Topic: STRANGE - on June 12, 2006 at 4:35:00 PM CEST
«Big Brother» für Katzen
Wer «Big Brother» für menschenunwürdig hält, kann gegen die neueste US-Variante eigentlich nichts sagen: Der Sender «Animal Planet» zeigt ab Mitte Juni eine Reality-Show mit Katzen.
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Topic: STRANGE - on July 15, 2005 at 12:48:00 PM CEST
Frau von Möbelstück getroffen
In Klagenfurt ist am Donnerstag eine Frau von einem Couchsessel getroffen worden. Ein Mann hat das Möbelstück beim Entrümpeln aus einem Fenster im dritten Stock geworfen und dabei die Frau übersehen.
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Topic: STRANGE - on June 18, 2005 at 12:50:00 PM CEST
Oregon Cat Born With Two Faces
A newborn kitten recently entered the world with two faces and, hopefully, at least nine lives. Gemini was born Sunday with two mouths, two tongues, two noses and four eyes.
"I kind of feel sorry for her, because I can't know for a fact if she's going to live or die," its owner, Lee Bluetear of Glide, told the (Roseburg) News-Review. "If she makes it, she should be a perfectly normal and healthy cat. Other than having two faces."
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Topic: STRANGE - on June 9, 2005 at 9:44:00 AM CEST
Let’s grab a cab to the United States
A vintage blue taxicab converted into a seagoing vessel and carrying several Cuban immigrants was intercepted Tuesday off Key West by the Coast Guard, a television station reported.
Footage from NBC-6 in Miami showed Coast Guard officers boarding the blue vehicle, which had been modified with a boat prow in front and appeared to have at least four immigrants aboard.
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Topic: STRANGE - on June 8, 2005 at 9:13:00 AM CEST
Flipping fish cause airport flap
DOZENS of live tropical fish have been discovered strapped to an Australian woman arriving at Melbourne Airport. The 51 fish were hidden inside a purpose-built apron containing 15 plastic water-filled bags.
The apron was concealed under the woman's skirt when she arrived on Friday on a flight from Singapore.
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Topic: STRANGE - on May 18, 2005 at 11:31:00 PM CEST
Record-Breaking 19-Pound Hamburger Debuts On Menu
You might have heard the story earlier this month about a 15-pound hamburger being sold on the menu at Denny's Beer Barrel and Pub in Clearfield, Pennsylvania. It was nicknamed the Beer Barrel Belly Buster and got national attention for being the largest hamburger you can order at any restaurant in America.
But not anymore.
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Topic: STRANGE - on March 30, 2005 at 10:42:00 AM CEST
Tankless toilet makes
And it can be yours for $2,890
A tankless toilet unveiled by Kohler Co. promises to make a fashion statement while still staying functional. The company has introduced the Purist Hatbox, a toilet that aims to bring the throne to your home into the 21st Century.
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Topic: STRANGE - on March 30, 2005 at 9:42:00 AM CEST
Women Allege Witchcraft Used As Treatment
Two women have filed lawsuits claiming a psychologist at an Illinois hospital used witchcraft during treatments and threatened patients.
The lawsuits allege Delnor-Community Hospital did not stop the unorthodox treatments. One seeks more than $50,000 and the other more than $1 million.
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Topic: STRANGE - on March 30, 2005 at 9:40:00 AM CEST
Dinosaur Dung Display a Big Hit at Museum
A display of dinosaur dung is turning out to be the big draw at a local museum. Frank Callahan, the past president of the Roxy Ann Gem & Mineral Society which owns and operates the Crater Rock Museum housing the fossilized feces, suggests it be labeled "coprolite."
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Topic: STRANGE - on March 30, 2005 at 9:39:00 AM CEST
Image of Christ Seen in Bathroom Door
It seems images of Jesus or the Virgin Mary are showing up in everything from tree trunks to grilled cheese sandwiches. Now it's in a piece of wood taken from a bathroom door.
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Topic: STRANGE - on March 29, 2005 at 3:21:00 PM CEST
Lesbian couple bury 'interfering' hubby alive
A woman in eastern China drugged her husband with the help of her lesbian lover and then buried him alive in his own home to stop him from interfering in their relationship, state media said on Sunday.
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Topic: STRANGE - on March 29, 2005 at 3:15:00 PM CEST
Whiskers Go Wild at World Beard, Mustache Games
Rainier Maute, a dashingly whiskered trucker from Albstadt, Germany, plans to compete in the Olympic Games later this year.
It may be surprising that the 48-year-old smoker has a shot at a title. But Maute says he follows a strict training regime to keep in top form.
Each morning the former world and European champion stands before a mirror, where he spends 15 minutes grooming his trim, Kaiser Wilhelm-style mustache. His training gear? "Hairspray … and hazelnut mustache wax."
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