Topic: STRANGE - on July 11, 2004 at 11:20:00 AM CEST
Man was raised by chickens
Social workers in Fiji are trying to rehabilitate a 32-year-old man they say was raised by chickens. The man was locked in a chicken coop as a child for years by his grandfather after his parents died, reports NBC. He had little contact with humans and picked up the habits of the birds. After escaping from the coop, the man was taken to a local hospital.
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Topic: STRANGE - on July 8, 2004 at 1:16:00 PM CEST
6 In 10 German Men Don't Shower Daily, But Do Change Undies
The Marplan Institute in Offenbach, Germany, have published the results of a survey this week. The survey looked into the shower/bathing habits of men and women in Germany and how often they changed their underwear.
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Topic: STRANGE - on July 7, 2004 at 12:52:00 PM CEST
Beerdigung im Sondersarg
In Ghana lassen die Familienangehörigen für die Verstorbenen ganz besondere Särge anfertigen. Die Form des Sarges richtet sich dabei nach den Interessen des Verstorbenen.
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Topic: STRANGE - on July 6, 2004 at 9:42:00 PM CEST
Judge finds mouse in beer bottle
A Missouri judge decided to have a cold one when he came home from work. He used one of those cooler sleeves and drank the beer.
After he finished the bottle he noticed a "plop" when he sat it down. He then saw the mouse and was horrified. He screamed and dropped to the ground.
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Topic: STRANGE - on July 5, 2004 at 6:13:00 PM CEST
In Bayern verirrt
Mit einem 90 Jahre alten Reiseführer mit dem Titel "Beautiful Bayreuth" hat sich ein amerikanischer Tourist im Wald bei Bad Berneck (Landkreis Bayreuth) verirrt.
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Topic: STRANGE - on July 5, 2004 at 6:11:00 PM CEST
Unterhosen-Muffel
Nicht einmal zwei Drittel der Männer in Deutschland wechseln laut einer Studie täglich ihre Unterhosen. Gerade 62 Prozent der Männer greifen jeden Morgen zur frischen Hose, fand das Offenbacher Marplan-Instituts in einer repräsentativen Umfrage heraus.
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Topic: STRANGE - on July 2, 2004 at 7:16:00 PM CEST
'Snooty' Stripper Had Breast Implant Ruptured By Other Strippers
Canadian strippers Andrea Hauser, 25, and Shayla Clewis, 25, have been convicted by the British Columbia Supreme Court for attacking and puncturing the breast of a fellow stripper with a wine glass while she danced on stage.
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Topic: STRANGE - on July 1, 2004 at 11:04:00 PM CEST
Kids recreate the execution of American hostage Nick Berg on video
A video showing three kids recreating the execution of American hostage Nick Berg appeared on a website connected to Abu Hamza. Abu Hamza is a radical Finsbury Park priest. Hamza waits for extradition to America. The video is not online anymore.
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Topic: STRANGE - on July 1, 2004 at 9:20:00 PM CEST
McDonalds Served Toad Salad
A woman near Boston, MA ordered a Ceaser Salad at the local McDonalds. Much to her surprise there was a 2-inch toad alive in her meal.
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Topic: STRANGE - on July 1, 2004 at 1:39:00 PM CEST
A million pennies saved, nothing earned
Ron England, a California resident, has amassed 3.6 tons of pennies after making a bet 30 years ago with his brother. The total value of this load of copper is 1 million cents or better put $10,000 dollars.
Ron is now having trouble cashing in the pennies. Reportedly neither the U.S. Mint nor the local banks are interested in cashing in his collection with out charging him for doing so.
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Topic: STRANGE - on June 30, 2004 at 10:44:00 AM CEST
Can You Eat The 6-Pound Hamburger?
Ye Olde 69er, on the menu at Clearfield, PA's Denny's Beer Barrel Pub, is 6 whole pounds of pure beef, two tomatoes, a whole onion, a half a head of lettuce, a cup each of ketchup, mayo, mustard, relish, banana peppers, some pickles and the bun.
The restaurant has a competition going on to see if anyone can eat the monster beef in 3 hours time. One guy was able to do it in 7 1/2 hours, sitting at the table and eating the beef.
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Topic: STRANGE - on June 22, 2004 at 8:32:00 AM CEST
Town's Clock's Mysteriously Jump Ahead 10 Minutes
The electrically powered clocks in the Town of Blind river have all mysteriously jumped ahead 10 minutes and no one knows why.
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