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No More Sushi For You
Ironman triathlete Jaroslav Bobrowski, 30, of Landshut, Bavaria, was banned from Running Sushi, an all-you-can-eat restaurant, for eating too much sushi. Bobrowski, a former bodybuilder, ate close to 100 plates of sushi, which sent
Read More »You Want Fries With That?
University of Houston student Jehv M. looked at a blank wall in his local McDonald’s and saw opportunity. Hoping to boost Asian representation in the burger chain’s advertising, Jehv created a poster featuring himself
Read More »Home Depot Monkey Madness
Tina Ballard, 56, of Okeechobee County, Fla., was arrested in North Carolina by Linville Land Harbor police after fleeing there to hide her pet monkey so that state officials couldn’t take it from her.
Read More »Saved By The Bucket In Chicago
Kyle McAleer, 20, a Chicago Cubs fan from Iowa, adopted a goofy “rally cap” idea from former Cubs player Starlin Castro, and has worn a plastic bucket to games for several years. As
Read More »Taping Is Allowed In Court
The list of offenses was long when Franklyn Williams, 32, appeared in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, Common Pleas Court on July 31 to be sentenced for aggravated robbery, kidnapping, theft, misuse of credit cards
Read More »Sunbathing Wedding Crasher
In Devon, England, a couple who had just exchanged vows at the Furrough Cross Church moved their wedding party to Tessier Gardens next door to take pictures. But a sunbathing woman who was
Read More »Proudly Crying At College
As finals were ramping up at the University of Utah at the end of April, one student’s class project went viral. Senior Nemo Miller created a stand-alone closet in the J. Willard Marriott
Read More »The Invisible Mask
Kerry Hammond Jr., 22, broke into a GameStop store in St. Marys, Ga., at 1:19 a.m. on April 13. He was captured on camera wearing a clear plastic wrapper (of the sort that
Read More »Maybe Dreams Do Come True
A janitor at Incheon International Airport in Seoul, South Korea, discovered $325,000 worth of gold bars in a garbage bin. Investigators told The Korea Times they believe two men were transporting the gold, wrapped
Read More »I’ll Have The Tarantula Burger
At Bull City Burger and Brewery in Durham, N.C., April is Exotic Meat Month. This year, the restaurant offered a tarantula challenge. Customers were invited to enter their name in a raffle. If they
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