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Home For Sale Includes Aliens

admin January 4, 2018 Comments Off on Home For Sale Includes Aliens

The Stardust Ranch in Rainbow Valley, Ariz., has a lot to offer potential buyers. Just an hour west of Phoenix, the property boasts a 3,500-square-foot home with a pool, 10 acres, barns and a

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Fan Burnt By Dallas Cowboys Loss

admin December 21, 2017 Comments Off on Fan Burnt By Dallas Cowboys Loss

In Vero Beach, Fla., a husband and wife made a hot bet on the Dallas Cowboys versus Green Bay Packers football game. The loser would set their team’s jersey on fire. When the Packers

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Got Your 2018 Carp Calendar Yet?

admin December 7, 2017 Comments Off on Got Your 2018 Carp Calendar Yet?

If you’re already shopping for your 2018 calendar, Metro News recommends you don’t overlook the Carponizer Carp Calendar, which features “12 beautiful carps with attractive women. On high quality paper.” Hendrik Pohler, 28, the

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What’s In A Name?

admin November 16, 2017 Comments Off on What’s In A Name?

Death Wish Coffee is a cold-brewed, canned coffee its maker touts as “fiercely caffeinated.” (It has as much as 4 1/2 times more caffeine per ounce than regular coffee.) The company recalled its 11-ounce

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Buzz Over Maternity Photos

admin November 2, 2017 Comments Off on Buzz Over Maternity Photos

Emily Mueller, 33, of Ohio, asked a photographer friend, Kendrah Damis, to take pictures of her when she was pregnant with her fourth child — and covered in 20,000 bees. Mueller, who is a

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Bug Burger, Anyone?

admin October 19, 2017 Comments Off on Bug Burger, Anyone?

Swiss grocery chain Coop announced recently that it will start selling burger patties made from mealworms as an alternative to beef. Essento’s Insect Burgers and meatball-like Insect Balls also contain rice, carrots and spices.

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Doctoring Up Your Order

admin October 5, 2017 Comments Off on Doctoring Up Your Order

Practicing physicians in Cairo, Egypt, opened a surgery-themed restaurant called D. Kebda in July, where they wear surgical scrubs and prepare their only offering, grilled beef-liver sandwiches, behind a glass partition. Kebda is a

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Security Robot Nearly Drowns

admin September 21, 2017 Comments Off on Security Robot Nearly Drowns

A security robot named Steve tumbled down several steps and into a fountain in Washington, D.C. New to the job, the robot had been patrolling the Washington Harbour area of Georgetown, mapping out its

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A Drink To Get You Toe Up

admin September 20, 2017 Comments Off on A Drink To Get You Toe Up

If you visit Dawson City in Canada’s Yukon Territory, you may find yourself sipping on a Sourtoe Cocktail at the Sourdough Saloon. The drink, conceived in 1973, includes the cocktail of your choice garnished

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My All-Time Favorites

Chuck Shepherd August 17, 2017 Comments Off on My All-Time Favorites

Weird News is forever, but this is my last “News of the Weird” column, as I am now exhausted after almost 30 years in the racket. In this final edition, I remember a few

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