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Polish castle to host real-life wizarding school
Fans of the Harry Potter series and the magical arts have launched a crowdsourcing campaign that aims to bring a College of Wizardry to life, and -- if all goes well -- turn a castle in Poland into a permanent school of sorcery.
Fans of the Harry Potter series and the magical arts have launched a crowdsourcing campaign that aims to bring a College of Wizardry to life, and -- if all goes well -- turn a castle in Poland into a permanent school of sorcery.Weasel rides woodpecker in incredible viral photo
A photo of a green woodpecker fighting off an attack by a weasel in East London is spreading across social media, leading to skepticism, photoshopped variations and the hashtag #WeaselPecker.
A photo of a green woodpecker fighting off an attack by a weasel in East London is spreading across social media, leading to skepticism, photoshopped variations and the hashtag #WeaselPecker.
Calgary students disciplined after wearing apparent KKK robesStrange | 150 hits | 12:43 AM on Saturday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Two Calgary high school students who showed up at a party wearing what appeared to be Ku Klux Klan robes sparked outrage on social media and were disciplined by school administrators after the negative reaction spilled into school hallsIndecency Charge Filed Against Library Cam Girl
Kendra Sunderland has been formally accused of "exposing her genitals" while inside an Oregon State University building.
Strange | 316 hits | 12:22 AM on Saturday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Kendra Sunderland has been formally accused of "exposing her genitals" while inside an Oregon State University building.'Our Hero': Family Mourns Woman Who Stopped To Help Crash Victim, Fell To Her Death
A woman who fell off an I-91 bridge and died after stopping to help the victims of a hit-and-run crash early Thursday morning will be remembered as a hero, her family said.
Strange | 132 hits | 12:12 AM on Friday | posted by N_Fiddledog
A woman who fell off an I-91 bridge and died after stopping to help the victims of a hit-and-run crash early Thursday morning will be remembered as a hero, her family said. Bison surprises Dryden Ont. couple in their home, scares cats
A Dryden couple had an unexpected visit from a bison at their home in northwestern Ontario, on Tuesday.LA health officials take action afterl supermarket sells racoon meat
(CBSLA.com) — The Health Department has taken action after a local supermarket's frozen foods section featured an unusual item.
Strange | 148 hits | 10:14 AM on Sunday | posted by N_Fiddledog
(CBSLA.com) — The Health Department has taken action after a local supermarket's frozen foods section featured an unusual item. Fifty Shades of Grey movie expected to boost sex toy sales, like books did
The adult sex toy business is red hot thanks to more average average folk getting in on the act, seduced by kinky toys popping up in popular culture including the bestselling Fifty Shades novels. The movie version debuting Thursday evening in Canadian theMexican officials find 61 abandoned, decaying bodies at shuttered funeral home in Acapulco
Sixty-one rotting bodies have been found at the crematorium of an abandoned funeral home near Acapulco after neighbours complained to authorities about a foul smell coming from the building, officials said Friday.
Sixty-one rotting bodies have been found at the crematorium of an abandoned funeral home near Acapulco after neighbours complained to authorities about a foul smell coming from the building, officials said Friday.Lack of ice impedes efforts to catch 'ugliest' fish in Wyoming
Warm weather has helped grant a reprieve this year to a homely, eel-like and especially slimy fish pursued by anglers as they compete for big money in two annual ice-fishing tournaments at a reservoir on the Wyoming-Utah line.
Warm weather has helped grant a reprieve this year to a homely, eel-like and especially slimy fish pursued by anglers as they compete for big money in two annual ice-fishing tournaments at a reservoir on the Wyoming-Utah line.Mutant 20-inch super rats 'closing in' on Wiltshire town and can't be killed with poison
The rodent, found at a food establishment in Swindon, is the largest to have been discovered in the Wiltshire town. It comes after scientists found one species was resistant to traditional poison.
Strange | 234 hits | 9:46 AM on Friday | posted by N_Fiddledog
The rodent, found at a food establishment in Swindon, is the largest to have been discovered in the Wiltshire town. It comes after scientists found one species was resistant to traditional poison.Alaska man takes 76-kilometre stroll in minus 35 temperatures
An Alaska man who attempted to walk 50 miles between two villages at 35 below zero was found in good shape 4 miles from his goal by searchers called by his family.
An Alaska man who attempted to walk 50 miles between two villages at 35 below zero was found in good shape 4 miles from his goal by searchers called by his family.Girl destroys boyfriends penis in acid attack after video of them having sex goes viral
The girl, whose name is known to African Eye News Service (AENS) but cannot be published because she is under age, attacked Humphrey Khoza with battery acid while he was drinking beers with friends at a tavern in Cork village near Hazyview, Mpumalanga, on
Strange | 317 hits | 2:18 PM on Tuesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
The girl, whose name is known to African Eye News Service (AENS) but cannot be published because she is under age, attacked Humphrey Khoza with battery acid while he was drinking beers with friends at a tavern in Cork village near Hazyview, Mpumalanga, on Ex-UBC prof apologizes in court for filming women in a change roomStrange | 156 hits | 1:03 AM on Tuesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
A former University of B.C. kinesiology professor charged with voyeurism apologized to his victims in court Monday.Malcolm Brenner who had sex with Dolly the dolphin speaks out in Dolphin Lover documentary
Malcolm Brenner, 63, claims that he fell for Dolly, a bottlenose dolphin who lived at the now-defunct Floridaland theme park in Sarasota, after her amorous advances in a recent documentary.
Strange | 194 hits | 12:31 AM on Tuesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Malcolm Brenner, 63, claims that he fell for Dolly, a bottlenose dolphin who lived at the now-defunct Floridaland theme park in Sarasota, after her amorous advances in a recent documentary. Claudia Trindade critically injured in Edmonton snow plow crashStrange | 245 hits | 4:31 AM on Sunday | posted by wildrosegirl
Claudia Trindade's family is asking for privacy and seeking help after the mother of two children was seriously injured in a snow plow crash this week. Stuntman wants to jump Detroit River in homemade rocket
"Mad Mike" Hughes, 58, has already been denied permission to become the first person ever to soar across the St. Lawrence River in a steam-powered rocket. Woman afraid to leave home after criminal charges laid for allegedly sabotaging bike trailsStrange | 188 hits | 9:08 AM on Thursday | posted by N_Fiddledog
A 64-year-old woman charged with setting booby traps on trails at North Vancouver’s Mt. Fromme has become a recluse, afraid to leave home because of the publicity surrounding the RCMP probe, her husband says.Zombie cat Bart emerges from grave 5 days after burial
Bart the cat was hit by a car, buried and crawled back from the dead — literally.
Bart the cat was hit by a car, buried and crawled back from the dead — literally. 'Boston Yeti' wanders streets during snowstorm
The monster storm in Boston has brought with it another monster - a yeti. The white, furry phantom has been getting laughs by walking through the blizzard in a sasquatch suit. Regina couple orders $140 Super Bowl pizza from Windsor, Ont.
Carol and Lee Brown are having a pizza delivered from Arcata Pizza in Windsor, Ont., to their home in Regina, just in time for the Super Bowl.Cops discover 128 dogs crammed in U-Haul
Two women who run an animal rescue operation are facing aggravated animal cruelty charges after cops caught them with more than 100 dogs and one cat stuffed in the back of a U-Haul truck without food, water, or adequate air, police said.
Strange | 294 hits | 1:29 PM on Saturday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Two women who run an animal rescue operation are facing aggravated animal cruelty charges after cops caught them with more than 100 dogs and one cat stuffed in the back of a U-Haul truck without food, water, or adequate air, police said. Miss Universe Canada's hockey-themed 'national costume' goes viralStrange | 270 hits | 3:57 PM on Friday | posted by JaredMilne
Former Miss Turkey arrested for posting 'funny' poem that criticised the country's president
The arrest of Merve Buyuksarac follows a crackdown in the country on critical media in the wake of the Charlie Hebdo shootings in Paris.
Strange | 139 hits | 1:44 AM on Thursday | posted by N_Fiddledog
The arrest of Merve Buyuksarac follows a crackdown in the country on critical media in the wake of the Charlie Hebdo shootings in Paris. Meet the woman who can’t feel fearStrange | 158 hits | 1:26 AM on Thursday | posted by N_Fiddledog
“Tell me what fear is,” Tranel began.
“Well, that’s what I’m trying to — to be honest, I truly have no clue,” SM said, her voice raspy. That’s actually a
symptom of the condition that stole fear from her. Urbach-Wieth disease, which is characterized bSnake bites customer’s head in Mississippi Lowe’s store
A terrified shopper was bitten on the head by a snake at a Lowe's store in Mississippi.
Strange | 137 hits | 12:54 AM on Thursday | posted by N_Fiddledog
A terrified shopper was bitten on the head by a snake at a Lowe's store in Mississippi.South Florida man Dennis Antiporek 'cooked to death' in sauna with 'faulty timer'
Dennis Antiporek's, 68, charred remains were found inside the sauna at Eden isles Condominium in South Florida on Sunday evening by his daughter Lara Antiporek.
Strange | 123 hits | 12:52 AM on Thursday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Dennis Antiporek's, 68, charred remains were found inside the sauna at Eden isles Condominium in South Florida on Sunday evening by his daughter Lara Antiporek. Hermaphroditic cat to get gender assignment surgery
Mittens is a seemingly regular household cat that enjoys being scratched under the chin and chasing a piece of string around, but there's one thing about a Newfoundland family's pet that sets it apart – Mittens is a hermaphrodite. All 10 bed-bug-detecting dogs accounted for, say Winnipeg police
A pair of bed bug-detecting Labradors are missing after Winnipeg police said an ambulance-style vehicle was stolen early Monday morning with the dogs inside.Greg Plitt, actor and fitness guru, fatally struck by train in Burbank, Calif.
The actor, fitness trainer and star of Bravo's reality TV series Work Out, may have been filming when he was hit on Saturday.
The actor, fitness trainer and star of Bravo's reality TV series Work Out, may have been filming when he was hit on Saturday.132-year-old Winchester rifle discovered leaning on tree in park
Archaeologists conducting a survey in Great Basin National Park in eastern Nevada have stumbled upon a 132-year-old Winchester rifle propped against a tree, possibly having been left there more than a century ago.
Archaeologists conducting a survey in Great Basin National Park in eastern Nevada have stumbled upon a 132-year-old Winchester rifle propped against a tree, possibly having been left there more than a century ago. Man trapped in donation bin rescued with Jaws of Life
Fire crews in New Westminster, B.C., had to use the Jaws of Life to rescue a man trapped inside a donation bin early Friday morning. UFOs seen over Fort Smith, N.W.T., may have been birthday lanterns
Strange lights over Fort Smith, N.W.T., this weekend have some residents suggesting life from another planet, but one resident says Chinese lanterns were the cause. Coquitlam police searching for naked hiker
Coquitlam police are searching for a man spotted backpacking in the buff. The man, described as a Caucasian, between 20 and 25 years old and with an athletic build, has been seen at least three times hiking around Crystal Falls trail.Kurt Busch, NASCAR driver, claims ex-girlfriend is assassin
NASCAR driver Kurt Busch said in court Tuesday that he believes his ex-girlfriend is a trained assassin who was dispatched on covert missions around the world and once returned to him in a blood-splattered gown.
NASCAR driver Kurt Busch said in court Tuesday that he believes his ex-girlfriend is a trained assassin who was dispatched on covert missions around the world and once returned to him in a blood-splattered gown.Saudi cleric condemns snowmen as anti-Islamic
Supporter of decree against snowmen: "It is imitating the infidels, it promotes lustiness and eroticism."
Strange | 278 hits | 11:07 AM on Monday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Supporter of decree against snowmen: "It is imitating the infidels, it promotes lustiness and eroticism."Two people trampled to death by camel at Texas farm
Authorities are reporting that a large aggressive camel trampled to death two people at a farm in Texas.
Strange | 145 hits | 12:27 AM on Monday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Authorities are reporting that a large aggressive camel trampled to death two people at a farm in Texas. Transgender-friendly swim at Templeton Pool welcomes everyoneStrange | 168 hits | 8:46 AM on Sunday | posted by wildrosegirl
Templeton Pool in Vancouver hosts the first trans-inclusive public swim this weekend. William Shatner to cross U.S. on Rivet, a custom steampunk motorcycle
A chance meeting in an autograph lineup inspired William Shatner to create a company to realize his dream.
95th annual Vancouver Polar Bear Swim draws thousands
Thousands turned out to English Bay, to see and take part in the 95th annual Polar Bear Swim, Vancouver's venerable, if slightly crazy, New Year's tradition of jumping into heart-stoppingly freezing water.Arthur Lampitt has car part lodged in arm removed, 51 years later
Fifty-one years ago, Arthur Lampitt of Granite City, Ill., smashed his 1963 Thunderbird into a truck. This week during surgery in suburban St. Louis, a 7-inch turn signal lever from that T-Bird was removed from his left arm.
Fifty-one years ago, Arthur Lampitt of Granite City, Ill., smashed his 1963 Thunderbird into a truck. This week during surgery in suburban St. Louis, a 7-inch turn signal lever from that T-Bird was removed from his left arm. Bae, cra-cra and polar vortex top list of banished words
The 40th annual List of Word's Banished from the Queen's English for Mis-use, Over-use and General Uselessness published by Lake Superior State University was announced Wednesday.Play-Doh's 'Dil-Doh' Dough Pump Freaks Out Parents
A wave of complaints has forced Play-Doh to pull a phallic-looking toy from its cake-making playset.
The controversy, er, erupted Tuesday after mother Jennifer Turner posted a picture of the toymaker�s dough piping tool, claiming it �r...
A wave of complaints has forced Play-Doh to pull a phallic-looking toy from its cake-making playset.
The controversy, er, erupted Tuesday after mother Jennifer Turner posted a picture of the toymaker�s dough piping tool, claiming it �r... Immigration law that split young family prevents child trafficking, government saysStrange | 200 hits | 5:43 PM on Sunday | posted by wildrosegirl
The immigration law that is preventing an Ottawa couple with permanent residency from sponsoring their three-year-old son to join them in Canada is in place to prevent fraud and child trafficking, a spokesman for Citizenship and Immigration Canada told CBCBS2 Exclusive: Jean Mamakos Sues United After Arrest On Flight
A Long Island woman claims she was treated like a criminal and pulled off of a flight just because she wanted to change seats.
Strange | 357 hits | 12:16 AM on Thursday | posted by N_Fiddledog
A Long Island woman claims she was treated like a criminal and pulled off of a flight just because she wanted to change seats. Stuntman "Mad Mike" Hughes to jump over St. Lawrence River
California daredevil "Mad Mike" Hughes is planning to jump the St. Lawrence River in the town of Morrisburg next May using a steam-powered rocket.Boston bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev 'wants his fans moved away from courthouse'
The Boston Marathon bombing suspect set to go on trial in January wants his fans kept away from the courthouse to stop them from spouting conspiracy theories, according to court documents.
Strange | 180 hits | 3:44 PM on Tuesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
The Boston Marathon bombing suspect set to go on trial in January wants his fans kept away from the courthouse to stop them from spouting conspiracy theories, according to court documents.Man Dressed As Santa Shoots 2 At Detroit Gas Station
The festively dressed gunman told officers that he felt threatened after arguing with the pair and shot both men. Police officials confirm that the suspect is in custody. News, Sports, Weather, Traffic and the Best of Detroit. CBSDetroit.com.
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The festively dressed gunman told officers that he felt threatened after arguing with the pair and shot both men. Police officials confirm that the suspect is in custody. News, Sports, Weather, Traffic and the Best of Detroit. CBSDetroit.com.Monkey Tasered in France after chocolate-fuelled bender
An aggressive North African macaque was finally subdued in Marseilles after police deployed a stun gun, ending the primate's weeks-long, chocolate-fuelled rampage.
An aggressive North African macaque was finally subdued in Marseilles after police deployed a stun gun, ending the primate's weeks-long, chocolate-fuelled rampage.Back to Canada News
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