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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...
Ohio Burger King worker takes bath in utility sink
Aug 12 2008 - AP
Burger King Corp. said Tuesday it has parted ways with an employee who was recorded taking a soapy bath in the restaurant's utility sink. The nearly four-minute video, which was posted Thursday on MySpace.com, shows the unidentified employee taking...
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It was Katie and Darren's wedding day and they were in the clouds — strapped to the top of biplanes reciting vows 1,000 feet above the earth. Katie Hodgson, 23, took to the skies Tuesday in a full bridal gown on the top wing of red-and-white...
British couple wed strapped to wings of airplanes
Aug 6 2008 - AP
It was Katie and Darren's wedding day and they were in the clouds — strapped to the top of biplanes reciting vows 1,000 feet above the earth. Katie Hodgson, 23, took to the skies Tuesday in a full bridal gown on the top wing of red-and-white...
Farmer sends message to neighbors with car fence
Aug 4 2008 - AP
A farmer has erected a fence in his backyard made of three old cars sticking up in the air to send a message to new neighbors that he can do whatever he wants on his farm. "This is just a fun way for me to say, 'Hey boys, I'm still here,'"...
Man flying lawn chair lifted by helium balloons
Jul 5 2008 - AP
Riding a green lawn chair supported by a rainbow array of more than 150 helium-filled party balloons, Kent Couch took off Saturday in a third bid to fly from central Oregon all the way to Idaho.
Couch kissed his wife and kids goodbye, and patted...
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....
Drunken Swede tries to row home from Denmark
Jun 30 2008 - Reuters
A drunken 78-year-old Swede stole a dinghy after a night out in the Danish town of Helsingor and tried to row back to Sweden, but fell asleep halfway, Danish police said on Monday.
When the man discovered he lacked the necessary funds to pay...
Boars help German cops capture auto theft suspect
May 23 2008 - AP
A herd of wild boars has thwarted a suspected car thief's getaway in northern Germany.
Police in Schwerin say the 18-year-old abandoned a stolen SUV he was driving Thursday after failing to shake off a chasing patrol car by driving into...
Naked pilot, flight attendant arrested in woods
May 20 2008 - AP
An airline pilot was found hiding behind a shed wearing only flip-flops and a wristwatch as a nighttime romp in the woods with a flight attendant ended with both under arrest, police said.
Jeffrey Paul Bradford, 24, and Adrianna Grace...
Pet store owner says 25 ornamental pond fish stolen
Apr 26 2008 - AP
The owner of an Indiana County pet store is sure of one thing: 25 ornamental pond fish didn't walk away from his aquarium. Mike Pearce, the owner of Pearces' Pet Place in White Township, says someone took the koi sometime between 1 a.m. and 2...
Police: Suspect took cab to, from bank
Apr 8 2008 - AP
Police said they easily caught a bank robbery suspect after he had a taxi take him to and from the scene of the crime.
East Point police Captain Russell Popham said officers arrested Marcus Chisholm at his apartment just a few hours after they...
Teen love caught hanging in the balance
Mar 18 2008 - AP
Two teenagers, one dangling from a rope tied to an interstate bridge and holding a can of spray paint, did not see Sheriff's Deputy Melissa Myers when she drove up. They never got a chance to express their love with graffiti.
"I don't...
Police: No pants on NY doughnut customer
Mar 14 2008 - AP
Careful with that coffee! Police say a man placing an order in a suburban New York doughnut shop's drive-through lane didn't have any pants on.
They say a Dunkin' Donuts worker saw John Greco's exposed genitals in the...
Sheriff: Woman sat on toilet for 2 years
Mar 12 2008 - AP
Authorities are considering charges in the bizarre case of a woman who sat on her boyfriend's toilet for two years — so long that her body was stuck to the seat by the time the man finally called police.
It appeared the 35-year-old...
Man Killed In Soapbox Street Race In Tarzana
Mar 9 2008 - AP
A man has died after the homemade soapbox he was riding down a San Fernando Valley street during a race spun out of control and crashed into a parked car.
Police Sgt. Jim Mascola says the incident took place around 7:40 a.m. Sunday in Tarzana.