A Pennsylvania man who was inadvertently mummified in the late 19th century now has his name back, 128 years after his death, when he was finally buried. “We are proud to announce that on this hallowed ground will lie the immortal soul of Stoneman Willie, otherwise known as Mr. James …
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Two men were fishing in a local canal when they happened to pull an unexploded grenade from the river. Friends behind the TikTok account @MagnetFishingEdinburgh found an interesting object while on a recent fishing occasion in early October. The pair, who have almost 500,000 TikTok followers, told SWNS, the British …
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CHICAGO – A strip club on the northwest side of Chicago has received a neighborhood award for its efforts to improve the area. Albany Park Neighbors decided this month to give one of six “Block Star Business” awards to the Admiral Theatre. The group’s website says the award is meant …
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SAN FRANCISCO – Feeling the sting of rejection? Itching to get even with an ex? The San Francisco Zoo is offering the burned and spurned masses the chance to “adopt” a hissing cockroach or giant scorpion in honor of their special ex-someone for Valentine’s Day. The zoo is highlighting two …
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SPRINGDALE, Wash. – Authorities say a log cabin that a family reported stolen off its foundation has been found in rural northeast Washington. Stevens County Sheriff Kendle Allen says deputies following a tip found the cabin Thursday morning about 10 miles from its original location. He says the structure had …
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BEAVER, West Virginia – A man is in jail after authorities say he foiled his own robbery by accidentally pepper-spraying himself. The Register-Herald (http://bit.ly/1P5rwbx ) reports 43-year-old Michael Kevin Meadows of West Virginia was arrested Wednesday for attempted robbery. Authorities say a man went into a pharmacy in Beaver on …
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MACON, Ga. – A robber got away with more than money in Georgia: Officials say he demanded his victim’s pants. The Macon Telegraph (http://bit.ly/1ER7Tsi) reports that law enforcement officials say a man walked into the Harmony Medical Services office on Monday and asked to see a doctor. The Bibb County …
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Shhh! A new study revealed that keeping secrets may be a good thing for people —depending on what the secret holds. Professor Michael Slepian of Columbia University was the lead author of the study, which was published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology: Attitudes and Social Cognition via …
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SKOPJE, Macedonia – The mystery of a baby baboon abducted from Skopje’s zoo had a bittersweet resolution: A mother says she stole it as a gift for her deaf son. The 26-year-old woman told Dnevnik newspaper took that she lifted Luka, an 18-month-old crowd favorite, as a belated birthday present …
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SAN FRANCISCO – A San Francisco Bay Area man won $1 million in the California Lottery after buying a winning ticket with money he found at the airport. The California Lottery said Sunday that Hubert Tang had not bought a lottery ticket in 10 years. When he found a $20 …
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