S. Korean garlic video ad roasted over purported obscenity
The controversy surrounds a 30-second video that had been posted on a YouTube channel for Hongseong County, a small central-west South Korean town of about 100,000 people. Read more
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Searching for gold, miners discover a frozen baby mammoth
The mammoth was dark and shiny, with short legs and deep, pronounced eye sockets. Read more
Life imitates art: ‘Jaws’ extra named police chief where movie was partially filmed
A man who as a child had a brief but key role in “Jaws” has been named police chief on the Massachusetts island on which the 1975 movie was partially filmed. Read more
German town grounds cats to save rare birds
Authorities in Walldorf wrote that “among other things the survival of the species depends on every single chick.” Read more
Large alligator saunters through Florida neighborhood
The video was taken Sunday morning in Venice, Florida, the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office said in a Facebook post. Read more
Braces, sex pills, fake eyeball among bizarre New Jersey beach trash
All told, 513,605 items were collected last year, the most ever since the beach sweeps began in 1985. Read more
Man touts electric unicycle as answer to high gas prices
Madeira’s Gotway Nikola Plus, with no seat or handlebars, just places for his feet, can go 70 or 80 miles on one charge and reaches speeds of up to 40 mph, although he rarely goes that fast. Read more
Massive Big Island taro root could be largest ever harvested
The 50-pound corm, which is the root of a taro plant, was grown on Aina ‘Ahiu Farm in South Kona and could possibly be the largest on record. Read more
Wandering hen taken into custody at Pentagon security area
Chelsea Jones, a spokesperson for the Animal Welfare League of Arlington, told The Washington Post in an email that she couldn’t reveal precisely where the bird was spotted. Read more
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Police remove live vulture from vehicle grill in Georgia
Police on Tybee Island outside Savannah, Georgia, say a woman came to the station on Saturday with a live vulture in the grill of her vehicle. Read more
Florida man with drugs around penis denies they were his
Authorities said they found a gun under the passenger’s seat while searching the car and discovered the drugs while searching the passenger. Read more
Millionaire dog selling Miami villa once owned by Madonna for $31M
Gunther the German shepherd spent a recent morning playing with his tennis ball, rolling in the grass, slobbering a little and napping a lot. Later, he had a “meeting” with the real estate agents selling his Miami mansion that his handlers bought from Madonna. Read more
2-headed baby turtle thrives at Massachusetts animal refuge
A rare two-headed diamondback terrapin turtle is alive and kicking — with all six of its legs — at the Birdsey Cape Wildlife Center in Massachusetts after hatching two weeks ago. Read more
Housing market so hot, burned house in Massachusetts going for almost $400K
A home in Massachusetts seriously damaged by fire has been listed on the market with an asking price of $399,000. Read more
Boston’s famous Skinny House sells for a nice fat price
The four-story home built in 1862, according to a plaque on the facade, is about 1,165 square feet — even though it is about 10 feet wide at its widest point and narrows in the back to about 9.25 feet. Read more
Florida man pulls out gun at Starbucks over missing cream cheese
An angry Florida man pulled a gun on a drive-thru worker because they forgot the cream cheese with his bagel, according to Miami Gardens Police. The employee just happened to be the daughter of the police chief. Read more
Cicadas took on Biden’s press plane. They won.
Somehow, the flying insects had filled the plane’s engines, grounding it and forcing Biden’s aides to scramble for another way to ferry the reporters overseas. Read more
Flock of giant California condors trashes woman’s home
About 15 to 20 of the giant endangered birds have recently taken a liking to the house in the city of Tehachapi and made quite a mess. Read more
Grand Canyon opens lottery for skilled hunters to lethally remove bison in the park
The National Park Service is opening a rare opportunity for skilled shooters to help reduce the number of bison roaming the far reaches of northern Arizona. Read more
Hundreds show up in Nebraska to battle it out over the name Josh
Joshs gathered to battle it out to find out who is the rightful owner of the name Josh via a pool noodle battle royale in an open green space in Air Park on Saturday, April 24, in Lincoln, Neb. Read more
Man, 25, arrested after taking daughter into elephant habitat at San Diego Zoo
A father has been arrested on suspicion of child endangerment after he carried his 2-year-old daughter into the elephant habitat at the San Diego Zoo to take a photograph with the animals. Read more
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