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Weird News
A Tree of Excess for Christmas Doug Thompson
Many around the world may be hurting for money not just for gifts or even for a Christmas tree but money is no object when it come to celebrating the holiday in Abu Dhabi.
In Austria, It's Pronounced 'Fooking' Iva Skoch
It's safe to say that Lord Focko had no idea the village named after him would one day become a sanctuary for English-speaking sex tourists.
Anyone Want to Buy Custer’s Monument to Military Stupidity? Matthew Brown
Frayed, torn and maybe even a little bloodstained, the only U.S. flag not captured or lost during George Armstrong Custer‘s “Last Stand” at the Battle of Little Bighorn sold for $54 when it first surfaced in the 1890s.
Hamburger Lovers Marry in Mexican McDonald's Tomas Bravo
Fast-food fanatics Carlos Munoz and Marisela Matienzo tied the knot at a McDonald's in an upscale district of Monterrey, Mexico's most Americanized city.
New Underwear Protects Privacy Associated Press
It’s a special kind of underwear, with a strategically placed fig leaf design, and the designer says it’ll get you through the airport screeners with your dignity intact.
Japanese Tourism Bra Reuters
Lingerie maker Triumph unveils a bra it hopes will welcome tourists to Japan. Kilmeny Duchardt reports.
Man in Disguise Boards International Flight Scott Zamost
Canadian authorities are investigating an "unbelievable" incident in which a passenger boarded an Air Canada flight disguised as an elderly man, according to a confidential alert obtained by CNN.
Judge Fines McDonald's for Obese Employee Associated Press
A Brazilian court has ordered McDonald's to pay a former franchise manager $17,500 because he gained 65 pounds while working there a dozen years.
Vatican Praises Homer Simpson Reuters
The Simpsons has been blessed by the Vatican. The official Vatican newspaper has declared that beer-swilling, doughnut-loving Homer Simpson and his son Bart are Catholics.
Mexico Rolls Up World's Largest Enchilada Associated Press
Residents of Iztapalapa cooked up a 230-foot-long (70-meter-long), almost 1 1/2-ton enchilada Sunday. Guinness record official Ralph Hannah announced that it was the world's biggest.
Chinese McDonalds Are Holding Weddings Next Year, With Cake and Everything Kat Hannaford
If you considered that chicken nugget goop to be an aphrodisiac of the most romantic kind, then start looking up flights to Hong Kong for next year. McDonalds' weddings may be alcohol-free, but at least Ronald will be in attendance.
Family Branches Tie Obama, Palin, Limbaugh UPI
The family tree for U.S. President Obama shows he's related - distantly - to two of his harshest critics, Sarah Palin and Rush Limbaugh, Ancestry.com said.
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