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Venus brings hope, but no guarantees of love and money for Virgo

Strange | 133 hits | 11:15 AM on Sunday | posted by kitty

Thought for the Day: Mercury's retrograde phase is approximately at the midpoint. This one has caused no end of strange events. Do remember that it will bring good things if you remain adaptable.

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Got a belly button stud? Maybe you should watch this.. ;-)

Strange | 234 hits | 4:41 PM on Wednesday | posted by WDHIII

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Kelowna B.C. campaign to remove dangerous chemicals nets Agent Orange, pickles

Strange | 146 hits | 2:28 PM on Monday | posted by Hyack

Kelowna, B.C. has wrapped up its annual blitz to encourage Okanagan-area residents to safely dispose of dangerous chemicals.

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'Dead' Prince Harry sculpture to be shown in London

Strange | 169 hits | 9:26 AM on Friday | posted by newfette

A sculpture showing Prince Harry, who was stopped from serving with the British army in Iraq, "dead" in his military uniform went on show at a London art fair Thursday.

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Phantom Vibrations: Is that a new BlackBerry message, or is it all in your head?

Strange | 184 hits | 5:55 AM on Friday | posted by newfette

If your hipbone is connected to your BlackBerry or your thighbone is connected to your cellphone, those vibrations you're feeling in the car, in your pajamas, in the shower, may be coming from your headbone

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Educational video game simulates drunk driving

Strange | 158 hits | 9:19 AM on Monday | posted by WDHIII

A University of Calgary fine arts professor has created a video game designed to tackle the problem of drinking and driving.

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Men tried to export F-14 parts to Canada: police

Strange | 200 hits | 9:15 AM on Monday | posted by WDHIII

SALT LAKE CITY -- Two Utah men have been charged with attempting to export surplus components of F-14 fighter jets to Canada.

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Trying to find Alberto the amorous moose

Strange | 158 hits | 4:38 PM on Saturday | posted by TattoodGirl

If you see Alberto the møøse, Calgary Zoo would like him back before the impending start of møøse hunting season

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Ex-McDonald's worker wins lawsuit over strip search

Strange | 242 hits | 9:11 AM on Saturday | posted by WDHIII

SHEPHERDSVILLE, Ky. -- Louise Ogborn displayed no signs of disappointment after her US$200 million lawsuit against McDonald's Corp. resulted in a $6.1 million jury award for being forced to strip in a restaurant office after someone called posing as a po

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Tom Cruise planning to build $10,000,000 Alien Bunker

Strange | 249 hits | 8:06 AM on Tuesday | posted by WDHIII

I put this in the "strange" catagory cause we dont have "freakin weird"

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Mystery man leaves trail of stone heads

Strange | 163 hits | 8:02 AM on Tuesday | posted by TattoodGirl

Dear mysterious man who's been dumping giant carved stone heads on village doorsteps in the dead of night: stop it. Sincerely, the police

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Duck hunter shoots 25-pound alligator in Wis. river

Strange | 161 hits | 10:35 AM on Monday | posted by Hyack

Ed Long thought he was shooting at a snapping turtle, but got a surprise when he pulled his trophy from the Milwaukee River: a 4-foot-long alligator.

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Ginormous RAZR 2 crashes into Mercedes, film at eleven

Strange | 194 hits | 8:22 PM on Sunday | posted by TattoodGirl

RAZR 2 mobile phone, that's marketed as "slim and light weight" crushes a Mercedes (with pic)

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Surrogate mother gives birth to her own twin grandchildren in Brazil

Strange | 171 hits | 4:40 PM on Sunday | posted by Hyack

A 51-year-old surrogate mother for her daughter has given birth to her own twin grandchildren in northeastern Brazil, the delivery hospital said.

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Man, 24, weds 82-year-old bride

Strange | 252 hits | 11:24 PM on Saturday | posted by Streaker

A 24-year-old Argentine man has married a woman 58 years his senior.

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Police Catch Gas Station ‘Ninja Robbers'

Strange | 182 hits | 9:23 PM on Saturday | posted by TattoodGirl

Police proud to announce capture of girl-ninja-robber-fugitives

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Woman runs over own legs

Strange | 270 hits | 8:24 PM on Saturday | posted by TattoodGirl

Woman somehow manages to run over both of her own legs in McDonald's drive-thru....its a form of punishment that Jenny Craig uses when you fall off the Cheeseburger Wagon

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Stolen computer sent out photo of Victoria user

Strange | 117 hits | 10:20 PM on Wednesday | posted by TattoodGirl

Shirtless tattooed guy who used that stolen iMac to upload photos of himself to Flickr turned himself - and the computer - in to police, saying he "bought it from a friend, who bought it from a friend." Two towns over

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Barmaid with a real sense of humor?

Strange | 166 hits | 8:22 AM on Wednesday | posted by bootlegga

An Australian "prankster" barmaid who served a patron a shot of disinfectant has appeared in court over what her lawyers said was a "misguided" joke.

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Man will reclaim leg left in smoker

Strange | 164 hits | 7:38 AM on Wednesday | posted by Alta_redneck

MAIDEN, North Carolina -- Police say a North Carolina man opened up a smoker he bought at auction and saw what he thought was a piece of driftwood wrapped in paper. When he unwrapped it, he found a human leg, cut off about six centimetres above the knee.

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Woman in court for jumping fence to see Loverboy

Strange | 159 hits | 7:30 AM on Tuesday | posted by TattoodGirl

Drunk and disorderly woman who wanted to see Loverboy in concert needed to be escorted from the state fairgrounds.

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Residents wary after cougar sighted on Granville Island

Strange | 127 hits | 6:52 PM on Monday | posted by Hyack

Police issued a warning Monday morning about a cougar sighted on Vancouver's Granville Island

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Health agency uses Facebook to find rabid bat victim

Strange | 116 hits | 8:15 AM on Monday | posted by WDHIII

TORONTO -- Some people use Facebook to keep in touch with old friends, others to make new ones. And at least one grateful woman has used the website to find the son she gave up for adoption.

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Where's Abbygail: a one month old missing baby

Strange | 299 hits | 6:27 AM on Saturday | posted by Ripcat

ST. THOMAS, ON -- The desperate search for a missing city infant expanded to parks and wooded areas yesterday, ending in disappointment.

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Bear breaks into hospital

Strange | 134 hits | 5:19 AM on Friday | posted by newfette

Doctors and patients were shocked when a hungry bear with a can on its head broke into a psychiatric hospital in Romania.

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Biker's penis hit by lightning

Strange | 231 hits | 5:14 AM on Friday | posted by newfette

A Croatian motorbiker's penis was zapped by lightning as he stopped beside the road to take a leak

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Nebraska state senator sues God in protest against another lawsuit

Strange | 179 hits | 9:06 AM on Tuesday | posted by WDHIII

LINCOLN, Nebraska (AP) - The defendant in a Nebraska state senator's lawsuit is accused of causing untold death and horror and threatening to cause more still.

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Man dies after 3-day online gaming binge

Strange | 264 hits | 8:14 AM on Monday | posted by Ripcat

BEIJING, China (AP) -- A man in southern China appears to have died of exhaustion after a three-day Internet gaming binge, state media said Monday.

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Comedian wins Vick note on eBay

Strange | 104 hits | 9:33 AM on Sunday | posted by WDHIII

The winning bidder in that eBay auction of Michael Vick's purported talking points for his dog fighting apology was comedian Carol Leifer

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Texas Longhorn's Fan nearly castrated in Oklahoma bar fight

Strange | 231 hits | 10:17 AM on Wednesday | posted by Alta_redneck

Thomas told police that when he decided to leave and went to the bar to pay his tab, Beckett grabbed him in the crotch, pulled him to the ground and wouldn't let go, even as bar patrons tried to break them up. It took more than 60 stitches to close the w

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Police say Minnesota robber licked woman's toes before fleeing

Strange | 144 hits | 7:00 AM on Tuesday | posted by snookums

Police in Minnesota say a man who robbed a woman of her keys and cellphone took off her shoes and licked her toes.

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Hidden camera found in B.C. restaurant's bathroom

Strange | 152 hits | 7:58 AM on Saturday | posted by WDHIII

An employee has been arrested after a hidden camera was discovered in the bathroom of a popular crepe restaurant in Vancouver.

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Leech invasion makes Japanese see red

Strange | 222 hits | 10:25 AM on Friday | posted by bootlegga

Long confined to the mountains, Japanese leeches are invading residential areas, causing swelling, itching and general discomfort with their blood-thirsty ways. Yamabiru, or land leeches, have become a problem in 29 of Japan's 47 prefectures, according t

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Thrown off plane for outfit deemed too skimpy

Strange | 728 hits | 9:10 AM on Friday | posted by WDHIII

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It doesn’t take much to get thrown off an airplane these days, as Kyla Ebbert found out when a Southwest Airlines employee told her she was too bare for the air. Two months later, she’s still trying to figure out what was wrong with her outfit

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Woman, 76, found after two weeks in wild

Strange | 177 hits | 8:48 AM on Friday | posted by WDHIII

BAKER CITY, Ore. -- Two weeks after Doris Anderson disappeared while hunting with her husband, the 76-year-old lay next to a creek surrounded by thick brush, alone and with no food or supplies

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'Popcorn lung' patient inhaled fumes daily

Strange | 163 hits | 9:03 AM on Thursday | posted by WDHIII

CENTENNIAL, Colo. -- Wayne Watson loved microwave popcorn so much he would eat at least two bags each night, breathing in the steam from the just-opened package, until doctors told him it may have made him sick

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Nepal airline sacrifices goats to appease sky god

Strange | 137 hits | 12:25 PM on Wednesday | posted by Scape

Officials at Nepal's state-run airline have sacrificed two goats to appease Akash Bhairab, the Hindu sky god, following technical problems with one of its Boeing 757 aircraft, the carrier said on Tuesday.

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Mayor of Russian town fights inefficiency by banning phrases like 'I can't'

Strange | 110 hits | 8:41 AM on Wednesday | posted by WDHIII

MOSCOW (AP) - The mayor of a Siberian oil town has ordered his bureaucrats to stop using expressions such as "I don't know" and "I can't." Or look for another job.

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New Brunswick and Maine leaders agree to mountain climbing challenge

Strange | 114 hits | 8:41 AM on Wednesday | posted by WDHIII

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