Fake Cop Arrested by Fake Prostitute A police detective in Detroit was posing as a prostitute in a sting operation Wednesday. While she was talking to a man on the street, another man pulled up in a vehicle and flashed a badge. He followed the undercover detective, yelling to her that he was a cop. She replied that she was a cop, too, and he sped off. A nearby team of police officers from the Wayne County Sheriff's department stopped the car and found a Detroit Police Department badge, police clothing,... READ ON

Floor Collapses at Swedish Weight Watchers Clinic Around twenty weight-loss program participants were gathered for a weigh-in when the floor collapsed at the Weight Watchers clinic in Växjö, Sweden. No one was injured, so they took the scales and moved to a corridor to continue checking to see how much weight each had lost. The cause of the floor's collapse is under investigation. Chimpanzee Investor Outperforms Russian Bankers A Russian circus chimpanzee named Lusha picked stocks that tripled in... READ ON

Water Lowered for Farting Turtles The staff at the Great Yarmouth Sea Life Centre in Norfolk, England learned their lesson last year, when farting turtles set off overflow alarms at another aquarium. The turtles get a Christmas treat of Brussels sprouts, which cause gas in turtles as they do in humans. When feeding sprouts to the turtles this year, the Norfolk aquarium has emptied out thousands of liters and lowered the water level to keep the expected bubbles from splashing water and setting off... READ ON

Decorated Deer You are used to seeing deer on lawns as Christmas decorations, but in Colorado Springs, you might see a real decorated deer! A TV news crew was there to capture video when a deer with Christmas lights tangled in its antlers roamed through a neighborhood. A neighbor tried to remove the lights, but couldn't get close enough before the deer ran away. Wildlife experts say the problem should resolve itself when the deer sheds the antlers. Book 99 Years Overdue Returned to Library 75-year-old... READ ON