The U.S. Coast Guard says a floating cooler helped save a man whose boat capsized in Lake Huron in northern Michigan.
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Sep
The 24th annual Dragon Con, a convention for people interested in everything from fantasy and science fiction movies to comic collecting, took over do …
6
Sep
A Colombian who is just over 2ft tall has been officially recognised as the world’s shortest living man by the Guinness World Records.
6
Sep
Police arrest man who scaled San Francisco tower
Posted by Off-Beat News on Topix Published in WeirdSan Francisco police have arrested a man who scaled the exterior of a 58-story downtown skyscraper and unfurled an American flag at the top.
6
Sep
Japanese police arrested a suspected armed robber who wore a diaper on his head as a makeshift ski mask, law enforcement authorities and local media said Monday.
6
Sep
Hundreds of naked and partially nude cyclists have pedaled their way through Philadelphia to promote bicycling awareness and cleaner air.
6
Sep
An elderly Tennessee woman was mauled to death by her pit bull while family members stood outside her home.
6
Sep
N.C. Forestry Ranger Ricky Adkins doesn’t discriminate when it comes to saving lives.
6
Sep
Fat guy can’t work in case he topples over and crushes his colleagues
Posted by Off-Beat News on Topix Published in WeirdA morbidly obese father has been diagnosed as too fat to work by doctors who fear his weight may cause him to fall over and crush his colleagues.
6
Sep
THE two women caught trying to place a board a plane at Liverpool John Lennon Airport with a dead body wearing sunglasses and sat in a wheelchair will not face any charges.
6
Sep
Share + Sep 5, 2010 8:19 am US/Pacific ANCHORAGE, Aka. Sarah Palin’s neighbor of three months on Wasilla’s Lake Lucille, author Joe McGinniss, is packing his bags and notebooks and leaving Sunday for his home in Massachusetts to write the book he has been researching on the former governor and Republican vice presidential candidate.
5
Sep
The Black Widow of eating contests has gobbled up nearly 181 chicken wings in 12 minutes, devouring the national championship record in Buffalo, N.Y. The National Buffalo Wing Festival says the wings originated in the city.
5
Sep
Juror fined, more, after posting early ‘verdict’ to Facebook
Posted by Off-Beat News on Topix Published in WeirdWnen you’re on a jury, not only are you not supposed to discuss the case with anyone outside the jury, you’re certainly not supposed to make your mind up before all the evidence is presented.
5
Sep
9, 2010, for allegedly deploying the emergency exit slide and then sliding down it after getting in a dispute with a passenger at JFK Airport in New York City.
5
Sep
Bosnian woman, 75, claims to have saved lives of ‘YouTube puppies’
Posted by Off-Beat News on Topix Published in WeirdA 75-year-old Bosnia woman, who lives in the same town as the alleged “YouTube puppy thrower,” claims to have saved the puppies the young girl threw into a river.
5
Sep
AR.Drone iOS-controlled Quadricopter Readies for Flight
Posted by Off-Beat News on Topix Published in WeirdRemote-controlled helicopters are not new, but Parrot’s AR.Drone Quadricopter is set to make a splash when it goes on sale on Sept. 9th.
5
Sep
Google Docs flips out users with Konami Code Easter Egg
Posted by Off-Beat News on Topix Published in WeirdIt’s silly, but it’s a holiday weekend, and thus it’s an interesting way to spend a few minutes while waiting for the next barbecue.
5
Sep
A Japanese man drove down the wrong side of an expressway in the northern island of Hokkaido and busted through five police blockades before he was arrested - all because he was upset his cat died.
5
Sep
A new study shows that men who don’t ask for directions are paying a price for their stubborn habit.
4
Sep
Boise News, Weather, Sports and Breaking News Boise, Idaho
Posted by Off-Beat News on Topix Published in WeirdThe test of the largest rocket motor on the planet was successful with a temperature nearly two-thirds of the sun.
4
Sep
A high school teacher who assigned her class to plan a terrorist attack that would kill as many innocent Australians as possible had no intent to promote terrorism, education officials said Wednesday.
4
Sep
Nevada candidate touts 90 mph fix to budget crisis
Posted by Off-Beat News on Topix Published in WeirdOne Nevada gubernatorial hopeful sees a speedy fix to Nevada’s budget crisis. Nonpartisan candidate “Gino” DiSimone believes people would pay for the privilege to drive up to 90 mph on designated highways - and fill the state’s depleted coffers.
4
Sep
‘3-D girl’ simulates running into street; used to foster traffic safety
Posted by Off-Beat News on Topix Published in WeirdHave you ever had a child run out into traffic in front of you? It would have been a frightening experience.
4
Sep
‘3-D girl’ simulates running into street; used to foster traffic safety
Posted by Off-Beat News on Topix Published in WeirdHave you ever had a child run out into traffic in front of you? It would have been a frightening experience.
4
Sep
A police force is swapping its squad car for a less nippy vehicle in its fight against crime - a tractor.
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