Weird but true
We can think of more than a few politicians who would have been well qualified for professorships at this college — if officials hadn’t caught a typo.
The University of Texas’ Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs printed a bunch of graduation programs that left out the “l’’ in “public.’’
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Let’s hope the rest of their married life isn’t as stormy as their wedding.
Caleb Pence, 22, and his 21-year-old bride, Candra, who live in a small town on the Kansas plains, had a ceremony with a twist — make that a twister.
The two are seen in their wedding pictures smiling at each other, as a tornado looms in the background.
Caleb insisted the storm was the last thing he was worried about.
“I had my mind on marrying my now wife,’’ he said.
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In honor of Queen Elizabeth’s six decades on the throne, the British-ruled Cayman Islands is freeing a 60-year-old prisoner who has been in the pen for half his life.
Not that “Sir Thomas Turtleton’’ hasn’t been enjoying his time in captivity.
The 600-pound turtle has been held for breeding purposes for the past 30 years.
Now that he’s being released into a bay, he’ll have to find his own dates.
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Time to call in the “swat” team.
Beijing officials are setting a new cleanliness standard — only two flies will be allowed to buzz around each public toilet.
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Save your tears — they might be worth money.
A British company has launched perhaps the most bizarre new product of the year — salt extracted from genuine human tears.
Hoxton Street Monster Supplies says its seasonings, which sell for just under $11, have different tastes, depending on the raw materials.
They include tears of sorrow, anger, laughter and those produced by chopping onions.


