Tuesday, September 14, 2010

Snake Bites Sleeping Teen In California Apartment

Forgetting pets in your house after moving out to another house is one thing, but forgetting a pet snake that then decided to live in the heater on the wall for two months before biting the new tenant is certainly another.



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 That story was a little bit too true for a California teen who was bitten in his apartment by the previous owner's snake. Although the snake wasn't poisonous, I'm sure it was pretty painful for the poor unsuspecting guy.

Original article here

Monday, September 13, 2010

Another "Loch Ness" Monster Said to Exist in Nearby England As Well

Turns out our buddy Loch Ness, of the lake up in Scotland, has some relatives.


A view of the Loch Ness Monster, near Inverness, Scotland, April 19, 1934.
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This time around, the beast is said to lurk in a lake in the Scotland's southern neighbor, England. The beast has been nicknamed the Bow-Ness, due to it's location.

Check it out here

Friday, September 10, 2010

At 22-inches, this man is even shorter than the world's shortest man

 Just days after Guinness World Book of Records acknowledged one man as the world's shortest man, Ripley's Believe it or Not found an even shorter man.

Image from: mizozo.com
Meet Nepali Khagendra Thapa Magar, the smallest man in the world, standing at 22-inches only!


Check his story out here and view more photos

Tuesday, September 7, 2010

105 Pound (47.6 KG) Woman Devoures 181 Chicken Wings

Wow! How all that chicken fit in her tiny body will probably remain a mystery to me.


In this photo provided by National Buffalo Wing Festival, Joey Chestnut, left, competes with Sonya Thomas, center, at 2010 Wing Fest in Buffalo, N.Y., Sept. 5, 2010.
Image from: http://www.cbsnews.com/


This woman, who calls herself "Black Widow", beat the record by eating 181 chicken wings in only 12 minutes! Impressive! Better yet, she claimed to still be hungry after the deed, saying it was only "an appetizer"!

Check her out here

Sunday, September 5, 2010

95 Snakes Found in Baggage at Kuala Lumpur Airport

 Imagine walking in an airport, putting your luggage into the security check, and then hear a tearing sound as the baggage goes inside. As it comes out the other side, you find 95 snakes, put in a bag by the man before you.


Image from: animals.howstuffworks.com


 That story was a little bit too true in Malaysia's KL airport, with the man in charge found out to have tried to smuggle 95 snakes, and a turtle. Good thing that bag didn't burst in the airplane's cargo area, would suck to be whoever takes the luggage out.

Full story here!

Friday, September 3, 2010

Teen Accidentally Texts Sheriff To Buy Pot

 It's one thing to use a phone to deal drugs, but it's a completely different story when you accidentally contact a sheriff for that same purpose.


Image from: netzwelt.de

A (very) unlucky guy from Montana accidentally wrote the wrong number when sending a text message reading "Hey Dawg, do you have a $20 I can buy right now?" to his dealer for some pot... that wrong number turned out to be the sheriff's.

How unlucky do you have to be??

Story here

Tuesday, August 31, 2010

Serbian Chefs Cook Kangaroo, Boar, Camel, and Ostrich Testicles as Part of Festival

Daaamn! I thought eating goat testicles was weird! The annual World Testicle Cooking Championship (yes, apparently that exists), held in Serbia, featured chefs cooking a range of animal testicles being prized as delicacies.

In this photo taken on Saturday, Aug. 28, 2010, ...
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 What sucks is that just by looking at the picture I get an excruciating pain down there... how the hell can the guys over at the festival put that in their mouth and munch on it!? OUCH!

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100829/ap_on_re_eu/eu_serbia_cooking_testicles