ST. JOHNSBURY, Vt. (AP) — A Vermont man has escaped jury duty — by getting dismissed for wearing a prisoner costume. James Lowe of Barnet says he was released from jury duty on Tuesday when he showed up to court wearing a black-and-white-striped jumpsuit with a matching beanie. The Caledonian Record (http://bit.ly/1QKMx6S ) reports that […]
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Does Smoking Pot Helps Rid Parasites?
The Aka pygmies of Africa’s Congo basin are known to smoke a lot of pot, and a new study suggests there may be a big benefit to all that toking, at least for the men: those who smoked the most marijuana were significantly less likely to be heavily infected with parasitic worms. Taste for drugs. […]
Man Sues Funeral Home After Wife’s Casket Surfaces During Flood
A Houston man is suing the cemetery where his wife was buried eight years ago after the woman’s casket rose up out of the ground during recent floods that wreaked havoc in Texas. High waters caused a coffin containing the remains of Carolyn Joyce Fobbs-Lee to rise to the surface last week at Riceville Cemetery […]
Broncos Fine Players for Farting During Team Meetings
Von Miller has broken the rules a number of times, but his latest infraction really stinks. The Denver Broncos linebacker is back at organized team activities after an All-Pro season in 2014. After a recent session, though, Miller let it slip to the Denver Post’s Nicki Jhabvala that a certain habit has taken some significant […]
KFC Sues Over 8-Legged Chickens In China
KFC doesn’t feed China with a small army of eight-legged chickens. And if you say it does, the fast food chain might just take you to court. The fried chicken giant announced Monday it has filed suit against three companies in China, accusing the competitors of starting a rumor campaign questioning the quality of the […]
American Woman Dies After Being Mauled By Lion At South African Park
An American tourist is dead after she was mauled to death on Monday at Lion Park north of Johannesburg, a park official told the Associated Press. The woman and another passenger were driving through the park with the windows open, according to Eyewitness News. The lion was apparently able to get inside the car, killing […]
Sixth-Grader Writes Adorable Apology After ‘Deez Nuts’ 911 Prank Call
A sixth-grader in Savannah, Georgia, learned this week that prank calls are not emergencies. On Tuesday, the boy hand-wrote an apology to emergency officials after he called a 911 dispatcher, said “deez nuts,” and hung up, according to a Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police press release. He said his friends dared him to do it. His parents […]
British Tank Completely Demolishes Student Drivers’ Little Toyota
AUGUSTDORF, German police said a student driver narrowly escaped being flattened by a British tank, but her Toyota wasn’t quite as lucky. Lippe police said the 18-year-old student driver pulled out in front of a British military procession Monday in the town of Augustdorf and the tank driver, a 24-year-old member of the British armed […]
Police Seize Hundreds Of Pounds Of Cocaine Hidden In Pineapples
Spanish police say they have arrested three suspects and seized 200 kilograms (441 pounds) of cocaine that had been concealed within a shipment of pineapples that arrived at the southwestern port of Algeciras in containers sent from Central America. The drug was hidden inside carefully hollowed-out pineapples that had been placed within 11 containers, a […]
Man Dies After Drinking 56 Shots, Bartender Convicted Of Manslaughter
A French bartender was convicted of manslaughter on Wednesday after serving 56 shots to a customer who died the next day. The customer, 56-year-old Renaud Prudhomme, downed the alcohol in October 2014 in an attempt to beat the establishment’s record of 55 shots, which bartender Gilles Crepin says he kept written on a board in […]