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Woman Bit Her Boyfriend's Male Organ When He Refused to Have Sex With Her

A teenager has been arrested for biting her boyfriend's penis after he refused to have sex with her.  Krystle Harrison, 19, attacked the father of her ... Full story

Man Swallowed by Hippo and Lives to Write About It

In a story that sounds like it came straight from the Bible — or Pinocchio — Paul Templer claims he was swallowed by a hippo ... Full story

3-D-printed gun fires real bullets

STORY HIGHLIGHTS Group showcases test firing of a gun made with a 3-D printer Self-styled anarchist created "The Liberator," from plastic, with a nail for a firing ...

Wisconsin Family Discovers Fully-Stocked Fallout Shelter in Their Back Yard 50 Years After It Was Installed

For more than a decade after they moved into their house in Neenah, Wisconsin, the Zwick family knew they had a Cold War bunker in ... Full story

May Snowstorm Dumps Nearly a Foot on Wyo. and Colo.

Another spring snowstorm — the fourth in as many weeks — dumped around a foot of heavy, wet snow on parts of Wyoming, closing schools ... Full story

Worker Dies in Blender at Oregon Meat Plant

An Oregon cleaning worker was killed when he fell into a running blender at a meat-processing plant, the Clackamas County Sheriff's Office said. Deputy Nate Thompson ... Full story

Toad Found in Can of Green Beans

Gloria Chubb of South Bend, Indiana, was shocked when she discovered a toad in a can of Meijer green beans. Chubb told WBND ABC 57 ... Full story

Man Who Fishes Through NYC Sidewalk Grates Makes Thousands

Who needs an ocean, lake or river to fish?  Eliel Santos, a native of Puerto Rico, follows an unorthodox fishing regimen over the grates of New ... Full story

Floating 7-Foot Head in Hudson River Leaves Rowers Scratching Theirs

The crew team at New York's Marist College came across a puzzling sight this week when a large, foam head, floating in the Hudson River, ... Full story

'I Cried Ink for Two Days': Man Who Had His EYEBALLS Tattooed

A Brazilian man claims he 'cried ink for two days' after getting his eyeballs tattooed to make them darker. Tattoo artist Rodrigo Fernando dos Santos, 39, ... Full story

Teenager Inspired to Live in Wilderness by 'Into The Wild' Goes Missing

An Oklahoma teenager who was inspired to live off the land by the movie 'Into the Wild' is the target of a search effort in ... Full story

Man Quits His Job to Pursue Dream Job With Resignation Letter Written on a Cake

If you're going to quit your job to pursue your dream job of making cakes for a living, then writing your resignation letter on a ... Full story

Caught on Google Earth: Does This Shocking Satellite Image Show a Brutal Murder Being Carried Out at a Lakeside in the Netherlands?

It could be the scene of a particularly gruesome murder. Or it could just be a trail of water left by a dog that's been paddling ... Full story

Dentist Pulls ALL TEETH Without Permission

Christopher Crist claims that he went into a dentist office to get a few painful teeth pulled. When he walked out, he had none.The 21-year-old ... Full story

Police Find 'Homeless City' Where Vagrants - Including Kids - Live in Labyrinth of Tunnels 25ft Below Kansas City

Below the streets of Kansas City, there are deep underground tunnels where a group of vagrant homeless people lived in camps. These so-called homeless camps have ... Full story

$20,710 Worth of Nutella Stolen

Late Sunday night, thieves in the German town of Bad Hersfeld made off with 5.5 tons of the chocolate-hazelnut spread lifted from a parked trailer.The ... Full story

Oh, Fun! Face-Sized Spiders Found in Sri Lanka

Some thing may forever haunt our dreams. Like the words “spider” and “face-sized” used in a sentence together.And yet here those words are, straight from ... Full story

Vegan Brings His Own Pasta to Restaurants, Flips Out Over Not Getting a Discount

A vegan who brings his own pasta to restaurants flipped out when he was charged full-price for his dish and wasn't allowed to use a ... Full story

3 in 10 Americans Believe a 'Secretive Power Elite' Will Rule the World and 1 in 5 Republicans Believe Obama Is the 'Anti-Christ'

Three in 10 Americans believe that a 'secretive power elite' is conspiring to rule the world through an authoritarian government and one in five Republicans ... Full story

House Sitter Describes Horrific Moment Dog Returns Home Carrying Body of Abandoned Baby Girl in His Mouth

A dead newborn baby girl was discovered by a dog in Oklahoma City on Saturday and the family pet carried her body home in its ... Full story

Tens of Thousands of 'Frenzied' Sharks Gather Off Coast of Sunshine State

Tens of thousands of sharks have been spotted along South Florida's coast, closing down beaches across the area and forcing swimmers out of the water. The ... Full story

Hitler on Indian Ballot is Raises Eyebrows Ahead of State Elections

A state in India is drawing some extra attention after reports surfaced that some individuals who are running for office had some peculiar and unusual ... Full story

Brit Backpacker Lost in Australian Outback for 3 Days Survived by Drinking Contact Solution

The teenager disappeared from a cattle station in the Australian state of Queensland on Tuesday when he went for a jogA British backpacker lost in ... Full story

Woman in Labor Sleds to Hospital Using a Car Luggage Carrier Pulled by Five Neighbors

Neighbors in a blizzard affected Connecticut town used a little improvisation to get a pregnant woman in labor to hospital with only one hour to ... Full story

Meet the Couple Who Inject Caffeine into Their Colons at Least Four Times a Day

Mike and Trina share a bizarre addiction to spending the majority of their days in the bathroom - preparing and administering coffee enemas.On the new ... Full story

Art Lover Pays £1,200 for Painting Found in Paris Junk Shop... Only to Discover It Is Missing Part of Infamous Masterpiece and Worth £35 Million

An amateur art-lover stands to earn up to £35million after unearthing the missing head that goes with a woman’s naked body in a notorious 19th ... Full story

Walter Slonopas Quits Job After '666' Stamped on W-2

A Tennessee maintenance worker says he quit his job because his W-2 tax form was stamped with the number 666.Walter Slonopas told The Tennessean that ... Full story

Deranged woman 'had sex with a dog at home while her boyfriend took pictures'

A disturbed Delaware woman allegedly had sex with a dog in her home while her boyfriend photographed her. Samantha L. Golt, 24, and James P. Crow, ... Full story

Las Vegas Woman Who Couldn't Stop Growing Due to 'Gigantism' Disorder Dies at 34

A Las Vegas woman who suffered a rare disorder that made it impossible for her to stop growing has died. Tanya Angus was 34.Karen Strutynski ... Full story

Mikhail Bopposov Makes Cow Dung Cobra, 880-Pound Sculpture of Frozen Poo

You've heard of pop art -- now feast your eyes on poop art.Mikhail Bopposov, a cattle farmer from the Siberian republic of Yakutia, Russia, constructed ... Full story

Ng Goon Lau Is Hong Kong's Haunted Real Estate King

Hong Kong's real estate boom has been good for most investors, but not for a man who specializes in buying the city's haunted properties.Ng Goon ... Full story

Cleo The Puppy's Life Saved By Vodka

A puppy that almost died from ingesting anti-freeze is alive and barking thanks to a treatment that was a treat: vodka.The puppy, an American Staffordshire ... Full story

Bacon Candy Tastes Like Breakfast on a Stick (VIDEO)

A former graphic designer quit her day job to embark on an exciting business endeavor: making candy."I remember [thinking], 'How hard can this be?'," confectioner ... Full story

Carl Muggli Kills Wife With Totem Pole in Minnesota

A Minnesota man pleaded guilty on Wednesday to killing his wife by pushing a totem pole onto her.Carl Muggli, now 51, and Linda Muggli, 61, ... Full story

Guinness World Records' Top Gaming Records

Good things come in small packages for a computer buff in Canada.Back in 2009, Mark Slevinsky built the smallest arcade machine from scratch. The game ... Full story

Jessica Webster, Kentucky Burglar, Caught Smuggling Heroin Syringes In V*gina

The routine search of a Kentucky arrestee turned prickly Monday when a jail employee detected something hidden in an unexpected place.Jessica Webster, 29, was initially ... Full story

11 Super Bizarre '90s Toy Fads

This year, new toys are so lame that we're turning to the '90s for gift-giving ideas, at least according to a report from MarketWatch. Orders ... Full story

Uta Kohaku, Japanese Porn Actress, Collects 100 Bottles of Semen From Fans

A Japanese porn actress has at least 100 fans that would give their lives to her. Well, at least help her give life to another.As ... Full story

Gregory Cook Accused of Stealing Christmas Gifts And Giving Them To Own Family

A man in Cicero, Ill. allegedly stole Christmas gifts from two homes and then re-gifted the purloined presents to his own family and friends.Police say ... Full story

40-Year-Old Man Caught Raping a Cow

The cow owner said that he heard his cow mowing wildly and on checking he found the man mounting on his cow. The man had ... Full story

VOTE: Which Legacy Airlines Have The Rudest Personnel

It may come as no big surprise, but in an admittedly unscientific poll of over 1000 Airfarewatchdog.com visitors has determined that the old school "legacy" ... Full story

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Syria Launches Assault on Strategic Rebel Stronghold

BEIRUT — Syrian forces launched a large-scale assault Sunday on the city of Qusair, a rebel stronghold near the Lebanese border, in the government's latest ... Full story

Christine White, Actress in a Classic 'Twilight Zone,' Dies at 86

Julia Wilson wore pearls and a face of reassurance as she and her husband, Robert, took their seats on an airplane operated by Gold Star ... Full story

'All-Star Celebrity Apprentice' Winner Is Donald Trump

Donald Trump has named the winner of the first All-Star Celebrity Apprentice. On Sunday night's live finale of the NBC reality competition, host/executive producer Trump "hired" ... Full story

Glass Bottle Hits Toots & the Maytals Singer During Virginia Concert

Police have charged William C. Lewis with aggravated assault and public intoxication after the 19-year-old allegedly hit the lead singer of the Toots & the ... Full story

Alan O'Day, 'Undercover Angel' Singer, Dies at Age 72

Alan O'Day, a singer-songwriter who penned hits for Helen Reddy and the Righteous Brothers, died at his Westwood, Calif., home Friday after battling cancer, according ... Full story

Captain Beckham Breaks Down in Tears After Helping Ibrahimovic and Co to Final Win Before Hanging Up His Boots

One last piece of magic from the dead-ball master. One last corner, one last caress. And then the tears, the embraces, the standing ovation.  Even if ... Full story

Baby Kitten Eating a Watermelon Is Just Too Adorable Video

Looking through old video clips, we saw one of Pancake that was too precious not to share. Baby Pancake starts off confused and concerned about ... Full story

North Koreans holding Chinese boat hostage

BEIJING – Armed North Koreans are holding a Chinese fishing boat and its crew ransom despite the protestation of Chinese officials, the boat’s owner ...

Autobahn speed limit proposal revs up debate in Germany

BERLIN — For many in this car-crazy nation, the freedom to hurtle down the famed autobahn at 120 mph or more is an inalienable ...

Cop who 'came back from the dead' after getting shot by Boston bombing suspect is ready to get back to work

By Associated Press PUBLISHED: 21:11 EST, 19 May 2013 | UPDATED: 22:36 EST, 19 May 2013 Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Officer Richard Donahue still has a bullet in his leg ...