Weird but true
Call it a crime of fashion.
A Pennsylvania man got caught shoplifting a pair of women’s high-heel pumps after he put them on and tried to walk casually out of the store.
Astonished employees spotted Kyle Eckman brazenly tottering on the size-10 shoes and realized something was more fishy than fabulous.
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A person who checked two books out of the Boston Public Library in 1950 has finally returned them.
The works — by Henry David Thoreau and John Stuart Mill — had accrued $4,000 in late fees.
Luckily for the forgetful albeit honest borrower, the library doesn’t charge anyone more than $5.
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That urban fashion statement — those way-too-low-slung pants — can be a big hindrance if you’re running for your life.
A clubgoer in Trenton, NJ, exchanged angry words with several foes, who pulled knives.
The outnumbered guy turned to run but only made it a few steps before his jeans fell around his ankles.
He was treated for multiple stab wounds but is expected to recover.
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If you disliked receiving healthier, less-tasty snacks on Halloween when you were a kid, imagine if you lived near these people.
A couple in Silverton, Ore., shocked neighbors when they gave out condoms to trick-or-treaters.
Daniel and Kathleen Harris said they handed out the prophylactics — and a safe-sex lecture — only to teens over 16.
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Here’s a woman who should probably try butter instead of sunscreen.
The 280-pound British woman shocked revelers at a seaside amusement park when she went down a waterslide and got stuck in one of the tubes.
The water pump had to be turned off and three fire-rescue crews had to pitch in to free her.

