What would Weird but True be without a sasquatch sighting?

Two Ontario women said they spotted the legendary mystery creature while picking blueberries approximately 150 miles northeast of Winnipeg.

“It was black, about 8 feet long and all black, and the way it walked was upright, human-like,” said Helen Pahpasay.

“It didn’t look normal.”

Well, Helen, to another sasquatch, it did.

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How did they get it out of there?

British police are searching for a shark stolen from a pet shop. The female, 2-foot long Australian marbled cat shark is one of a breeding pair.

“I’m just very angry, really,” said shop owner Peter Newman.

“They probably would have taken the pair, but the male’s a bit harder to catch.”

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Sixty-nine’s a charm.

Pauline Newsholme of England celebrated her 69th birthday by running her 69th marathon.

The effort was to raise money for a children’s charity she has supported ever since her daughter became paralyzed at the age of 6 due to a rare complication from measles.

In all, Newsholme has raised $40,000.

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Here’s a story about a drunken shrew – and it’s not some guy’s nagging wife.

Scientists have discovered that Malaysia’s pen-tailed shrew lives entirely off a diet of beer.

It feeds off the flowers of the bertram palm, whose nectar is about 3.8 percent alcohol – the equivalent of a light beer.

Amazingly, the tiny creature never gets drunk.

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At least they had enough heart to let this guy get it on with his bride before arresting him.

Chinese police waited two days before arresting a man so he could marry and the bride’s family would not lose face in front of their guests.

They arrested him the morning after.