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Taco Bell Doritos Locos Tacos Cause High School Lockdown

Jeremy Taylor — Wed, 01 May 2013 15:11:12 +0000

If you spend a lot of time with high school students you should be pretty well acquainted with Taco Bell.

Which is why it's surprising that the delicious fast food was able to cause so much confusion at Del Campo High School in Sacramento, California.

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Virgin America Is Determined to Help You Find Love During Your Flight

Drew Weisholtz — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 19:00:13 +0000

Love is definitely in the air.

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Woman Finds Whole Snake Baked In Bread

Jeremy Taylor — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 19:13:32 +0000

If you want a loaf of bread there are dozens of different types and flavors to chose from. Snake bread, however, is not something you're usually going to find at your local supermarket.

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Man Buys Poodles, Discovers They're Actually Ferrets on Steroids

Emerald Catron — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 20:40:40 +0000

This is not a joke. A man at the largest outdoor bazaar in Buenos Aires bought two toy poodles from a vendor for $150 each. Only he didn't actually buy two poodles. He actually bought two ferrets that were hopped up on steroids and given fancy hairdos so they would look like poodles.

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The 'Baco' Bacon Shell Taco Will Either Make Baseball More Enjoyable Or Kill You

Drew Weisholtz — Sat, 16 Mar 2013 17:01:00 +0000

The action on the field may not be the only heart-stopping thing fans of the West Michigan Whitecaps see this season.

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Man Whose Bucket List Included Going to Jail Finally Gets His Wish

Drew Weisholtz — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 17:00:33 +0000

Should going to jail really be a life goal? Obie Cargile thinks so.

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Man Faces Jail Time For Laughing Too Loud

Jeremy Taylor — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 17:44:06 +0000

Robert Schiavelli has a loud booming laugh. And because it disturbed his neighbors the 42-year-old is now facing potential jail time. Yes, folks, this is happening in America.

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Woman Letting Internet Name Her Baby for $5,000

Emerald Catron — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 19:24:12 +0000

Suddenly we feel very lucky to have been born in the '80s. Back then, our biggest naming danger was being called Brandi or Lacey. One mom-to-be is letting the internet name her child, so who knows what it will be called.

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Genius Physicist Invents Machine to Separate Cream From Oreos

Emerald Catron — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 16:47:57 +0000

Here you were proud of that macrame potted plant caddy you tied together. This video might have you rethinking your hobbies.

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Oklahoma Man May Have Spontaneously Combusted, According to Sheriff

Chris Chaberski — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 16:39:32 +0000

Someone call Mulder and Scully. Officials in Muldrow, Oklahoma, face a conundrum: How did 65-year-old Danny Vanzandt, who was alone in his home, die? One possible explanation, according to Sequoyah County Sheriff Ron Lockhart, is that he is a victim of spontaneous human combustion.

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Disabled Track Star Oscar Pistorius Charged in Murder of Girlfriend

Drew Weisholtz — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 15:43:43 +0000

Track star Oscar Pistorius, the South African Olympian and double amputee nicknamed “Blade Runner” for his artificial legs, has been charged in the murder of his girlfriend, who died Thursday.

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Bizarre North Korean Anti-US Propaganda Video Features Call of Duty, Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie

Wes Glinsmann — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 21:00:48 +0000

When they’re not busy eating one another, the North Koreans have a real fondness for creating trippy self-promotion videos; it's kind of their thing. They may have outdone themselves with this new one, though, which features a man peacefully dreaming about launching a rocket attack on New York City—complete with graphics straight from 'Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3.'

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What Town Is About to Make Drunk Driving Legal?

Drew Weisholtz — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 18:35:12 +0000

Know when to say, ‘I’ll have another.”

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Notre Dame Linebacker Manti Te'o's Dying Girlfriend Was a Hoax

Wes Glinsmann — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 04:41:23 +0000

In early September, Notre Dame linebacker and Heisman Trophy candidate Manti Te’o—just days after learning of the death of his girlfriend—led the Fighting Irish to an emotional upset of then-#10 Michigan State. However, in one of the most bizarre twists we’ve seen in college football, it now appears that the whole story about a dying girlfriend was a hoax.

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Teacher With Fear of Children Fighting Forced Retirement

Jeremy Taylor — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 21:50:26 +0000

Language teacher Maria C. Waltherr-Willard suffers from pedophobia, which means she is afraid of young children. When the 61-year-old is in the presence of the little tykes she experiences symptoms which include anxiety, chest pains and vomiting.

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White House Rejects Petition to Build Death Star

Jeremy Taylor — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 14:48:04 +0000

The White House's 'We The People' website, which allows citizens to petition the Obama administration to take action on issues facing the nation, has been in the news a lot lately.

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Is This Really a Photo of an Alien in the Woods in Texas?

Donald Deane — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 17:12:17 +0000

Maybe we're just hypersensitive to this sort of thing, but it seems like UFO reports have been pouring in lately. After the possible appearance of UFOs in Google Street View and in the skies over San Francisco and Brooklyn, a man claims to have snapped a photographed of a "Grey" alien in the woods of Texas.

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Trail Of Cheetos Leads Police To Robber

Jeremy Taylor — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 21:00:39 +0000

It was 2:30 AM Sunday morning and Austin Lee Westfall Presler wanted to keep the party going, but the South Carolina man had run out of supplies. What's a party animal to do? Bust down the front door of the local convenience store, which was closed, and take what you need, that's what. Apparently.

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Astronauts Wanted for Mission to Mars – No Experience Necessary

Mike Adams — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 20:00:48 +0000

If you've ever dreamed of embarking on a journey to space but never quite felt like you had the chops to hang with the NASA elite, now would be a good time to try to locate an Illudium PU-36 Explosive Space Modulator and a solid pair of moon boots: you just might qualify to go to Mars.

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Escalator Develops Mind of Its Own and Reverses Direction

Donald Deane — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 16:27:44 +0000

Commuting is hard enough, but when a train station escalator suddenly decides to throw its riders off by reversing direction, that's when it's time to find an alternative to mass transit.

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