Bizarre News of the Day: 1 Euro Cent Hotel Rooms in Venice, Italy
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- Posted by Jennifer on August 15th, 2009
Italian hotel mistakenly offers 1-cent weekend
ROME — You had to be quick, but what a deal.
A four-star hotel near Venice mistakenly offered the ultimate low-cost vacation – a romantic weekend in the Italian lagoon city for 1 euro cent.
Not surprisingly, the Crowne Plaza in Quarto D’Altino, 15.5 miles (25 kilometers) from Venice, received bookings for [...]
Bizarre News of the Day: Puppy Born With Heart Shape on Fur
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- Posted by Jennifer on August 14th, 2009
Heart-kun – Japanese puppy with heart shape birthmark on fur
Bizarre News of the Day: Man Rides Bike With Gator
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- Posted by Jennifer on August 13th, 2009
Man spotted riding bicycle with gator on shoulders
BOUTTE, La. – The 3-foot-long alligator on a bicyclist’s shoulders was a real attention-getter. St. Charles Parish sheriff’s deputies stopped the cyclist. He allegedly ran, leaving both wheels and his toothy little rider. Capt. Pat Yoes, a spokesman for the sheriff’s office, said deputies booked 38-year-old Terron D. [...]
Bizarre News of the Day: Wal-Mart Worker Bitten By Accused Shoplifter
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- Posted by Jennifer on August 3rd, 2009
Tenn. Wal-Mart Worker Bitten On The Arm After Confronting Customer About Shoplifting
(AP) Police said a Wal-Mart employee was bitten while confronting a customer about shoplifting. Officers said a 44-year-old woman bit the employee on the arm while trying to leave the store’s garden center Tuesday afternoon without paying for items in her purse.
The woman was [...]
Bizarre News of the Day: Baboon Gang Learns to Raid Visitors’ Luggage at UK Safari Park
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- Posted by Jennifer on August 2nd, 2009
Baboons at a safari park in northern England have learned how to break into car rooftop luggage boxes.
Bizarre News of the Day: 7-Year-Old Steals Car – Video of Police Chase in Plain City, Utah
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- Posted by Jennifer on August 1st, 2009
A 7-year-old boy steals a car to avoid going to church in this Fox video report on the brief police chase through Plain City, Utah.
Bizarre News of the Day: Mich. Man Jailed For Assault During Monopoly Game
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- Posted by Jennifer on July 31st, 2009
FRASER, Mich. (AP) — A game of Monopoly has landed a Michigan man in jail. WDIV-TV reported a 54-year-old man was playing the board game Saturday night with a female friend when he tried to buy Park Place and Boardwalk from her.
When she refused, Fraser police Lt. Dan Kolke told WWJ-AM he hit her in [...]
Bizarre News of the Day: Stink O’ Rama!
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- Posted by Jennifer on July 30th, 2009
34 hospitalized after co-worker sprays perfume
Investigators don’t know what type was sprayed
FORT WORTH, Texas – At first, fire officials suspected that carbon monoxide or some other toxic fumes had sickened almost 150 people at a Texas bank call center.
It turned out that perfume was to blame.
MedStar ambulance spokeswoman Lara Kohl says 34 people were taken [...]
Bizarre News of the Day: Eyeglass Fetish!
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- Posted by Jennifer on July 29th, 2009
Man with fetish charged with stealing eyeglasses
MILWAUKEE – An Illinois man was accused of stealing more than $45,000 worth of eyeglasses from suburban Milwaukee stores because he enjoys being around eyewear. Jerry Lowery, 38, was charged with three counts of armed robbery and one count of fleeing an officer. The charges carry a maximum penalty [...]





