Feb 192013
 
Man's Death Believed to be Caused By Spontaneous Combustion

Authorities in Sequoyah County believe a man may have died from spontaneous combustion after they found his burned body in his home but no other fire damage or evidence of accelerant use. Authorities are determining the circumstances surrounding the death of 65-year-old Danny Vanzandt after his charred remains were found at his Tulsa home on [...More...]

Dec 012012
 
Demand Increases for Milan Priests to Perform Exorcisms

  The Roman Catholic Church has doubled the number of exorcists in Milan and set up a hotline to cope with what it says is growing demand for priests in Italy's largest diocese. Mons Angelo Mascheroni, the Milan diocese's auxiliary bishop and chief exorcist, says the number of requests has doubled. "We receive a lot [...More...]

Oct 042012
 
Replica of Disney's Haunted Mansion goes on sale for $870,000

If you are already putting up Halloween decorations, then this could be the property of your dreams.  A house has been put on the market for $873,000 which is an exact replica of the Disneyland theme parks' Haunted Mansion ride.  Built in 1996, the seven-bedroom property in Duluth, Georgia comes complete with a ghostly magic [...More...]

Mar 192012
 
Weird western weather has snow in Vancouver while Winnipeggers hitting the links

Mother Nature has opened her bag of tricks in Western Canada with snow in Vancouver while Winnipeg residents are hitting the links. A late winter snowfall hit downtown Vancouver and the North Shore and more snow is forecast. Several Winnipeg golf courses opened on the weekend and with a high of 25C forecast, they're expected [...More...]

Mar 072012
 
Pole-dancing robots wow world's biggest high-tech fair

Of all the weird and wacky futuristic gadgets and inventions at this year’s CeBIT, the world’s biggest high-tech fair, few have turned heads like a pair of pole-dancing robots. The sleek, white, life-sized humanoids, with camera-shaped lights as heads, gyrate suggestively to the music, provided by a third “DJ” robot, with a megaphone for a head, who bops around the stage in time to the beat.

Jan 312012
 
Oklahoma Bill Outlaws Use of Fetuses in Food Industry

  A bill introduced in the Oklahoma Legislature has some people scratching their heads because it prohibits "the manufacturer or sale of food or products which uses aborted human fetuses." The internet has been buzzing with this news since the bill was introduced last week.  People are trying to figure out 1) Is this real? [...More...]

Jan 312012
 
Embarrassing 'SHCOOL' Sign Replaced

  An emabarrassing mistake of the misspelling of "school" has been removed from the street outside a New York City school building. Utility workers used heavy machinery to remove the misspelled sign 'SHCOOL X-NG" on Tuesday. The blunder occurred when a contractor ripped up the street for utilitywork and replaced the existing markings. The city [...More...]

Jan 312012
 
Student Finds Cocaine in Textbook From Amazon

  Apparently Amazon.com is now sending students incentives to order text books form them. Sophia Stockton, a college junior in Kansas, received a surprise when she opened the textbook "Understanding Terrorism: Challenges, Perspectives, and Issues" purchased from Amazon.com.  A bag of cocaine was waiting for her between the pages. Stockton immediately took the cocaine and [...More...]

Jan 292012
 
18th Century Mummified Cat Falls From Ceiling When House is Renovated

  Bringing old homes up to scratch is nothing out of the ordinary for property renovators Andrew and George Hartley, But this professional couple nearly jumped out their skin when greeted by their most recent form of preservation – as a mummified cat fell on them. The couple got a face full of the ancient [...More...]

Jan 292012
 
Mystery Tourettes Like Illness Gettig National Attention

  The number is now more than two dozen girls, all with Tourettes like symptoms, including twitching, jerking and vocal tics. As our health reporter Marcie Fraser reports, the case spans New York State and is gaining national attention. CORINTH, N.Y. — "My daughter is Alycia Nicholson. We are from Corinth, N.Y." Randy Nicholson is [...More...]