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Today's Odd News News: Man vs. megafish When pigs fly...well their frozen knuckles anyway Rich and famous also face foreclosures Dejected Inter keeper Julio Cesar walks home after error Stumped ICC so sorry after South Africa anthem cut short London shop to make breast milk ice cream Afghan girls' education in danger, aid groups warn Handcuffed burglary suspect drives off in police car Town changes name from "Speed" to "Speedkills" Catholic church ordains married man Bicycling Seattle mayor has bike stolen Ga. Girl Scouts fear arrest for cookie peddling Ga. principal's 'no gold teeth' rule prompts video 2 men to be charged in Pa. cow's head prank World's first robot marathon kicks off in Japan Brazil woman finds gator behind couch after flood New York house found with filthy animals including calf Fla. Police: Dispute over Thin Mints gets physical Big cleaning bill for missing snake on Mass. train Indian man has 39 wives, nearly 100 children Man vs. megafish Wed, 23 Feb 2011 08:47 pm PST The Newsroom - No, it's not the another Syfy movie starring Tiffany and Debbie Gibson. But it does have a made-for-TV plotline: Mississippi man goes fishing. Man catches and hauls in a 300+ pound alligator gar fish more than 8 feed long. Cut … Full Story Top When pigs fly...well their frozen knuckles anyway Thu, 24 Feb 2011 10:07 am PST Reuters - The police joked he'd caught lunch and the autobody repairman will be glad of the business, but a German driver was shaken up when a frozen pig's knuckle collided with his car on the high speed autobahn. Full Story Top Rich and famous also face foreclosures Thu, 24 Feb 2011 09:35 am PST Reuters - Although sales of foreclosed homes dropped last year, they still account for a quarter of U.S. home sales and the rich and famous are among them. Full Story Top Dejected Inter keeper Julio Cesar walks home after error Thu, 24 Feb 2011 09:14 am PST Reuters - Distraught Inter Milan goalkeeper Julio Cesar walked home from the San Siro to give himself time to think after his minor error helped give Bayern Munich a 1-0 first-leg win in their Champions League last 16. Full Story Top Stumped ICC so sorry after South Africa anthem cut short Thu, 24 Feb 2011 07:33 am PST Reuters - Organisers apologised to the South African team for a technical snag that led to an abrupt end to their national anthem before their World Cup match against West Indies, the team manager said on Thursday. Full Story Top London shop to make breast milk ice cream Thu, 24 Feb 2011 07:15 am PST Reuters - A specialist ice cream parlour plans to serve up breast milk ice cream and says people should think of it as an organic, free-range treat. Full Story Top Afghan girls' education in danger, aid groups warn Thu, 24 Feb 2011 01:15 am PST Reuters - Girls' education in Afghanistan, one of the biggest gains for women since the 2001 overthrow of the Taliban, is at risk because of insecurity, lack of funds and equipment and poor teacher-training, aid groups said on Thursday. Full Story Top Handcuffed burglary suspect drives off in police car Wed, 23 Feb 2011 05:08 pm PST Reuters - A 19-year-old Henderson, Nevada man arrested for burglary managed to drive off in a police car on Wednesday, despite wearing handcuffs, only to be nabbed on foot a few hours later. Full Story Top Town changes name from "Speed" to "Speedkills" Tue, 22 Feb 2011 08:44 am PST Reuters - Names can matter, thinks one Australian town named Speed -- which renamed itself "Speedkills" in an effort to promote road safety. Full Story Top Catholic church ordains married man Tue, 22 Feb 2011 08:43 am PST Reuters - A married father of two was ordained as a priest by the Catholic Church in Germany on Tuesday after receiving an exemption to priestly celibacy from Pope Benedict XVI. Full Story Top Bicycling Seattle mayor has bike stolen Thu, 24 Feb 2011 12:55 pm PST AP - Seattle's bicycling mayor has had some explaining to do — to his wife about why her bike got swiped after he borrowed it to ride to work. Full Story Top Ga. Girl Scouts fear arrest for cookie peddling Thu, 24 Feb 2011 07:03 pm PST AP - A Girl Scout leader says young members of her troop thought they were headed to jail when a Georgia police officer told them to quit selling cookies. Full Story Top Ga. principal's 'no gold teeth' rule prompts video Thu, 24 Feb 2011 09:21 am PST AP - The principal of Savannah High School was always telling his students to tuck in their shirts and take out their gold teeth. So a group of students decided to write a hip-hop song about the badgering. Full Story Top 2 men to be charged in Pa. cow's head prank Thu, 24 Feb 2011 06:15 am PST AP - Police plan to cite two men who left a package containing a cow's head on the doorstep of some friends in Pennsylvania. Full Story Top World's first robot marathon kicks off in Japan Thu, 24 Feb 2011 05:05 am PST AP - The world's first robot marathon is under way in western Japan, with five two-legged participants racing on an indoor track. Full Story Top Brazil woman finds gator behind couch after flood Wed, 23 Feb 2011 12:29 pm PST AP - After floodwaters receded from her home, a Brazilian woman was shocked to find a most unwelcome house guest: a 5-foot (1.5-meter) alligator lying tamely in the living room as her 3-year-old son petted the reptile's head. Full Story Top New York house found with filthy animals including calf Wed, 23 Feb 2011 02:07 pm PST Reuters - Dozens of flea-infested animals and several rotting animal corpses were removed from a filthy New York home where an elderly woman with dementia lived with two younger people, authorities said on Wednesday. Full Story Top Fla. Police: Dispute over Thin Mints gets physical Tue, 22 Feb 2011 06:28 pm PST AP - Police say a brawl between roommates over Girl Scout cookies led to assault charges against one of them. According to the Naples Daily News, the Collier County Sheriff's Office reports that 31-year-old Hersha Howard woke up her roommate early Sunday and accused her of eating her Thin Mints. Full Story Top Big cleaning bill for missing snake on Mass. train Wed, 23 Feb 2011 09:05 am PST AP - A woman whose 3-foot-long snake slithered away from her in a Boston subway car and hid there for nearly a month has gotten a hefty cleaning bill. Full Story Top Indian man has 39 wives, nearly 100 children Mon, 21 Feb 2011 11:31 pm PST Reuters - The more, the merrier is certainly true for Ziona Chana, a 66-year-old man in India's remote northeast who has 39 wives, 94 children and 33 grandchildren -- and wouldn't mind having more. Full Story Top

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