Category | Weird US News

NYC Bees Turn Red From Cherry Juice

NYC Bees Turn Red From Cherry Juice

Posted on 06 December 2010

A bunch of Brooklyn bees have been coming home looking flushed. Tests confirmed the bees were riddled with Red Dye No. 40.

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Pet Chia Obama Recalled From Stores

Pet Chia Obama Recalled From Stores

Posted on 06 December 2010

The Chia Obama, a Chia pet-style Obama sculpture on which people can cultivate a head of green hair, has been recalled from Walgreens’ and RiteAid stores throughout the US.

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Woman Drove With Dead Body For Ten Months

Woman Drove With Dead Body For Ten Months

Posted on 24 October 2010

A California woman who befriended a homeless woman and let her sleep in her car told police she didn’t know where to turn when the woman unexpectedly died — so she drove the body around for months along with a box of baking soda to hide the smell.

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Chad Ochocinco’s Cereal Promotes Phone Sex Line

Chad Ochocinco’s Cereal Promotes Phone Sex Line

Posted on 17 October 2010

Cincinnati Bengals receiver Chad Ochocinco has his own cereal line, but it turns out the Pro Bowler is promoting more than just a breakfast snack.

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Ethics Professor Charged as Peeping Tom

Ethics Professor Charged as Peeping Tom

Posted on 04 October 2010

A Nova Southeastern University Ethics professor has been picked up and charged by police for loitering and allegedly peering in his neighbors windows.

Kids Find Dead Classmate’s Brain at Morgue

Kids Find Dead Classmate’s Brain at Morgue

Posted on 02 October 2010

The parents of a New York teen killed in a car crash five years ago are suing the city’s medical examiner for keeping their dead son’s brain on display in a jar at the morgue for months without telling them.

Man Finds Missile Launcher While Gardening

Man Finds Missile Launcher While Gardening

Posted on 16 October 2009

Jarrette Schule was cutting down trees on his rural property in Comal County, Texas when he noticed a green metallic tube on the muddy ground. A closer inspection revealed a decal that read: “Guided Missile and Launcher, Surface Attack.”

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Woman Accused of Church Theft Blames Satan

Woman Accused of Church Theft Blames Satan

Posted on 22 March 2009

An Arlington woman, 62, told detectives evil was at work when she allegedly forged more than $73,000 worth of checks to herself from the church where she was an administrative assistant.

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Psychic Business is Booming as Economy Tanks

Psychic Business is Booming as Economy Tanks

Posted on 06 February 2009

As the economy goes South, Roxanne Usleman’s Psychic business is booming with visits from men in the business world, high-powered jobs, stock market and Wall Street.

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Woman Sues McDonalds Over Cup of Iced ‘Cleaning Solution.’

Woman Sues McDonalds Over Cup of Iced ‘Cleaning Solution.’

Posted on 06 February 2009

Caryl Jones ordered an iced tea at the drive-through of the McDonald’s near her Northwest Baltimore home. But that’s not what she got, according to her lawsuit. Instead she was served: “T”: Triazinetrione — Dichloro-s-Triazinetrione Dihydrate — better known as “McD Sanitizer.”

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Baby Jesus Thefts Thwarted by GPS Tracking Devices

Baby Jesus Thefts Thwarted by GPS Tracking Devices

Posted on 21 December 2008

LightningGPS, a leading supplier of GPS Tracking Devices, is offering free holiday rental of devices to schools and churches across the country to assist in keeping track of their nativity scenes.

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‘Karl Rove’s IT guru’ Mike Connell dies in plane crash

‘Karl Rove’s IT guru’ Mike Connell dies in plane crash

Posted on 21 December 2008

A top level Republican IT consultant who was set to testify in a case alleging GOP election tampering in Ohio died in a plane crash late Friday night.

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Cardboard ‘Man’ Causes Armed Standoff

Cardboard ‘Man’ Causes Armed Standoff

Posted on 01 December 2008

A cardboard figure of a person inside a Somerset County bank kept armed police at bay for 90 minutes.

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Father Finds Long-lost Son on MySpace

Father Finds Long-lost Son on MySpace

Posted on 29 November 2008

A Tucson father separated from his infant more than 17 years ago, has found his son on MySpace.

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Workers and Shoppers Trampled at Wal-Mart

Workers and Shoppers Trampled at Wal-Mart

Posted on 28 November 2008

A worker died after being trampled and a woman miscarried when hundreds of shoppers smashed through the doors of a Long Island, New York Wal-Mart Friday morning seeking bargain sale items.

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Missing Dog Found After 5 Years

Missing Dog Found After 5 Years

Posted on 24 November 2008

A Pleasantville, N.J., family said their pet dachshund, which went missing nearly five years ago, has been found by a Pittsburgh animal shelter.

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Cheetahs on a Plane: Animal gets loose in cargo hold

Cheetahs on a Plane: Animal gets loose in cargo hold

Posted on 31 October 2008

A Delta baggage worker got a bit of a fright before Halloween when she opened a jetliner’s cargo door and found a cheetah running loose amid the luggage.

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Man Sues God, Unsuccessfully

Man Sues God, Unsuccessfully

Posted on 16 October 2008

A judge has thrown out a Nebraska legislator’s lawsuit against God, saying the Almighty wasn’t properly served due to his unlisted home address.

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Soccer Mom Carries Pistol at Child’s Games

Soccer Mom Carries Pistol at Child’s Games

Posted on 15 October 2008

A mother who angered fellow parents when she wore a holstered pistol at her 5-year-old daughter’s soccer game got her concealed weapons permit back yesterday after a judge overruled a sheriff’s decision to revoke it.

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Man Tries to Pay For Fast Food with Pot

Man Tries to Pay For Fast Food with Pot

Posted on 15 October 2008

A McDonald’s cashier called 911 after a Vero Beach drive-thru customer offered to pay for his meal with marijuana.

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