer to avoid work

A former Washington state social worker has been accused of faking brain cancer to avoid work. Theft charges were filed Tuesday against Sandra Dee Martinez, 40, formerly of Mountlake Terrace, who was employed by the Department of Social and Health Services in Arlington.

911 operator fired for cursing after report

A Nashville 911 operator has been fired after he was recorded saying that he didn't "give a s---" about what happened to a woman who had just called to report her ex-boyfriend was threatening her.

Police thwart scheme to steal light poles

Police say a dimwitted scheme to steal light poles from a village storage yard has resulted in two arrests on Long Island. Nassau County Police Lt. Ray Cote said Wednesday that neighbors noticed two men carving up the aluminum poles with a cordless power tool and stashing them in a van under the cover of darkness. He says plainclothes officers arrived and caught the thieves in the act.

NYC cabbie is fined $1,000 for foul-mouthed tirade

The days of the cursing cabbie may be over. A New York City cab driver has been fined $1,000 for launching a foul-mouthed tirade at another cabbie.

Michigan Girl Scout sells 17,328 boxes of cookies

A Girl Scout sold 17,328 boxes of the group's signature cookies this year by setting up shop on a street corner, shattering her troop's old mark and probably setting a national record.

Texas cops: Substitute teacher came to class drunk

A substitute teacher suspected of being drunk in a suburban Dallas middle school class was too intoxicated to complete a sobriety test and was arrested, authorities said.

10-year-old scholar takes Calif. college by storm

With the end of another school year approaching, college sophomore Moshe Kai Cavalin is cramming for final exams in classes such as advanced mathematics, foreign languages and music. But Cavalin is only 10 years old. And at 4-foot-7, his shoes don't quite touch the floor as he puts down a schoolbook and swivels around in his chair to greet a visitor.

U. of Okla. freshman, 19, elected mayor of Muskogee

A 19-year-old freshman at the University of Oklahoma was elected mayor Tuesday of Muskogee, a city of 38,000 in the northeastern part of the state.

Mich. city spends $5.21 to mail 51-cent tax bill

A Michigan doctor is getting a laugh out of a 51-cent property tax bill. It isn't just that Phil Kazanji's bill is so low. It's that it cost the city of Brighton $5.21 to send it to him by certified mail.

Forgotten tot left behind at Vancouver airport

An immigrant family left a 23-month-old boy in the Vancouver airport and learned he was missing only when contacted during the next leg of the trip.

Man accused of handing pot to court security

A man was arrested after pulling marijuana from his pocket at a security check at a court. The man was visiting the courts section of the Bradley County Justice Center on Monday when he was asked to empty his pockets into a plastic bowl, a standard procedure.

'Darth Vader' spared jail in Jedi church attacks

A man who dressed up as Darth Vader, wearing a garbage bag for a cape, and assaulted the founders of a group calling itself the Jedi church was given a suspended sentence Tuesday.

Cape parishioners subdue would-be church robber

Police in Massachusetts say churchgoers in a Cape Cod town tackled a would-be robber who tried to steal a collection box during a service.

Man jailed when daughter fails to get diploma

A man ordered by a judge to make sure his daughter hit the books has found himself in jail because she failed to earn a high school equivalency diploma.

Australian fined for buckling in beer, not child

An Australian man has been fined after buckling in a case of beer with a seat belt but leaving a 5-year-old child to sit on the car's floor, police said Tuesday.

Man says JetBlue made him sit on toilet

A New York City man is suing JetBlue Airways Corp. for more than $2 million because he says a pilot made him give up his seat to a flight attendant and sit on the toilet for more than three hours on a flight from California.

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My cat had a sex change

Last night, my girlfriend and I took our cat Pig to the vet and she got a sex change.

Hot Hot Hot

Allow me a moment to complain. It is hot today in my dear city of San Francisco. Even now, at 6:29 AM, it is hot (74F). We have barely seen a high this spring of 74F, yet here we are today, going for a high temperature of 94F (though I suspect it will be warmer still).

Beer, free stuff lead to 'man cave'

Source: CNN

During the week Ryan Samuel, 30, is a married man working in the energy market in Richardson, Texas. But on the weekends he lures men away from their homes, wives and children with beer, camaraderie, power tools and "The Ponderosa."`

Man Raped His Granddaughter In Graveyard

Source: local6.com

...Robinson's granddaughter asked him for a ride from her boyfriend's house. He picked her up and drove to the graveyard of a church under construction in Citra ...

Man Forgets 21 Pounds of Marijuana in Former Apartment

Source: kmvt

A Twin Falls resident charged with forgetting he'd left 21 pounds of marijuana in an apartment he'd moved out of last October, has pled guilty. Seeder's Note: First, the obvious joke: how does one get charged with forgetfulness?

'Fusion Man' soars above Swiss Alps - CNN.com

Source: CNN

A man speeds through the air with wings and rockets on his back in Bex, Switzerland.

Mad Matt

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$5 per gallon gas prices and what are we poor Americans to do? Comedian Matt Sadler envisions his Mad Max scenario and it's not very pretty.

How I Became Right Handed

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This writer truly believed he was left handed until his wife proved him wrong!

Texting 4 Times More Expensive Than Hubble Data, Researcher Says

Source: PopularMechanics

Ever get the feeling that text messaging makes your cellphone bill just a little too expensive? A British space researcher, of all people, might finally have an answer for that end-of-the-month jawdrop.

9-year old Greek girl carrying her embryonic twin

Source: aol.com.au

A 9-year-old girl who went to hospital in central Greece suffering from stomach pains was found to be carrying her embryonic twin, doctors said.

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Tallest woman wants 3ft baby to outgrow her

Source: Telegraph

Like mother like son. India's tallest woman, who stands 7ft 2in, claims her baby has grown to 3ft 2in in only 10 months.

HIV-positive man sentenced 35 years for spitting at officer

Source: Yahoo! News

An HIV-positive man convicted of spitting into the eye and mouth of a Dallas police officer has been sentenced to 35 years in prison. See more irresistible headlines  

Feds: Drugs made at kosher meat plant

Source: JTA: Jewish Life

Federal authorities charged that a methamphetamine laboratory was operating at the nation's largest kosher slaughterhouse and that employees carried weapons to work.

High school student rides horse to school to save gas money

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A Rockwood High School senior says he's found a solution to high gas prices. It's his horse, Pumpkin.

Man spies on girlfriend using mobile phone

Source: thelocal.se

Using a hidden mobile phone placed under the bed of his ex-girlfriend, a Swedish man had his suspicions confirmed.

Tarantula found in store grapes

Source: BBC News

A tarantula was spotted lurking in a bunch of grapes - as a father prepared to give them to his four-year-old boy. Kevin Hudson, 40, of Elmswell, Suffolk, found the spider in the grapes he had bought at Asda, in nearby Stowmarket, as he washed them for son Rhys.

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