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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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Man Tries To Cook Squirrel With Blowtorch, Burns Down Apartment Complex

Dan Seitz — Sat, 13 Oct 2012 21:00:26 +0000

If you're going to cook and eat a squirrel, for some inexplicable reason, we can stake with confidence that a blowtorch is not the way to go about doing it.

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81-Year-Old Man With Broken Leg Saves Wife From Burning Home

Jeremy Taylor — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 15:17:33 +0000

When Jim Hopkins realized his house was engulfed in a serious blaze early one morning, he instinctively jumped out of his second story window.

But when the 81-year old Sibly, MO man hit the ground, he realized he had two big problems. First, he had broken his leg in the fall. And, more importantly, his wife was still in the home.

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Hero Rooster and Poodle Save Family From Fire [VIDEO]

Vetstreet Editors — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 22:09:56 +0000

You often hear about hero dogs and, on occasion, hero cats. But, how about a hero rooster?

Even more surprising, this courageous cockerel teamed up with a poodle to alert a family to a fire engulfing their Florida home. Vetstreet‘s Amy Sinatra Ayres has more on this story after the jump.

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