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Driver Warned of Jail's Sexual Gorillas
 Michael Perry
An Australian court has issued a blunt warning about the sexual predators a young driver faces in jail if he does not stop speeding, as authorities struggle to stop teenagers street racing.
 Thrill-Seekers Get Wet With Crocodiles
 Associated Press
A wildlife park in South Africa is offering tourists the opportunity to get up close and personal with crocodiles underwater.
Police: Mexican Woman in Wheelchair Flees on Foot
 Associated Press
Police say a woman who begged from a wheelchair was caught running from a crime scene on foot in Monterrey, Mexico.
"What are You Doing Here?": Man Asks Wife at Brothel
 Chris Borowski
A Polish man got the shock of his life when he visited a brothel and spotted his wife among the establishment's employees.
Probe into Cosmetic Surgeon Who 'Powered His 4x4 with His Patients' Excess Flab'
 Paul Thompson
If you're keen to establish your green credentials you can install solar panels or stick a wind turbine on your roof. Or you could become a patient of Dr Alan Bittner. The leading Beverly Hills cosmetic surgeon claims to be saving the planet by using fat removed from clients in liposuction operations to power his 4x4 car.
Dying to Show Support for Animal Rights? PETA's Themed Coffins
 Tim Korte
For animal rights activists, sticking up for furry or feathered critters is a way of life. Now it can be a way of death, too.
Inventor Builds She-3PO Robot
 Caroline Iggulden
She is the perfect wife, with the body of a Page 3 pin-up and housekeeping skills that put TV’s Kim and Aggie to shame. Her name is Aiko, she can even read a map, and will never, ever, nag.
Camels Found Wandering in Mexican Border City
 Associated Press
It may have seemed like a mirage: Two camels nibbling on a pine tree along a street in this desert metropolis on the Texas border. Police tried lassoing the animals, which lunged at the officers with snapping teeth as onlookers chuckled.
Man Robbed in Mexico While Glued to Steering Wheel
 Mark Walsh
A driver in Mexico got himself into a sticky situation when he pulled over to help a woman whose pickup appeared to be broken down by the highway.
'The Terminal 2'? Japanese Man Makes Airport Home
 Maria Gallucci
Hiroshi Nohara is on a layover at the Mexico City airport. It has lasted almost three months, and he has no plans to leave. For reasons he can't explain, the Japanese man has been in Terminal 1 of the Benito Juarez International Airport since Sept. 2, surviving off donations from fast-food restaurants and passengers and sleeping in a chair.
Mexican Teacher Ties Boy, 11, to Chair for Hours
 Associated Press
A human rights watchdog says a Mexican teacher tied up a fifth-grader for hours in what his parents called revenge for their stance against a teacher's strike.
X-Ray Reveals Cell Phone in Death Row Inmate's Rectum
 Peggy Fikac
Another day, another cell phone found on Texas' death row. Prison staff conducting a shakedown of the row Friday found a cell phone secreted in the rectum of convicted murderer Henry Skinner.
Mexican Wins Battle to Prove Men Can Cook Too
 Associated Press
One man is taking the heat so that all men can compete in the kitchen for “Best Cook of Mexico City” honors.
U.S. Pilot was Ordered to Shoot Down UFO
 Peter Griffiths
Two U.S. fighter planes were scrambled and ordered to shoot down an unidentified flying object (UFO) over the English countryside during the Cold War, according to secret files made public on Monday.
Forrest Gump Explains the Mortgage Crisis
 Off the 'Net
Mortgage Backed Securities are like boxes of chocolates. Criminals on Wall Street stole a few chocolates from the boxes and replaced them with turds.
Missing in Mexico: One Condom-Mobile
 Maria Gallucci
Missing in Mexico: One truck carrying 5,000 condoms, 800 HIV tests and a 23-foot (7 meter) inflatable prophylactic.
City Uses DNA To Fight Dog Poop
 Reuters
Under a six-month trial programme launched this week, an Israeli city is using DNA analysis of dog droppings to reward and punish pet owners.
History Lesson: Life in the 1500's
 PVNN
The next time you are washing your hands and complain because the water temperature isn't just how you like it, think about how things used to be. Here are some facts about life in the 1500's...
Bare-Breasted Virgins Compete for Swaziland King
 Phakamisa Ndzamela
Tens of thousands of bare-breasted virgins competed for Swaziland King Mswati III's eye on Monday in a traditional Reed Dance. Walking through the dense crowds in a leopard skin loin cloth, Sub-Saharan Africa's last absolute monarch was expected to choose his 14th wife.
Bizarre Facts About Sex Crime Laws
 PVNN
I find it funny that our country has sex crime laws dating back to the beginning of the development of our government. The old laws are fun to read about as we imagine life back in the Colonial days.
UK Spys on Sex Lives of Taxpayers
 Marie Woolf
The sex lives of council-tax payers are being secretly monitored by local authority inspectors to establish whether residents claiming single person’s discounts are really living alone.
Sandcastles Banned In Italy
 Silvia Aloisi
When in Capri, don't wander off the beach in a bikini. If you go to the sea in Eraclea, near Venice, remember that building sandcastles is forbidden. And don't even think about mowing your lawn at the weekend in Forte dei Marmi.
Georgia Men Claim Hairy, Frozen Corpse is Bigfoot
 Juanita Cousins
A hairy corpse crammed in a Georgia freezer is Bigfoot, say two men who have been tracking the legendary creature, when they aren't busy looking for leprechauns and the Loch Ness monster.
Texas Biologist: Cuero Chupacabra is a Pit Bull
 David Biello
All good cryptid stories come to an end and so it goes with the chupacabra video. Although it is difficult to make a definitive identification from the tape, biologist Scott Henke of Texas A&M University-Kingsville says "It's a dog for sure."
English "Lord" Puts Life Up for Sale
 Reuters
An English Lord puts his life up for sale on e-Bay selling off hotels, Bentleys, million pound estate and the title of Lord of the Manor.
 British Athletes Bare All for Advertising Campaign
 Kate Kelland
Triple jumper Phillips Idowu, cyclist Rebecca Romero and swimmer Gregor Tait have all been photographed taking part in their individual sports stark naked as part of an advertising campaign for a sports drink.
Policewomen Get "Bullet-Proof Bras"
 Kerstin Gehmlich
Thousands of German policewomen will receive what media have labeled "bullet-proof bras." Made of white cotton and featuring the word "Polizei" (Police) along the seam, the bras are meant to better protect police women who wear bullet-proof vests.
Mexico Rustles Up Giant Baguette
 BBC News
Mexican caterers have made what they say is the longest sandwich in Latin America, throwing together a 44-metre (48-yard) "torta" in five minutes.
Mexico Arrests Mom for Allegedly Flushing Baby
 Associated Press
Police in Mexico have arrested a woman for allegedly flushing her newborn baby down the toilet, killing the boy. Police say they found the baby's body in a sewage pumping station in the western city of Guadalajara.
Not Everyone Can Meet Our Nudist Standards
 Joseph Tandy
France's data protection authority has given permission for a nudist resort to keep a "black list" of guests barred from its facilities, the organization said.
High Heel Sprinters
 Reuters
Hot on their heels, scores of girls test the strength of their stilettoes by taking part in a high heel race in Moscow. Wearing high heels is hard work, and running in them is an entirely different skill.
Women Arrested in Sex Competition
 Daniel Flynn
Nine British women were facing prostitution charges after being arrested at the weekend for taking part in an oral sex competition in the Greek holiday island of Zakynthos, police said on Monday.
Subway Stripper Arrested
 Reuters
Chilean stripper Monserrat Morilles takes pole dancing act to Santiago's subway, but gets arrested. It was guaranteed her act in skimpy underwear would get commuters' attention but Morilles said she had a different goal in mind when she took her performances to this rather unusual venue.
British UFO Sightings at 'Bizarre' Levels
 Laura Clout
Whether alien activity or natural phenomena, reports of UFOs have flooded in this summer from across the country. Whatever the explanation, experts agree that the number of suspected flying saucers has hit unusual highs this summer.
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