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Mankind has created spectacular works of art, engineered incredibly tall buildings, designed impressive supercomputers, lived in outerspace, discovered cures for nasty diseases. As a whole, nothing can compare to human intelligence, but sometimes humans, well, you know...
Flight attendant jailed for bomb hoax
May 25 2009 - Reuters
LONDON (Reuters) – A flight attendant was jailed for 18 months on Thursday for leaving a bomb hoax note on board an Emirates aircraft he was working on and sparking a scare that led to London's Gatwick Airport briefly closing.
Australian...
Naked Japan major nabbed with women's underwear
Nov 7 2008 - Reuters
TOKYO (Reuters) – A male Japanese air force major caught naked while shopping for women's underwear has been suspended from his duties for 10 days, a spokeswoman at his base said on Friday.
The man, on his way home from a late-night...
N.J. man broke into house, walked home in underwear, cops say 09/08/2008
Sep 8 2008 - Daily Freeman.com
A New Jersey man was charged with breaking into a home and stealing a bottle of wine before walking home in his underwear, state police said.
Andrew Hurth, 38, of Wantage Township, N.J., was arrested Saturday on charges of burglary, a felony,...
Birmingham's green! But is that Alabama?
Aug 14 2008 - Reuters
Council chiefs in Birmingham were left red-faced when they mistakenly used a picture of their U.S. namesake in Alabama on thousands of official leaflets.
Pamphlets about recycling in the West Midlands bore an image showing the skyline of the...
Man says he's porn inspector, demands free videos
Aug 11 2008 - AP
A man claiming to be a police detective tried to get an adult novelty shop to give him free X-rated videos, saying he wanted to make sure the performers weren't underage, authorities said.
He made three tries within nine days last month...
Island says starfish aren't toys for dogs to fetch
Aug 2 2008 - AP
Tourism officials on the Caribbean island of Grenada say they are concerned about dog owners snatching starfish out of the sea and throwing them like flying discs for their dogs to catch.
Russ Fielden is president of the local hotel and...
Never underestimate cheap, easy or stupid in home maintenance
Jul 5 2008 - The Seattle Times
Quite regularly, as a home inspector, I see run-of-the-mill "bad" popping up. Occasionally "that was really dumb" makes an appearance. But you know you are in rare air when "Hall of Fame Stupid" presents itself. Now, gentle...
Man accused of faking heart attacks to avoid bills
Jul 4 2008 - AP
A 52-year-old Milwaukee-area man has been accused of faking heart attacks to avoid paying restaurant bills and cab fares.
Police say the Waukesha (WAWK'-uh-shaw) man took a cab to a mall Monday and pretended to have a heart attack....
Copper thief's fatal 11,000 volts
Jul 4 2008 - Yorkshire Post
A SCRAP metal dealer stealing copper from a disused mill accidentally caused a huge electrical explosion, an inquest heard yesterday.
John Roberts, 39, suffered deep burns to his face, arms, hands and chest but managed to leave the mill, climb...
Woman nabbed for alleged DUI at same crash spot
May 20 2008 - AP
Call it drunken driving deja vu. For the second time in five months, a 23-year-old California woman has been arrested after she allegedly crashed her car while driving under the influence at the exact same spot north of Lake Tahoe.
And to top...
French mayor tells locals not to die
Mar 6 2008 - Reuters
BORDEAUX, France (Reuters) - The mayor of a village in southwest France has threatened residents with severe punishment if they die, because there is no room left in the overcrowded cemetery to bury them.
In an ordinance posted in the...
Man charged with withdrawing $2 million after $5 million bank boo-boo
Feb 20 2008 - AP
A man was charged with withdrawing $2 million from an account after a bank confused him with a man who has the same name.
Benjamin Lovell was arraigned Tuesday on grand larceny charges. The 48-year-old salesman said he tried to tell officials...
Daredevil's Super Skydive
Feb 19 2008 - The Sun
A DAREDEVIL ex-SAS soldier is to attempt a record-breaking skydive — from 120,000ft.
Movie stuntman Steve Truglia, 40, will jump from a hot air balloon 24 miles up on the edge of space.
That is three times the cruising altitude...
Australian murderer kept body for 23 years
Feb 9 2008 - Reuters
An Australian man was convicted on Saturday of killing his wife and then hiding her body in a metal drum in his garage for 23 years.
A Supreme Court jury in the southern Victoria state found Frederick Boyle, 58, killed his 30-year-old...
Train stunt kills engineer
Feb 6 2008 - Reuters
A Romanian train driver leapt aboard a runaway engine to stop it after having left the brake off in a station but was killed when the stunt backfired, railway police said Wednesday.
Ioan Colceriu, 55, was at a train station in the central town...