Category: Odd News
Trapped in an Elevator for 41 Hours
This would be a total nightmare… Anyone ever been stuck in an elevator?
Drop The Knife, The Tauntaun Sleeping Bag Is Now Real
For the busy executive — an anti-H1N1 suit
TOKYO (Reuters Life!) – For the executive who doesn’t have time to come down with the flu, a Japanese company has invented a new form of protection — the anti-H1N1 suit. [MORE]
Gun-toting soccer mom, husband found shot dead
LEBANON, Pa. (AP) — A soccer mom who gained national attention when she openly carried a loaded gun to her 5-year-old daughter’s game was shot dead Wednesday along with her husband in what appeared to be a murder-suicide, police said. [MORE]
Donkeys get dye-job, take on zebra role
GAZA (Reuters) – Two white donkeys dyed with black stripes delighted Palestinian kids at a small Gaza zoo on Thursday who had never seen a zebra in the flesh. [MORE]
Prison sentence for woman who kept mom’s body
1 in 10 Illinois License Plates Potentially Defective
The Chicago Tribune reports nearly 1 in 10 Illinois drivers are riding around with potentially defective license plates, according to the Illinois secretary of state’s office.
Roughly 1.1 million plates, likely issued from 2001 to 2003, could be faulty. The plates’ reflective coating can bubble and peel, making it difficult for police officers to read license plate numbers. [MORE]