Weird but true
Here’s one from bizarro world.
A guy carrying an animal carcass rang the doorbell of a Hoquiam, Wash., resident.
The resident asked, “Why are you carrying a dead weasel?” The guy answers, “It’s not a weasel, it’s a marten,” then punches him in the nose and flees.
It turns out the men had been dating the same woman. And cops said the carcass was actually that of a mink.
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Norwegian diplomats are taking courses to bone up on one of their nation’s biggest exports — heavy-metal rock music.
The envoys are focusing an ear-splitting sound called “black metal” because they’re fielding questions from officials in other nations whose kids are obsessed with it.
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If you ever get invited to dinner in England, make sure the floors have been washed well.
A survey has found that 15 percent of Britons admit to having served food that had fallen on the floor.
Apparently, the five-second rule is now part of British common law.
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What would the GEICO gecko do about this?
Millions of dollars in sports cars ended up underwater when a flash flood decimated one of Singapore’s most exclusive apartment buildings.
The water ruined cars including a Ferrari and a Lamborghini, both worth $900,000, a $730,000 Aston Martin, a $400,000 Porsche and assorted Bentleys and Rolls-Royces.
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When in the Himalayas, do as the Himalayans do.
A Japanese hiker survived nearly two weeks alone in the forbidding range by living like a mountain goat — consuming grass and bamboo and sleeping in caves.
Makiko Iwafuchi, 49, got lost after leaving her hotel in Nepal for a hike.


