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Published July 6th, 2009 - 8:09AM
Money doesn't grow on trees, but a tree-care supervisor in New York City's Central Park found an old wallet inside a dead one.
Published July 5th, 2009 - 9:24AM
Two orange lobsters that look as though they've just emerged from a steamer pot are definitely alive and pinching in Maine.
Published July 4th, 2009 - 10:54AM
A sea turtle named after President Barack Obama that was rescued just before Inauguration Day has been set free on Independence Day.
Published July 4th, 2009 - 10:24AM
"Cops & Doughnuts" is more than a punchline. It's now a bakery in Michigan - owned by nine full-time employees of the Clare Police Department.
Published July 3rd, 2009 - 6:29PM
In the fight of pachyderms vs. people - the pachyderms now have the upper trunk.
Published July 3rd, 2009 - 1:04AM
New Zealand's national airline has adopted a cheeky way to encourage passengers to watch its in-flight safety video: The cabin crew's uniforms are nothing but body paint.
Published July 3rd, 2009 - 12:04AM
An Oregon woman obsessed with bunnies has been ordered back behind bars after police found her in a hotel room with more than a dozen rabbits.
Published July 2nd, 2009 - 10:09PM
Police in suburban Chicago say a taxi driver who didn't have Mace handy when he was attacked by a knife-wielding passenger instead disarmed the man with a can of aerosol deodorant.
Published July 2nd, 2009 - 7:49PM
A Northern California elementary school teacher sent her students home for the summer with a video of class memories, only the DVD included six seconds of her having sex on a couch.
Published July 2nd, 2009 - 6:34PM
A New York Police Department rookie just couldn't wait to get started.
Published July 2nd, 2009 - 5:44PM
Workers at the Frederick County Landfill were surprised by what they found in a large trash bin trucked in from a Goodwill Industries store: a woman who had apparently gotten trapped. "They opened the door and she got out," said landfill manager Ron Kimble.
Published July 2nd, 2009 - 1:04PM
The Iron County sheriff's office said an inmate tried to escape from a correctional facility by fashioning a fake bomb. Sheriff's Deputy Aaron Pallesen said the 28-year-old inmate cornered an officer in a lobby while holding what looked like a silver device with a red detonator.
Published July 2nd, 2009 - 1:04PM
A Connecticut woman's close encounter with the mythical beast, Sasquatch or Big Foot, turned out to be nothing more than a boy in a costume. Fairfield police said a woman driving last Tuesday night called police to report that she "almost hit Sasquatch," which was standing in the middle of the road.
Published July 2nd, 2009 - 12:29PM
A northwestern New Jersey man said he was mugged in his driveway by a sandwich-craving bear. Henry Rouwendal said he was packing his car last Friday when he was hit from behind and knocked to the ground. He said the culprit was a black bear who took his Italian sandwich.
Published July 2nd, 2009 - 11:14AM
It must rank among the easiest fires ever to put out. Zurich authorities say police and firefighters were called to the house of an elderly woman early Thursday after she reported her television set was burning. When they arrived, they discovered no signs of fire or smoke.

 
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