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Strange Short Stories From Around The World
Search of car turns up gift-wrapped marijuana
Some people won't be getting the Christmas presents they were expecting. Missouri troopers seized about 20 pounds of marijuana from a car this week -- some of it in luggage, and some in boxes wrapped as Christmas gifts.
Risky pudding: U.K. diners sign waiver for dessert
A London restaurant has asked diners to sign away their right to sue before consuming Christmas pudding, a traditional Yuletide treat that sometimes contains coins or charms.
Man with knife in chest calls 911, orders coffee
A man who walked into a Michigan diner with a 5-inch knife stuck in his chest ordered a coffee and complained only about the cold weather.
Police stop generous 5th-grader with $10,000
Police say a fifth-grader handed out about $300 to others on the bus ride to his eastern Indiana school. Problem is, they say, the cash was among some $10,000 he took from his grandparents' safe.
Kansas dad somehow lifts car off 6-year-old girl
A Kansas mother is praising a neighbor as "Superman" after her 6-year-old daughter told her he somehow found the strength to lift a car off her. The girl escaped with minor injuries.
Flashing teen found guilty after being hit by car
A New Zealand teen who was flashing her breasts at passing cars has been found guilty of disorderly behavior for the prank, which ended with her in a hospital after a distracted driver ran into her.
Money robbed from Pennsylvania bank mailed back
Someone mailed an envelope filled with money to a western Pennsylvania bank that was robbed earlier this month, and the FBI suspects it was either the repentant robber or an acquaintance.
Woman lay dead in bed for months despite visits
The body of an elderly woman remained in her bed for up to eight months even though caretakers paid daily visits to the house and kept it tidy, authorities said Wednesday.
Germans flee into container after wild boar scare
German police have rescued four frozen walkers who called up from a waste container begging to be saved from roving wild boars.
Police arrest Amish man in buggy for DUI
Police in central Pennsylvania arrested an Amish man on drunk driving charges over the weekend after he was found asleep in his moving buggy.
Sheriff: Bailiff unknowingly sold stolen wreaths
The Hillsborough County sheriff said a court bailiff unknowingly sold stolen Christmas wreaths in the lobby of the Superior Court in Manchester, N.H.
Police follow footprints in snow to suspect
Police in central Pennsylvania followed footprints in the snow to catch a man who allegedly tried to burglarize a convenience store by throwing a brick through a window.
Holy cow! Farmer sees divine sign in newborn calf
A holy cow in Connecticut, perhaps? Or maybe a divine bovine? A calf with a white marking on its forehead in the approximate shape of a cross was born last week at a dairy farm.
Scantily-clad 'David' decked out as St. Nick
A Texas homeowner who adorned his front lawn with Michelangelo's "David" as a scantily clad Santa got more than just jolly laughs from his neighbors.
Iowa Kmart workers open tin can, find $10,000
When employees of a Des Moines Kmart store finally opened a red tin can that had been sitting on the customer service counter for four days, they got a $10,000 surprise.
Insurance won't cover cow-licking damage
A Tennessee man learned that his homeowners insurance apparently doesn't cover "acts of cow."
Tenn. man arrested for allegedly drunk-dialing 911
A Middle Tennessee man was arrested after police said he drunk-dialed 911 and has called police 47 times over the last year.
Maine jail frees wrong inmate named Ismail
Maine police are searching for a maximum-security inmate who was mistakenly released from a county jail that had two inmates named Ismail.
Suspect in stolen cell phone pic turns self in
A Philadelphia teenager who authorities say used a stolen cell phone to snap a photo of himself that automatically got sent to the victim has turned himself in.
Space alien search costs school worker his job
A former Arizona school district employee is accused of using school computers in an experiment to find space aliens, costing the worker his job and the district more than $1 million.
Jesus Christ dumped from jury pool for disruption
Court officials say an Alabama woman who changed her name to Jesus Christ didn't live up to it when she reported for jury duty this week. The woman, previously named Dorothy Lola Killingworth, was excused because she was disruptive.
Man lied about robbery over fear of wife
A Panama City Beach man reportedly admitted to deputies that he lied about being robbed so he wouldn't have to tell his wife that he spent the money.
Woman made threat to help boss make flight
A South Florida woman has been charged with calling in a bomb threat to keep her boss from missing a flight.
Mass. woman sees image of Jesus on her iron
A Massachusetts woman who recently separated from her husband and had her hours cut at work says an image of Jesus Christ she sees on her iron has reassured her that "life is going to be good."
Zhu Zhu toy hamster is this year's toy craze
Zhu Zhu Pets -- robotic toy hamsters that retail for about $10 and are aimed at 3- to 10-year-olds -- are this year's must-have toy, following in the footsteps of past crazes for Tickle Me Elmo and Cabbage Patch Kids.
Reindeer-dung jewelry sells at Illinois zoo
Sparkly reindeer-dung necklaces are going on sale at an Illinois zoo that hopes to attract the same holiday shoppers who swept up its dung Christmas ornaments last year.
Rare Darwin book found in loo up for auction
Rare Darwin book found in loo up for auction
An auction house is selling a rare first edition of Charles Darwin's "On the Origin of Species" found in a family's guest lavatory in southern England. Christie's auction house said the book may fetch $100,000.
Agent showing house finds pile of bones
A real estate agent showing a in rural Louisiana house got to the basement and found about 100 human bones in a corner.
Kangaroo tries to drown dog, attacks owner
A kangaroo startled by an Australian man walking his dog attacked the pair, pinning the pet underwater and slashing the owner in the abdomen with its hind legs.
Police: SoCal man paid teens to spit in his face
A 39-year-old Thousand Oaks man has been arrested for misdemeanor child annoyance after allegedly paying a teenager $31 to spit in his face.
Alleged burglar warms up bottle for crying baby
An 18-year-old is in police custody after he warmed up a bottle for a crying baby inside the house he was allegedly robbing.
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