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Gorilla Scarecrow Versus COVID-19
Residents of Chikuzen Town, Fukuoka Prefecture, in Japan, have constructed a 23-foot-tall “gorilla scarecrow” as a symbol of the power and strength that are needed to scare away COVID-19. Construction of the gorilla
Read More »I Can’t Reach The Parking Meter
Watertown, Mass., recently installed new parking meters with updated technology that make payment easier. But the city is fielding complaints from residents who say the meters are too tall to use. “I’m 5
Read More »Too Drunk To Read
Bounty Cheramy, 22, smelling of alcohol and swaying back and forth, was arrested and charged with drunk driving after his Mazda allegedly struck an electronic traffic sign flashing the message, “Drive Sober or
Read More »Hey! No Partying At Work
Three Metro-North Railroad employees were suspended without pay for turning a storage room under New York City’s Grand Central Terminal into a man cave, complete with a television, refrigerator, microwave and futon couch, according
Read More »It’s Snowing Chocolate
People living around Olten, Switzerland, got a surprise when it began snowing cocoa powder. Strong winds that morning distributed the cocoa dust from a malfunctioning ventilation system at the nearby Lindt and Spruengli chocolate
Read More »Well Sweet Well
Firefighters were called to a 177-year-old house in Guilford, Conn., where a resident had fallen through a wood floor and dropped down 30 feet into a well. The victim treaded water for 25 minutes
Read More »Stop Attacking People, Gerald
In Oakland, Calif., Gerald the turkey has been an institution for some time, regularly queueing up with carpool riders near Morcom Rose Garden. But lately, Gerald has grown grumpy and started attacking park visitors,
Read More »Booze Monkey Sentenced To Life
Kalua, an infamous alcoholic mon-key in Kanpur, India, has been sentenced to live out his days in isolation. The ani-mal once belonged to a local occultist who gave him alcohol. After the owner died,
Read More »Size 75 Shoes For Social Distancing
Cobbler Grigore Lup of Cluj, Romania, was disturbed to see people ignoring social distancing guidelines put in place for the COVID-19 pandemic. So he created a pair of size-75 (European) men’s shoes, each of
Read More »Burmese Python Snakeskin Masks
Brian Wood, owner of All American Gator Products in Dania Beach, Fla., is taking face masks to a whole new level by fashioning coverings made with the skin of Burmese pythons. “Some people want
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