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• Mobile meth lab found on moped

  
  Progressive News Daily — Authority: 158
  The Journal Gazette Ft. Wayne, Indiana An Auburn man was arrested Monday after police found a mobile meth lab on his moped, police said. The man was pulled over about 7 p.m. Monday at 15th Street and Touring Drive for not having an operating headlight on his moped after dark, police said. The moped rider, James ...
  3 hours ago

• Food Fight? Youre Under Arrest!

  
  Neatorama — Authority: 789
  A spontaneous lunchtime food fight broke out at a Chicago middle school, and by the time the last bell rang, 25 students aged 11 to 15 were arrested for reckless conduct .  Parents told the local news they are furious. “My children have to appear in court,” Erica Russell, the mother of two eighth-grade girls ...
  16 hours ago

• Drunk Woman Escapes Death by Subway

  
  Southern Chaos — Authority: 134
  Was anybody as shocked as I was by this clip that got national airplay on most major news stations last night? Its incredible. A few seconds before the fall, the woman attempted to discard a used cigarette out of her hand, but ended up falling on the tracks. Some reports say the subway conductor was ONE foot ...
  1 day ago

• Suspect Provides a Better Mugshot

  
  Neatorama — Authority: 789
  Matthew Maynard of Swansea, UK thought he could make himself look a bit better in the newspaper. At least better than the police mugshot that was printed, along with seven other people who police were looking for regarding a burglary. So the 23-year-old suspect took a picture with his cell phone and sent it to the ...
  1 day ago

• Shark Caesarian Section

  
  Neatorama — Authority: 789
  The New Zealand Herald is reporting on a strange occurence at Kelly Tarlton’s Underwater World .   Eloise Gibson writes that a shark was bit open at the stomach by another shark, which freed her young that were due to be born that night.  Since the staff was unaware of the pregnancy, they were shocked and ...
  1 day ago

• 113Tidbits: In The Meantime – Refering Logs Mean What

  
  113 Tidbits - Social Feeds And Daring Commentary — Authority: 132
      By default, most hosting accounts don’t include referrer logs but may be subscribed for an extra monthly fee. If your web host does not provide a graphic report of your log files, you can still view the referrer logs for your website by logging into the host server using free or low-cost FTP software. ...
  1 day ago

• Human-Shaped Root

  
  Neatorama — Authority: 789
  Farmer Zheng Dexun of Langzhong, China dug up a fleeceflower root that looks like a human being right down to the arms, legs, and facial features. It is 62 centimeters tall and weights 5.8 kilograms. Zeng, worried about the consequences of digging it up, put it back in the ground, saying ” don’t know whether it ...
  2 days ago

• The Simplicity Simpleton’s Bike

  
  Alpine Opinion — Authority: 126
  It’s a Unicycle …. for those who can’t ride unicycles!From The Coolist website  comes the latest in minimalist bicycle design, Joey Ruiter’s Simplicity Bike. Designed as an on-the-go commuter bike for easy, breezy rides through the city, this highly impractical looking bike (that really is just a ...
  4 days ago

• Invisible Lion Cages

  
  Neatorama — Authority: 789
  It looks like a lioins has jumped up on the hood of an open vehicle! Look closely, though -it’s an illusion, as the front of the car and the passenger area are separated by a sheet of glass. Invisible lion cages are the mane attraction Werribee Open Range Zoo, in Melbourne, Australia. VERY strong glass is used in ...
  5 days ago

• First Class In Redondo Beach.

  
  JackRabbit Caf — Authority: 432
  A Redondo Beach airline sales director has built a full-scale replica of a Pan-Am first-class cabin in his garage. I dont know if he built model airplanes as a kid. And all this time you thought that tiki bar and dartboard in your garage were cool...
  5 days ago

• Umbrella beads..

  
  Ubiquitense — Authority: 117
  It’s been raining, raining, raining…since yesterday morning. Looks like the rains will have non-stop fun in Chennai for another 12 hours. But, heck, I’m getting bored sitting at home, staring outside the window…So, I decided to colorize the otherwise grayish view outside the window.. (click the pics below to ...
  5 days ago

• Van stolen 35 years ago in Wash. state recovered

  
  Progressive News Daily — Authority: 158
  from new.yahoo.com Now worth $27,000! SPOKANE, Wash. – A Volkswagen van stolen 35 years ago in Washington state has been found in a shipping container at the Los Angeles/Long Beach seaport. Customs agents found the 1965 van on Oct. 19 when they opened a shipping container bound for The ...
  6 days ago

• Hey kid, where can I get a haircut like that?

  
  Relevant News — Authority: 514
  We have some photos of President Barack Obama speaking at a middle school, where a member of the audience has the word OBAMA shaved in his hair. Presidential haircuts are a time-honored tradition in this country, and today’s students don’t know how lucky they are to deal with a five-letter name. Why, in my day, ...
  6 days ago

• And Finally: the mad Chad!

  
  Relevant News — Authority: 514
  Normally Chad Ruble, our guy who presents bizarre video stories, is just kind of crazy. But today, it looks like he’s upset about something. The fighting CEOs See the original post here: And Finally: the mad Chad!
  6 days ago

• Baguette Dropped From Birds Beak Shuts Down The Large Hadron Collider (Really)

  
  Newsvine - Killfile's Column - Articles and Seeds — Authority: 141
  The Large Hadron Collider, the worlds most powerful particle accelerator, just cannot catch a break. First, a coolant leak destroyed some of the magnets that guide the energy beam. Then LHC officials postponed the restart of the machine to add additional safety features.
  6 days ago

• Bird Drops Bread, LHC Shuts Down

  
  Neatorama — Authority: 789
  You can’t make stuff like this up. A piece of a baguette dropped by a passing bird caused a shutdown at the CERN Large Hadron Collider. The bird dropped some bread on a section of outdoor machinery, eventually leading to significant over heating in parts of the accelerator. The LHC was not operational at the time ...
  6 days ago

• Robin Williams Peace Plan A Plan For Peace By Robin Williams

  
  fileunderi — Authority: 112
  Robin Williams Peace Plan I see a lot of people yelling for peace but I have not heard of a plan for peace . So, heres one plan.. 1) The US / UK / AUSTRALIA will apologize to the world for our interference in their affairs, past & present. You know, Hitler, Mussolini, Stalin, Tojo, Noriega, Milosevic, ...
  1 week ago

• You Must Drive to the Recycling Center

  
  Neatorama — Authority: 789
  David and Katie France of Dorset County, England thought they were being eco-friendly when they walked to dump to dispose of their recyclables. But they were met at the gate by an employee who told them they would have to bring their bags in by car! He cited safety concerns and warned the couple they may be hit by a ...
  1 week ago

• Man Shows Up at His Funeral

  
  Neatorama — Authority: 789
  The family of 59-year-old Ademir Jorge Goncalves of Santo Antonio da Platina, Brazil identified his body after a fatal traffic accident. The funeral was held the next day, which is customary in Brazil. Imagine their shock when Goncalves himself appeared at the funeral service! What family members didn’t know was ...
  1 week ago

• "Skunk Whisperer" Rescues Animal With Its Head Stuck Inside a Peanut Butter Jar

  
  Bamboo Nation — Authority: 433
  It was a slow news day in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Watch:
  1 week ago

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