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The Weird Week ending April 11th

Navel Ring Caught in Nose A 22-year-old woman in Warwick Farm, NSW, Australia called emergency services after she fell out of bed and her belly button ring became caught in her nose. Paramedics were able to free the woman, who did not need to be hospitalized. Unfortunately, no photographs are available, so you'll have to use your imagination. Assault with a Hedgehog 27-year-old William Singalargh of Whakatane, New Zealand was arrested for assault with a weapon. The weapon was a hedgehog thrown at... READ ON

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The Weird Week ending April 4th

The Running of the Sheep The town of Te Kuiti, New Zealand staged their own version of the running of the bulls in Pamplona, Spain, with one difference -they used sheep! Nearly two thousand sheep ran through the streets on Sunday. The event drew crowds of tourists and locals to Te Kuiti, where sheep farmers have been dealing with the effects of a drought for the last few months. Underwater Ironing Record Set A group of 72 Australian scuba divers have taken "extreme ironing" to new heights by... READ ON

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The Weird Week ending March 21st

Police Chase Stolen Donut Truck Frank Alvarado took advantage of a Donut Delite van as the driver was making a delivery in Toledo, Ohio. He led officers on a chase that reached speeds of 100 miles per hour. Nine police vehicles from two counties and one city force were in pursuit before the truck was stopped. "What strikes me as a bit out of the ordinary in this case is the number of officers who were able to respond," said Rich Vander Mey, assistant Tama County Attorney. "I... READ ON

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5 Reasons We'll Miss Arthur C. Clarke

The late Sir Arthur C. Clarke was loved by nerds and normals alike for his contributions to literature, film, and technology. Here's a rundown of the five biggest reasons we'll miss him. 1. Arthur C. Clarke's Mysterious World Clarke kept extensive files on mysterious events, objects, and locations throughout the world. Starting in the early 1980's, he mined these files to bring us Arthur C. Clarke's Mysterious World, a thirteen-part TV series covering topics ranging from UFOs to crystal skulls.... READ ON

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The Weird Week ending March 7th

Man takes Car on 2,000 Mile Test Drive There's a fine line between "test drive" and "auto theft", but a man in Australia was way over the line. He convinced a car dealer in Melbourne to let him drive a Honda Accord worth $37,000. He took the car on a 3,200 kilometer trip before he was arrested six days later near the town of Tennant Creek, deep in the outback. This is the longest test drive ever known to Australian police. One-legged Chicken Receives Cancer Treatment Eve,... READ ON

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The Weird Week ending February 29th

Robbers Target Club During Biker Meeting Two masked men with machetes went to a Sydney, Australia nightclub intending to rob the place. They picked the night that about 50 members of the Southern Cross Cruiser motorcycle club were holding their monthly meeting. "These guys were absolutely dumb as bricks," Jerry Vancornewal, leader of the bikers, told CNN Thursday. "I can't believe they saw all the bikes parked up front and they were so stupid that they walked past in." The bikers subdued one robber... READ ON

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The Weird Week ending February 15th

Dog Walks 70 Miles Through War Zone Major Brian Dennis adopted an abused mixed-breed dog in Anbar Province, Iraq. He named the dog Nubs because his ears had been cut off. Dennis nursed Nubs back to health over four months, but then he was ordered to move his squadron 70 miles away. Two days later, Nubs rejoined Dennis! The dog had tracked him down despite 18 degree weather and rough terrain. But the major received orders to get rid of the dog within four days or he would be shot. Dennis started an email... READ ON

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The Weird Week ending February 8th

Woman Falls Head-First onto Knife... and Survives 72-year-old Mary Townsen fell on a knife she was using in the garden, which plunged through her eye socket and into her brain. Neurosugeon Dr. Kent Grewe removed the knife. "We took it out and nothing happened," he said. "It's like, remember the Sword in the Stone?" There was barely any bleeding and her eyeball was somehow untouched. The accident left her immediately unable to read or do math. In the two years since the accident, Townsen has... READ ON

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The Weird Week ending February 1st

Man Sets Station On Fire Over Playlist 24-year-old Paul Webster Feinstein has been charged with arson in the case of the February 5th fire at radio station KOOP in Austin, Texas. Feinstein was a volunteer broadcaster at the station. He told police he had become "very unhappy" over changes that had been made in the playlist of songs for his overnight internet show, "Mellow Down Easy". Feinstein had quit his job the week before. He returned Tuesday night and set two studios on fire after dousing the... READ ON

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The Weird Week ending January 25th

Snakes on a Plane Authorities in Vietnam seized a literal ton of ratsnakes packed into 60 boxes aboard a Vietnam Airline flight from Thailand.The snakes are a protected species, Ptyas Mucosus, and may have been smuggled out of Thailand bound for other parts of the world. Only a month ago, a similar shipment was confiscated aboard a Thai Airways flight. Missing Cat Found in Wrong Suitcase Rob Carter of Fort Worth, Texas arrived home from Chicago and collected his luggage at the airport -but picked up the... READ ON