Quirks
Twins Give Birth On Same Day
BLOOMINGTON, Ind., Oct. 23 (UPI) — Identical twin sisters gave birth on the same day at a Bloomington, Ind., hospital. Growing up, twins Jessica and Jennifer Patterson said they shared everything, WTHR-TV, Indianapolis, reported. “Toys,” Jessica Patterson said. “Clothes, toys, food. Everything,” Jennifer continued. The twins, who are currently living together, say they didn’t plan […]
Horse Rescued From Covered Pool
SWANSEA, Mass., Oct. 24 (UPI) — Authorities in Massachusetts say an old horse walked away with only minor bruises after falling into a covered pool. Animal control officer Scott Diagle said the 21-year-old horse, Rocket, was following one of its owners, who was riding another horse, in Swansea Sunday afternoon when it apparently mistook the […]
Man Suing For Age Bias Says Judge Too Old
NEW YORK, Oct. 24 (UPI) — A 60-year-old New York man suing a music competition for age discrimination claims the 88-year-old judge assigned to his case is “unable to function.” Martin Stoner, a violinist suing the non-profit Young Concert Artists for only allowing musicians less than one-third his age, said he admits trying to get […]
Texas Authorities: Stay Away From Pot Farm
HARDIN, Texas, Oct. 24 (UPI) — Authorities in Texas said they are trying to discourage people from going sightseeing at the location where 6,000 stalks of marijuana were seized. Liberty County sheriff’s deputies said people have been coming out to the grow site just outside Hardin, with some saying they wanted to see the location […]
Chicago's Field Museum Has Best Restrooms
CINCINNATI, Oct. 20 (UPI) — Chicago’s Field Museum won Cintas Corp.’s 10th annual “America’s Best Restroom Award” Thursday. “The Field Museum is honored to receive this award,” said Field Museum Vice President of Finance Jim Croft, who oversaw the redesign of the restrooms. “Host to over 1.3 million visitors each year, the museum strives to […]
N.J. Candidate: Sex Tip Was 'Great'
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 21 (UPI) — Phil Mitsch, a Republican candidate for the New Jersey Senate, says his advice to women to be a “lady in the living room, a whore in the bedroom” was sensible. Mitsch, a retired real estate broker running in a heavily Democratic district in Camden County, told The Philadelphia Inquirer he […]
Clerks Give 'Spider-Man' Robber A Beating
JACKSONVILLE, N.C., Oct. 21 (UPI) — Authorities in North Carolina said a man who attempted to rob a store while wearing a Spider-Man mask found himself on the receiving end of a beating. Onslow County Sheriff Ed Brown alleged Dale Foughty, 56, was wearing a Spider-Man mask when he walked into the Jacksonville convenience store […]
Shelf Crash Destroys 6,810 Wine Bottles
SHEBOYGAN, Wis., Oct. 21 (UPI) — A Wisconsin liquor store that lost 6,810 bottles of wine and champagne in a shelf collapse has posted footage of the incident to YouTube. Superior Discount Liquor in Sheboygan posted security camera footage of the collapse, which occurred in July as Badger Liquor Co. salesman Nick Haen was restocking […]
Court: No Molestation If Victim Slept
STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Oct. 21 (UPI) — A Swedish court cleared two men of sexual molestation charges because the woman whose breasts they stripped and photographed was asleep at the time. The Stockholm District Court cleared the two 20-year-old men of the charges, which were brought after photographs of the men exposing their sex organs and […]
Woman's Bike Sold By Thrift Store
GAVLE, Sweden, Oct. 20 (UPI) — A Swedish woman whose bicycle was mistakenly sold by a thrift shop while she was inside the store said she was relieved when the item was returned. Ulla Oderyd and Eveline Olsson said they locked up their bikes, which both belong to Olsson, on a rack outside the thrift […]
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