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Mountain Man in Utah Out to Steal Cabins’ Coffee, Alcohol and Guns
If you’re planning one last winter getaway before spring approaches and your destination is somewhere in southern Utah’s wilderness, you might want to take an extra dead bolt for your door.
Daredevil Approved to Tightrope Walk Over Niagara Falls
After months of lobbying the Ontario Parks Commission, Nik Wallenda will finally fulfill his childhood dream. He will walk on a tightrope from the United States to Canada over the Niagara Falls.
Though the commission cited …
Champagne Producer Strikes Gold: Coins Worth Nearly $1 Million Discovered in Rafters
A worker struck the building’s ceiling with a crowbar when gold coins, tucked into the rafters, began to rain down on him.
Tampa Bay Rays Turn ‘DJ Kitty’ Viral Video Into Actual Mascot
You can’t accuse the baseball world of being afraid to try out new things. The wild card: an unqualified success (right?). The designated hitter: well, it seems to suit the American League just fine. But the Tampa Bay Rays have …
Love Stinks! Brooklyn Sewage Plant Offers Special Valentine’s Day Tour
On Valentine’s Day, love is in the air. But you might not want to sniff it, especially if your idea of a special day is a tour of the Newtown Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant in Brooklyn, N.Y. “It’s a unique date, and one …
Tuba Thieves Swarm Southern California High Schools
High schools across Southern California are being raided by thieves searching for a very specific and peculiar item—a tuba. Just last weekend Bell High School lost two King brass sousaphones, each valued at $6,000, the Los …
Interactive Finnish Coffee Shop Puts Internet Users in Control
How much would you be willing to endure for a free cup of joe?
Deodorizing Denim: Scratch and Sniff Men’s Jeans Debut in Canada
Canadian innovators have given the world many wonderful gifts, from Trivial Pursuit to walkie-talkies to IMAX movies. But will the newest item on the laundry list of Canadian exports catch on as quickly?
Last week, …
Mother Sues New York City for $900 Trillion
A woman is filing a federal lawsuit against the City of New York for placing her children in foster care three years ago without her consent. Fausat Ogunbayo, 46, is seeking $900 trillion in damages from the Administration for …
Icelanders Avoid Inbreeding Through Online Database
Nowadays, some light Internet stalking is as common a pre-date ritual as showering or putting on a clean shirt. But for Icelanders, that online screening process can include running a date’s name through a genealogical …
A Valentine’s Gift for the Apple (or Cockroach) of Your Eye
Forget flowers and candy — name a bug after your loved one this February 14.