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9th September
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This little kitty went home but only after Vienna police and firefighters partially dismantled a police car to find it.
A lawyer says a trove of old glass negatives bought in California for $45 has been authenticated as the work of iconic photographer Ansel Adams, ...
Take two friends, add one inappropriate touch, one broken bed, a knife and a temper, and you'll get this odd story
There were no cold feet for a Michigan couple who got married in the shoe aisle of a central Michigan department store. Drew Ellis and Lisa Satayut exchanged vows Saturday at the TJ Maxx in Mt. Pleasant, about 70 miles northwest of Flint. A widened aisle,... Email this Article Add to del.icio.us Add to digg Add to Facebook Michigan - United States - Drew Ellis - Central Michigan University - Education
Reuters - A 17-month-old tiger escaped from the back of a pick-up truck while it was being driven to a veterinary clinic in South Africa, triggering a helicopter search by police and wildlife experts.
A male Himalayan black bear rests inside its open enclosure at the Padamaja Naidu Himalayan zoological park in Darjeeling, about 80 km (50 miles) from the northeastern Indian city of Siliguri October 17, 2006. REUTERS/Rupak De ChowdhuriReuters - A black bear attracted by the smell of a peanut butter sandwich managed to open the door of a car, climb in and got stuck, knocking the gear stick into neutral and sending the car rolling down a slope into trees.
A Klingon mask used as a prop from the television series Reuters - Staff at the Jenolan Caves west of Sydney have added a new out-of-this-world attraction -- a tour in the Star Trek language Klingon.
A 17-month-old tiger escaped from the back of a pick-up truck while it was being driven to a vet in South Africa, triggering a helicopter search by police and wildlife experts.
A central Iowa teen has earned the nickname "The Deer Magnet" after hitting five deer in the past year
An animal rights activist has caused a stir by covering herself in lettuce in a quirky attempt to persuade Middle Eastern meat lovers to go vegetarian
This little kitty went home -- but only after Vienna police and firefighters partially dismantled a police car to find it
A central Iowa teen has earned the nickname "The Deer Magnet" after hitting five deer in the past year.
The headstone of a former slave and Union soldier no longer identifies him as a member of the Confederate army, after his family failed to notice the error for years.
An eastern Pennsylvania woman has been cited for harassment after her son told police she cleaned the bathroom with his toothbrush, then returned it to its holder.
This little kitty went home -- but only after Vienna police and firefighters partially dismantled a police car to find it.
A bear got into an empty car, honked the horn and then sent it rolling 125 feet into a thicket, with the bear still inside, a Colorado family said.
A police dog in the central Idaho resort town of Sun Valley is back on duty after serving a "suspension" for an unprovoked attack on a small schnauzer.
So archaeologists in Sweden reckon they've stumbled upon the world's oldest dildo - carved out of a stag's antler, no less. Cue a look back at some of Metro's favourite sex-toy stories of yore, yay!
Archaeologists in Sweden believe they may have uncovered the oldest dildo in the world - a six-inch-long phallus carved out of a deer's antler.
The Hoosiers are aiming for 'the longest pop song ever to be released in the UK' with a 43 minute single


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