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National Weather Service warns of falling iguanas in Miami
UPI - Wed Jan 22, 2020
The National Weather Service on Tuesday warned people in South Florida of the possibility of falling iguanas in advance of cold weather. More»

Cops warn mystery swarms of up to 30 drones are spreading across states and tell residents NOT to shoot them down
Daily Mail - Sun Dec 29, 2019
Residents in six counties across two states are now being left baffled by large drones that are being spotted flying across the sky each night. More»

Amok Time: Lawyers Riot and Attack Hospital
BBC - Fri Dec 13, 2019
Police in Pakistan say they are seeking to arrest PM Imran Khans nephew for taking part in a violent protest at a hospital in which three patients died. More»

Teacher accused of threatening to add students to her suicide note
WGCL-TV - Thu Dec 12, 2019
LITHONIA, Georgia - The use of the word suicide has become cause for alarm when used in a school setting, and that is exactly what one DeKalb County teacher is being accused of. More»

A new video game about the 2020 election lets you fight as presidential candidates
Business Insider - Mon Dec 9, 2019
Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang is the star of an upcoming video game featuring the frontrunners of the 2020 election - "Yang2020: Path To Presidency". More»

Walmart apologizes for 'ugly Christmas sweater' showing Santa with three lines of a white substance and the words 'let it snow'
Daily Mail - Mon Dec 9, 2019
Walmart tested the boundaries of the ugly Christmas sweater with an adult-only line of clothing that may have gone too far by featuring Santa Claus about to do illegal drugs. More»

Utah Woman Charged With Lewdness After Being Topless In Her Own Home
NPR - Thu Nov 21, 2019
A Utah woman has been charged with lewdness in her own home after her stepchildren walked into the room and saw her bare chest. More»

Gold toilet stolen in Blenheim Palace burglary
BBC - Sat Sep 14, 2019
An 18-carat solid gold toilet has been stolen in a burglary overnight at Blenheim Palace. More»

Tennessee Senator calls higher education a 'liberal breeding ground,' calls to remove it all together
WTVF-TV - Tue Sep 10, 2019
NASHVILLE, Tennessee - A Republican Tennessee lawmaker says he supports getting rid of higher education because he argues it would cut off the “liberal breeding ground”. More»

Rio: Two Men Kiss in a Comic Book, and a Mayor Orders a Raid
New York Times - Sun Sep 8, 2019
RIO DE JANEIRO - The team of law-enforcement agents deployed by the mayor to “defend the family” descended on the international event and scoured the grounds for their target: copies of a comic book featuring two men kissing. More»

Harry Potter Books Taken Off Shelves At Catholic School Over Risk Of 'Conjuring Evil Spirits'
NBC News - Tue Sep 3, 2019
"The curses and spells used in the books are actual curses," a school pastor reportedly wrote in an email explaining the decision. More»

Beware of rolling mountain poop balls: National Park Service
New York Post - Wed Aug 28, 2019
Hikers at the Great Smoky Mountains National Park are being warned to watch out for wayward turds. More»

Nuclear weapons and hurricanes don't mix, NOAA advises
BBC - Mon Aug 26, 2019
Using nuclear weapons to destroy hurricanes is not a good idea, a US scientific agency has said, following reports that President Donald Trump wanted to explore the option. More»

Uranium, a rattlesnake and whiskey found during Oklahoma traffic stop
NBC News - Thu Jul 11, 2019
Police in Oklahoma say they found an open container of Kentucky Deluxe whiskey, a rattlesnake, a gun and a canister of radioactive powdered uranium during a traffic stop of a vehicle that had been reported stolen. More»

Judge Drops The Hammer On ‘Possibly Criminal’ Alex Jones For His Unhinged Rant Against Sandy Hook Families
Raw Story - Tue Jun 18, 2019
A Connecticut judge this week sanctioned InfoWars host Alex Jones after he uncorked an unhinged rant against attorneys representing the families of Sandy Hook victims who are suing him for defamation. More»

Knife-wielding cultist defends Trump's honor by stabbing giant Trump balloon in the diaper
Daily KOS - Wed Jun 5, 2019
You really cant make this stuff up: A Trump cultist, armed with a "pointed or bladed" weapon, decided that the best way to defend the dignity of Donald Trump was to stab a balloon in the ass. More»

Trump orders Navy not to use 'electric' because 'nobody knows' how it works
ShareBlue - Sat Jun 1, 2019
Trump wants to scrap an electric launch system for Navy ships, despite the cost savings for taxpayers and increased military power they would allow, because he thinks its too much modern technology. More»

Trump claims noise from windmills "causes cancer"
The Hill - Wed Apr 3, 2019
President Trump on Tuesday stepped up his attacks against wind power, claiming that the structures decrease property values and that the noise they emit causes cancer. More»

Vandal Decapitates Roswell's Alien Bob
KOB-TV - Tue Mar 19, 2019
ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico - One of Roswell’s main attractions has been decapitated. More»

Texas pastor urges followers to stone a 'rebellious' student to death
Raw Story - Mon Jan 21, 2019
In a YouTube clip unearthed by the Friendly Atheist, a Texas pastor is seen exhorting his flock that the best way to control "rebellious " teens is to take one and stone him or her as a warning to other obstreperous youths. More»

New Year 2019: US military apologises for bomb tweet
BBC - Mon Dec 31, 2018
US Strategic Command, which oversees Americas nuclear arsenal, has apologised for a tweet that said it was ready to "drop something much, much bigger" than New Yorks Times Square ball. More»

Alabama Police Department Blames Homicide Increase On Satan
Huffington Post - Thu Dec 20, 2018
A small-town Alabama police department this week alleged Beelzebub is responsible for a recent spike in homicides and its all thanks to nonbelievers in the rural community. More»

Football players suspended from team for running naked with Oreos wedged in buttocks
Associated Press - Tue Dec 4, 2018
BYRON, Illinois - Ten football players at a Northern Illinois high school were suspended from the team for three games last month after they ran across a field naked with Oreo cookies wedged between their buttocks. More»

University issues hockey pucks to defend against active shooters
WSB-TV - Tue Nov 27, 2018
ROCHESTER, Michigan - A Michigan university is training students and faculty to defend themselves against an active shooter - by using hockey pucks. More»

Trump Insists 'Raking' Will Help Stop Forest Fires
Huffington Post - Sat Nov 17, 2018
With 76 people dead and nearly 1,300 unaccounted for and feared dead in California wildfires, President Donald Trump had a word of advice about stopping future blazes: "Raking. More»

Satan Ruled Out As Experts Puzzle Over Mysterious Flaming Pit In Arkansas
Huffington Post - Sat Oct 6, 2018
Experts are trying to determine the cause of flames of up to 12 feet high spontaneously erupting from a pit in Midway, Arkansas, last month. More»

"It wasn't aliens!"
NPR - Sun Sep 16, 2018
A solar observatory in New Mexico reopened Monday after being closed by authorities for 10 days - which spawned national interest and speculation into the cause of its evacuation. More»

The FBI Mysteriously Close New Mexico Observatory
Popular Mechanics - Wed Sep 12, 2018
An observatory in New Mexico has been unexpectedly closed due to an unnamed security issue, prompting evacuations and a visit from the FBI. More»

A Genetic Study Using 23andMe Data Finds Link Between Schizophrenia and Cannabis Use
Gizmodo - Mon Aug 27, 2018
Theres evidence of a connection between cannabis use and schizophrenia, but its unclear whether the drug leads to the disorder, or vice versa. More»

Pro-gun activist duped into sucking sex toy to fight terrorism
Raw Story - Sun Aug 12, 2018
Pro-gun activist Dan Roberts completely humiliated himself on comedian Sacha Baron Cohens Showtime show "Who is America?". More»

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