Dom's Weird News
News of the weird and strange from around the world
Wednesday, November 22, 2006
Snakes on a plane
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Manila airport officials prevented a real life version of horror flick "Snakes on a Plane" this week when they stopped more than ...
Pre-Inca tombs discovered
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Archaeologists working in northern Peru have discovered a spectacular tomb complex about 1,000 years old. The complex contains at least 20...
Tuesday, November 21, 2006
Be Nice: It's Now The Law
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Calgary, Alberta, has new regulations that ban public fighting, spitting, defecation and urination. Loitering or putting your feet up on pub...
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Get your own back
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Get cut off by some idiot on the freeway? Now you can avoid doing something stupid on the road in retaliation and still get a little bit eve...
Cunning stunt
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David Blaine's latest stunt is as much about charity as publicity. The magician travelled to Times Square on Tuesday for a topsy-turvy T...
Tip-sy Weightlifter
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New Zealand - A national title-winning weightlifter misguidedly used his talents to tip over a parked car, causing nearly NZ$1800 damage. Jo...
Mustard or rat poison ?
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An Ocean County woman who police say tried to poison her live-in sister and her sister's boyfriend by putting rat poison in their sandwi...
Oldest college graduate
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Like most students at Fort Hays State University, Nola Ochs plans to spend some time reading and studying during this week's fall break....
Robber tips cashier
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Police were searching for a man who gave a $20 tip to a gas station clerk he had just held up. Police were distributing surveillance camera ...
Lucky escape
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A 71-year-old man plunged off an 80ft cliff in a car and managed to walk away from the scene. Coastguard officers, who winched the man back ...
The Blind World Cup
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The Blind World Cup kicks off in Argentina tomorrow and the England squad have one vision – to bring home the trophy. Top scorer David Clark...
BA Cross fiasco
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The Archbishop of York yesterday rapped British Airways after a Christian worker lost an appeal to openly wear her cross. Dr John Sentamu br...
Nightclub bans entire town
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A nightclub has sparked anger after banning an entire town from entering. Door staff at Creation in West Street, Brighton, told The Argus Cr...
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Flat-pack rage
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More than 40 per cent of people who assemble flat-pack furniture lose their temper before finishing the job, a study revealed today. The res...
Repeat song backfires on drunk thief
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A man who stole diamonds worth more than a million dollars from a jewellers store in India has been arrested in a dance bar after he splurge...
Monday, November 20, 2006
Thief swallows evidence
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A thief who decided to swallow his loot when apprehended by police was given away by a mysterious tummy ache. The 30-year-old was spotted by...
Buenos Aires pillow fight
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Lucha de almohadas. Buenos Aires pillow fight Parque Tres de Febrero, in front of the Planetario building (Palermo), descended into pure fea...
Red tape
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Britain is being strangled by miles of "bizarre and petty" red tape that governs everything from the correct way for a farmer to t...
Spot the idiots
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China has banned TV ads for a freckle remover, touted as being so good it could remove spots from fish, when it not only killed fish but led...
Tightwad bank to close
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - A small-town bank that drew $2.2 million in deposits from around the country because of its unusual name will close ...
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