Weird but true
It’s hard to imagine how they could have a split opinion on this.
Pennsylvania police arrested a man who threatened his girlfriend with a meat cleaver after they got into an argument over the colossal BP oil spill.
The woman, who was holding the couple’s infant, was unhurt.
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Thank God for insurance!
A homeless man who caused $12,000 in damage when he crashed a stolen plane in Maryland was ordered to pay just $40 in restitution.
The owner’s insurance policy covered the rest of the damages. The $40 was the deductible.
Calvin Cox served five months for the theft, which his lawyer said he did because he was homeless and cold.
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This is your brain on drugs.
A man who accidentally called 911 when he meant to dial Room 119 at a Washington state hotel led cops right to the room of a man who had a half-ounce of heroin in his bag.
The call came from Room 118 of La Quinta Inn, whose occupant told cops he’d dialed for help by accident.
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Do, or do not. There is no try.
A Chinese martial-arts expert channeled his inner Master Yoda by moving a plane with a rope attached to his eyelids.
Dong Changsheng moved the half-ton plane 15 feet in less than a minute.
“I didn’t use my full strength,” he admitted. “I could probably pull it three times the distance.”
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You know your high school is rough when the bullies have homemade, prison-style tattoo guns at the ready.
Five teens were arrested in New Hampshire for coercing a 14-year-old special-needs student into letting them tattoo a swastika and curse words on his rear end if they agreed to stop picking on him.

