Odd News Stories

German police say grenade-shaped item in forest was sex toy

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BERLIN — A German police bomb squad called to investigate a suspected hand grenade in a Bavarian forest determined that the object actually was...

Prototype of 1st US dollar coins auctioned for $840,000

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A piece of copper that was struck by the U.S. Mint in Philadelphia in 1794 and was a prototype for the fledgling nation’s...

Police arrest Arizona man after finding his severed finger

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MARICOPA, Ariz. — Authorities in Arizona have arrested a man who police believe severed his finger while slashing his neighbor’s car tires after an...

Passenger survives being hit in the head by flying turtle

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — It’s not unusual for rocks and other debris to crash through a windshield and injure a driver or passenger —...

Passenger survives being hit in the head by flying turtle

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — It’s not unusual for rocks and other debris to crash through a windshield and injure a driver or passenger —...

Prototype of first US dollar coins going up for auction

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A piece of copper that was struck by the U.S. Mint in Philadelphia in 1794 and was a prototype for the fledgling nation’s money...

At this wedding, the bride and groom were the crashers

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SOUTHWEST RANCHES, Fla. — Courtney Wilson and Shenita Jones invited family and friends to their “dream home and estate” for their weekend wedding celebration:...

Man bitten while using barbecue tongs to remove rattlesnake

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CORONA, Calif. — A Southern California man is recovering after he was bitten by a rattlesnake when he tried to pick up the poisonous...

Retired Ohio sheriff and tiny K-9 partner die the same day

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CLEVELAND — The Ohio county sheriff and his tiny police dog were inseparable, their lives unwaveringly intertwined. ...

Sydney man finds snake in lettuce bought at supermarket

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CANBERRA, Australia — Alex White thought he was watching a huge worm writhing in a plastic-wrapped lettuce he’d just brought home from a Sydney...