Miami Herald Weird News
Ga. town's scarecrows h(a)unting for world record
This small northeastern Georgia town's population boom is frightening. In a bid to break a world record for scarecrows and scare up some fun for the fall season, thousands of straw-stuffed newcomers are creeping across town.
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Baby boy born on airliner en route to Australia
An Indian woman gave birth to a healthy boy aboard a jet airliner while flying to Australia to reunite with her husband.
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Lone Star State serves up frightening Fair fare
Everything is bigger in Texas, especially the calorie counts at the State Fair, which will offer such delicacies this year as deep-fried s'mores and a fried banana split.
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Spanish town blushes with annual tomato fight
Spanish revelers have pelted each with 113 tons of ripe tomatoes in an annual food fight. Town hall says an estimated 40,000 people took part in the hour of messy fun in the village of Bunol near Valencia. The ritual dates back to the 1940s.
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Nebraska city council votes to evict aging horse
This one-horse town is looking like becoming a no-horse town.
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No buyers for Wis. man's million-mile Chevy _ yet
A 1991 Chevrolet Silverado that has traveled more than 1 million miles is still on the market, its owner says, though it failed to fetch the premium price that he had hoped for.
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Charge dismissed in case of dog registered to vote
A judge has decided that a suburban Seattle woman who registered her Australian shepherd-terrier mix to vote has spent enough time in the legal doghouse.
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Returning firefighters find own station ablaze
Firefighters were right on top of this blaze.
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Wash. rodeo coordinator loses 2nd finger on job
Some people may lose sleep on the job or even lose the stapler off their desk. Dane Keane loses fingers.
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Raccoon's courthouse crime spree ends with capture
The evidence in his office gave the judge pause: a half-eaten apple and some very distinctive footprints.
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Feisty puppy scares off 3 bears in NJ back yard
If only Goldilocks had a cockapoo.
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Amtrak train runs out of fuel, stranded 2 hours
It was the little engine that couldn't - because it was thirsty for fuel.
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Explosive find: Auctioneers find C-4 in suitcase
Auctioneers preparing for a backyard estate sale Saturday morning made an explosive discovery among the china and other items up for bid - a suitcase full of military-grade explosives.
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Italian priest organizes beauty contest for nuns
An Italian priest and theologian said Sunday he is organizing an online beauty pageant for nuns to give them more visibility within the Catholic Church and to fight the stereotype that they are all old and dour.
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Fame finds 4-eared feline thanks to Internet photo
The owners of Yoda - a cat with four ears - could use a couple extra hands to answer their telephones.
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Kansas university fires mooning debate coach
Fort Hays State University has fired its debate coach for losing his temper at a tournament, engaging in a videotaped shouting match that included pulling down his shorts to expose his underwear.
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Typo fixers get probation for damaging rare sign
When it comes to marking up historic signs, good grammar is a bad defense.
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McCain beats Obama in race of hissing cockroaches
This presidential race was no contest: John McCain sped to the finish while Barack Obama was reluctant to leave the starting point.
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Man uses Barbie fishing rod to make record catch
David Hayes' granddaughter just asked him to hold her Barbie rod and reel while she went to the bathroom. He did. And seconds later he landed the state record channel catfish at 21 pounds, 1 ounce.
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Wisconsin couple each hit lottery - twice
A woman and her accountant husband who claims he's developed a formula for lottery picks have each claimed $350,000 jackpots - twice.
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