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Federal Worker Formally Reprimanded For Flatulence
An unnamed Federal worker has been making a stink at work. Now the man's flatulence is part of a five-page official reprimand that details his long history of offensive odor.
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Massive Christmas Light Display Impresses Internet, Annoys Neighbors
Last year the 56,000 light Christmas display which adorned Jan Stewart's Fountain Valley, California home went viral, with a YouTube video of the lights in action garnering close to 500,000 views.
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Meet Mary Christmas, the Woman With Year-Round Yuletide Spirit
For most of the year, Mary Christmas' name causes snickers. Then, when the calender turns into December, it can just be confusing.
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Ikea Monkey Owner Protesting to Get Her Pet Back
Earlier this month Darwin, a fashion forward Japanese macaque, charmed the internet by getting loose in an Ikea parking lot and wandering around in a shearling coat.
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An Explanation for Rudolph’s Red Nose
Have you ever wondered how Rudolph got his red nose? Well, Dutch scientists have finally explained the mystery. Turns out, the reindeer's shiny nose is the direct result of "hyperemia of the nasal mucosa." Way to take all the magic out of Christmas, science.
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Thief Makes Off With Over $4,000 Worth of Spanx
A JCPenney in Vero Beach, Florida has been victimized by what the media is calling the Spanx Bandit.
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Florida ‘Grinch’ Issues Speeding Tickets
When he's not hating on Christmas, apparently The Grinch plays traffic cop.
That's what's been happening in the Florida Keys, where Monroe County Sheriff’s Office Bureau Chief Lou Caputo has been dressing up as the Dr. Seuss character as he operates a speed trap.
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University of Chicago Receives Mysterious Package Addressed to ‘Indiana Jones’
Here's an item movie fans will love --- the University of Chicago's admissions department recently received a package addressed to none other than Indiana Jones, who, according to lore, once attended the school as a student. Needless to say, the mysterious parcel set off a round of intense speculation. Where did it come from and who sent it?
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Weird Moments From SantaCon 2012
This past Saturday, SantaCon took over New York City. For all of you unfamiliar with this classic American holiday, it's an entire day dedicated to dressing up like Santa Claus and getting a little crazy frolicking around with fellow Saint Nick look-a-likes. It's sort of like a massive Christmas flash mob that makes you feel like you're in a strange alternate universe, but it's actually totally awesome.
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Woman Returns Home From Work to Find Her Driveway Stolen
You've surely heard of highway robbery? It turns out that driveway robbery is also a thing (a very, very literal thing).
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Obscure Relative Leaves Woman $7.4 Million In Gold Hidden In His Garage
Arlene Magdon never met Walter Samasko, Jr. They were first cousins, but they may have never even met. Nonetheless, Arlene is thankful to Walter, because he left her a fortune in gold.
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‘Gangnam Style’ Has Now Killed a Man
It was really only a matter of time before the force of "nature" that is 'Gangnam Style' took a life. That time has come. A 46-year-old man's heart wasn't quite up to the task of horse shuffle dancing that the song requires, and he had a heart attack at his office's holiday party in Blackburn, Lancashire, England.