Tag: Oddities
Nurse, capturing the feeling of a nation, gets stuck in mud
BOSTON — Camille Coelho just wanted to take a stroll on the beach and look for some sea glass. Instead, the Massachusetts nurse ended...
University of Kentucky mistakenly sends 500,000 acceptances
LEXINGTON, Ky. — The University of Kentucky mistakenly sent acceptance emails to 500,000 high school seniors for a program that usually accepts about three...
Historic Florida church now a 4-bedroom $1.3 million home
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — A 1928 church has been renovated into a four bedroom home, complete with a large stained glass window of Jesus.
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New Hampshire teen saves West Virginia boy via TikTok
GILMANTON, N.H. — A New Hampshire teen has been credited with saving a boy more than 800 miles (1,290 kilometers) away — thanks to...
Man, a steal! Rare Superman comic sells for record $3.25M
NEW YORK — One of the few copies of the comic book that introduced Superman to the world has sold for a super-sized, record-setting...
Safety concerns bring down largest sugar maple tree in US
KENSINGTON, N.H. — A sugar maple tree that has watched over a New Hampshire home for more than 200 years and was the largest...
Unique 4/3/21 date draws lines for Vegas wedding licenses
LAS VEGAS — Soon-to-be newlyweds lined up out the door of the marriage license office in Las Vegas on Friday, ahead of a unique...
Arson arrest; woman said fires were to get rid of snakes
LEESVILLE, La. — A Louisiana woman accused of setting fires told investigators she and her boyfriend were trying to get rid of snakes, the...
Fake German heiress taken into US custody, faces deportation
NEW YORK — U.S. immigration authorities said Thursday they have detained Anna Sorokin, the con artist who passed herself off as a wealthy German...
Coin firm pays it forward after Georgia man paid in pennies
MARIETTA, Ga. — A global company has stepped in to solve quite a “coinundrum” for a Georgia man.
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