Latest and Breaking Bizarre and Weird News and Top Stories - July 2
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Is there anything more American than being obsessed with your dog? Maybe taking pictures of your dog in the most ridiculously adorable patriotic outfits. This Fourth, we're going to argue that dogs may just be a bit better at this whole ...
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Would you like to ruin your Fourth of July party for your friends and family by being that person? Here's the ammunition. It's that time of year again, when fireworks light up the sky and we all think about the wonder that is America. Fr...
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If only we could all be as content as this boxer puppy with her water fountain on a hot summer's day. Watch as she figures out how to get the water out, and then she can't be stopped! Can we get one of these? h/t Tastefully Offensive Lik...
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JOPLIN, Mo. (AP) — A Kansas couple who had just renewed their wedding vows got a rude shock when a man tried to steal wedding gifts from the reception and the groom ran after him shouting "Stop! Thief! Stop!" Jared Lightle, of Galena, Ka...
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Dozens of publications have put together lists of "The Sexiest Men of the World Cup" and yes, it's nice to look at attractive men. But has anyone thought about how it makes them feel? They're not just pieces of meat you know... So we dec...
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PROVO, Utah (AP) -- Police in Provo, Utah, have arrested a 46-year-old woman accused of attempting to buy methamphetamine from an off-duty police officer and claiming the purchase was a birthday gift for her sister. A police report shows...
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Astronomers are studying the feeding habits of a cosmic cannibal to learn how galaxies grow. If you point a telescope near the constellations of Leo and Virgo, you might be able to catch a glimpse of the galactic monster in question: the...
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CLANTON, Ala. (AP) — Believing it was his calling to reach out to people Jesus called "the least of these," Pastor Ricky Martin built a little church and opened a camp out back for some of society's most unwanted people: Sex offenders. W...
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This summer marks the 15th year of The Museum of Modern Art and MoMA PS1’s Young Architects Program , which challenges young architects to design innovative projects that bring new possibilities to our understanding of sustainable archit...
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Few scientists have ever seen the rare tufted ground squirrel ( Rheithrosciurus macrotis ), which hides in the hilly forests of Borneo, but it is an odd beast. It’s twice the size of most tree squirrels, and it reputedly has a taste for ...
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Americans eat a lot of hot dogs, but few (probably) eat 69 in one sitting. Infographic by Alissa Scheller for The Huffington Post.
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Look, we don't want to crush your dreams or question your creative vision, but not everyone is cut out to build their own Slip 'N Slide. In fact, basically no one is. Stop it. Via Daily Picks and Flicks
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AUSTIN, Minn. (AP) — Police used a boat to catch a burglary suspect who made his getaway in a kayak in southern Minnesota. The 31-year-old man from Austin, Minnesota, was arrested Sunday as he tried to kayak away from a restaurant with a...
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Summer is a time for endless beach days, globs of sunblock and, apparently this year, more shark attacks. According to a report from Discovery News, shark experts have predicted that there will be more shark attacks this summer in the U....
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July 2 (Reuters) - Two former female employees of Goldman Sachs Group Inc who have accused the bank of gender discrimination are seeking class action status for their case. If class action is granted, the two former employees will be abl...
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(AP) — A man is accused of animal cruelty after hundreds of domesticated rats have been found dead or dying in a north-central Arizona travel trailer. Sheriff's deputies and county animal control officers say there were between 300 to 50...
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A six-month-old cub gets into trouble when it goes after some animal cracker crumbs in the bottom of a plastic jar.
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Kangaroos may be nature's best hoppers. But when they are grazing on all fours, which is most of the time, their tail becomes a powerful fifth leg, says a new study. It turns out that kangaroo tails provide as much propulsive force as th...
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How do ants manage to move so nimbly whilst coordinating three pairs of legs and a behind that weighs up to 60 percent of their body mass? Scientists have recently developed a device that may reveal the answer and could even help design ...
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Previous studies have suggested that plant growth can be influenced by sound and that plants respond to wind and touch. Now, researchers, in a collaboration that brings together audio and chemical analysis, have determined that plants re...
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Researchers have built a silver, glass and chromium nanostructure that can all but stop visible light cold in one direction while giving it a pass in the other. The device could someday play a role in optical information processing and i...
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(AP) — Police used a boat to catch a burglary suspect who made his getaway in a kayak in southern Minnesota. Police say the restaurant was closed when an employee giving a tour interrupted a burglary. Police got a fire department boat an...
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A California truck driver pulled into the Blue Beacon Truck Wash in central Pennsylvania and spotted an advertisement for low-cost health exams for truckers. After some clever sleuthing of his own, Wakefield turned his findings over to P...
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Santa Fe police say animal service officers responding to calls of traffic backing up on Old Santa Fe Trail Tuesday morning found the 15-year-old African spurred tortoise named Plato, which had escaped from a home on North Spur Road. Acc...
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RINGWOOD, N.J. (AP) — A frightened bear cub got its head stuck in an oversized cookie jar while rummaging through some trash and had to be rescued from a tree in New Jersey. Environmental Protection Department spokesman Larry Ragonese sa...
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HOUSTON (Reuters) - A pregnant Asian elephant named Tess that was part of a much-publicized weight loss program has miscarried twin calves halfway through her gestation, Houston Zoo officials said on Tuesday.
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Probing the mysterious glow of light produced naturally by animals, scientists have deciphered the structural components related to fluorescence brightness in the primitive sea creature known as amphioxus. The study carries implications ...
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Clark said she wasn't certain where she had lost the ring — after discovering it was missing, she looked around her home before going back to search at the lake. Someone from the school's alumni association drove to San Angelo to retriev...
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Spiders spin a web of intrigue at the American Museum of Natural History in New York. Elly Park reports.
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A new generation of miniature biological robots is flexing its muscle. Engineers have demonstrated a class of walking 'bio-bots' powered by muscle cells and controlled with electrical pulses, giving researchers unprecedented command over...
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Thought to dwell mostly near the ocean's surface, Chilean devil rays (Mobula tarapacana) are most often seen gliding through shallow, warm waters. But a new study reveals that these large and majestic creatures are actually among the dee...
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(AP) — A 350-pound black bear found sleeping in a Florida Panhandle tree has been euthanized. A spokesman for Florida's Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission told the Northwest Florida Daily News (http://bit.ly/1xc7TSC ) that the bea...
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Figuring out how to survive on a lean-season diet of hard-to-reach ants, slugs and other bugs may have spurred the development of bigger brains and higher-level cognitive functions in the ancestors of humans and other primates, suggests ...
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DETROIT (AP) — The last time George Talley saw his beloved 1979 Chevrolet Corvette was when he parked it on Jefferson Avenue in Detroit in 1981. GM Product Development Executive Vice President Mark Reuss heard the story and offered to sh...
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(AP) — A Good Samaritan showed "superhuman strength" when he bent the door of a burning sport utility vehicle and rescued another motorist on a Minnesota freeway, a state trooper said. Bob Renning, 52, of Woodbury was driving with his gi...
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(Reuters) - A Minnesota man used his bare hands to pry open a passenger-side door of a burning sport utility vehicle and save a trapped motorist from near-certain death, police said Tuesday.
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Woman loses wedding ring, dog solves mystery 5 years later. Linda So reports.
