Weird But True

• October 22, 2012

  ientists have finally proven what Walt Disney knew more than a half-century ago — mice can sing in harmony. Researchers at New Orleans’ Tulane University found that when two mice sharing a cage...

• October 21, 2012

  Virginia grandmom is battling for her right to fight. Six-foot-5 Khandace Cossitt, 56, says she wants to duke it out with a man in a cage fight and has contacted promoters to get a chance to prove...

• October 20, 2012

  ere’s no longer a fork in the road at a Carlsbad, Calif., intersection. The street still splits in two, but a six-foot sculpture of the utensil installed there by a local artist was removed by the...

• October 19, 2012

  e Dalai Lama said WHAT??!! The exiled Tibetan leader, speaking at a Brown University event this week, told members of the audience they could share his thoughts with others if they found them...

• October 18, 2012

  nt a kid who’ll be rich enough to support you? A new Web site called “Fame Daddy’’ will offer women “celebrity sperm’’ from top athletes, actors and rock stars for $24,000 when it launches next...

• October 17, 2012

  lk about shotgun weddings! A jewelry store in North Liberty, Iowa, is offering free rifles to guys who spend at least $1,999 for engagement rings. Jeweler Harold van Beek said he wants to “do...

• October 16, 2012

  here’s finally a way to determine which candidate is more full of it.A Texas firm is selling dog-poop bags emblazoned with the faces of President Obama and Mitt Romney.The company, Therapoo, brags...

• October 15, 2012

  o needs a job when all you really need are paychecks — real or fake? Victoria Calbert, 40, of Springfield, Mo., was arrested for allegedly forging payroll checks and cashing them at Walmarts in...

• October 14, 2012

  nnessee cops busted a couple for allegedly cooking drugs at a Motel 8 in Caryville after other guests complained of smelling noxious fumes. The guy answered the knock of officers, who immediately...

• October 13, 2012

  ’s not even Halloween and zombies are already on the loose — in Maine, at least. Portland cops are steamed at a mystery prankster who fiddled with an electronic street sign. Instead of warning...

• October 12, 2012

  is place will again be the hottest property in Nebraska. The fire department in the Omaha suburb of Gretna will burn down a 14,000-square-foot mansion once owned by a retired NFL player as part of...

• October 11, 2012

  e gals weren’t “dying” to get their hands on this dirty cash. A bank-robbery suspect was busted at a Southfield, Mich., strip club after he allegedly hung red-dye-coated bills on the strippers’...

• October 10, 2012

  is takes balls . . . A Denver brewery is making beer out of bulls’ testicles. The brew, called “Rocky Mountain Oyster Stout,’’ is named after a local delicacy — fried bulls’ testicles. The beer is...

• October 09, 2012

  ice offer, Batman, but we’ll take it from here.’’ Cops in Petoskey, Mich., searching for a hit-and-run driver, turned down a superhero’s offer of help. A man dressed as Batman walked up and...

• October 08, 2012

  Wisconsin, this is just called lunch. The IGA grocery store in Prescot grilled a 52-foot 2-inch bratwurst over the weekend to celebrate its 100th anniversary. “I’m relieved,” store owner Pat...

• October 07, 2012

  body was getting granny’s pot stash . . . nobody! A disabled California grandmother, armed only with bear spray, told police she fended off 13 intruders who were after the medical marijuana she had...

• October 06, 2012

  u’d think people would be ecstatic about a free or near-free lunch. Folks in Chicago’s Lakeview neighborhood are up in arms over the arrival of a “Panera Cares” restaurant, where customers can pay...

• October 05, 2012

  xt time, he should just send an angry letter to the bar association. Moments after Lamarcus Williamson was sentenced to 15 years’ prison in South Carolina for assault, he showed his displeasure by...

• October 04, 2012

  Virginia man was jailed shortly after buying a new SUV because the salesman decided the price he paid was too low — and reported him to cops for theft. The customer — who paid $5,600 less for a...

• October 03, 2012

  owns, magicians and pony rides are so yesterday.The latest trend for kids’ birthday parties in Florida is inviting an alligator to swim with the guests in the family pool.An entrepreneur named Bob...

• October 02, 2012

  y, gals, don’t reject a guy just because he’s coyote ugly. He might also be coyote faithful. Scientists at Ohio State University studied more than 200 coyotes for six years — and discovered, to...

• October 01, 2012

  en people in Vaughan, NM, need a cop, they call for Deputy Dawg. The police chief quit after stories surfaced that he was behind on child support. His No. 2, pleaded guilty to assaulting a...

• September 30, 2012

  ctors say a Utah man who shot a neighbor for “telepathically raping” the shooter’s wife is fit to stand trial. Michael Selleneit, 54, pulled a gun on the man next door after claiming the guy...

• September 29, 2012

  is is a buzz killer. A Florida man thought it was his lucky day when he spotted four 15-pound bundles of pot that had washed ashore near Ft. Lauderdale. The 48-year-old “wacky tobacky” lover...

• September 28, 2012

  lish splash, a Pennsylvania woman will be taking a bath — behind bars. Pocono Mountain Regional Police served an arrest warrant on Marisol Delarosa, 45, and she tried closing the door, telling cops...

• September 27, 2012

  Gresham, Ore., man was sizzling mad after McDonald’s got his order of a Quarter Pounder with no onions wrong. When Jayme John Leon’s burger came out with onions, he did the only reasonable thing —...

• September 26, 2012

  is fat cat is definitely not part of the 1 percent. In fact, she’s homeless. A 41-pound orange feline named Skinny is up for adoption in Dallas. She’s “very sweet,’’ said Kim Chapin, adding that...

• September 25, 2012

  orget pre-election polls and political pundits. If you want to know who’ll win the presidential election, just check out the partygoers on Halloween. So far, sales of Obama masks have outpaced...

• September 24, 2012

  sobriety checkpoint in rural Northern California nailed only one drunken driver — a bicyclist.The five-hour action by cops in Red Bluff screened 240 drivers. One was cited for an outstanding...

• September 23, 2012

  e brew is mightier than the blade. A Port Orange, Fla., gas-station attendant used cans of Natural Ice beer to thwart a would-be robber who tried to steal cash from the register, police said. When...