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DeadBrain: Offbeat News
9th September
Last updated 2 hours, 23 minutes ago
A Shrovetide football match that dates back over 700 years sees mayhem break out in a Derbyshire village.
A TV chef has outraged pet lovers by giving tips on the best way to cook a cat.
A wannabe porn star who wasted thousands of pounds after being taken in by an ad promising him sexual fame has had the advert banned by a watchdog.
The dogs in New Orleans' Carnival pet parade included a pooch that hitched a ride 1,200 miles from Taos, New Mexico, to the city where his 26-year-old master had hitchhiked weeks earlier. Stephan Soleas came to New Orleans for a few weeks of visits and music. He said his 6-year-old Labrador mix, Charlie, went missing days after he left.
A man whose iPhone was stolen from his car used GPS to track it down. Tiernan Paine left a $400 phone in his unlocked car while at Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses in Oak Creek on Thursday night. The 28-year-old subscribes to MobileMe, a service that synchronizes data between his phone and home computer. It also includes a global positioning ...
This Robin Hood is accused of stealing -- and not to give to the poor. Authorities said a 34-year-old named Robin Joshua Hood found someone's wallet in downtown Denver and apparently began using the man's name in a ploy to avoid being caught on a warrant. Hood told investigators he was being investigated for drug charges.
A woman was charged with driving under the influence after showing up at the Flagler County jail and demanding a conjugal visit with a specific inmate. The sheriff's office reports that a 45-year-old woman had a visitation appointment but was turned away because she was late. Also, the jail does not allow conjugal visits.
Dog lovers are a resolute lot when it comes to solving their pets' problems. This is the tale of two of them.
A Scottish terrier completed the triple crown in dog competitions Tuesday night by winning the Best in Show title at the 134th ...
Written to woo an underage girl, My Sharona, with its hidden swear words is back in the news. But who was Sharona?


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