Oddities
Miami man allegedly had followers drink snail mucus in rituals, causing violent illness
MIAMI - Devotees of a Miami man who claims to practice a traditional African religion say they were sickened when they had to ingest the mucus of a giant African snail.
Federal authorities in January raided Charles L. Stewart’s home after receiving complaints. Stewart has not been criminal... Friday , March 12, 2010
Centuries-old English cheese-rolling competition cancelled for overcrowding concerns
LONDON - A 200-year-old English race in which competitors chase round cheeses rolling down a hillside has been cancelled this year because of overcrowding concerns.
Organizers say the event in Gloucestershire in southwestern England has become so popular that anticipated crowds have far ou... Friday , March 12, 2010
NY cashier, 91, is punched trying to fend off thief, insists on finishing her shift
EAST NORTHPORT, N.Y. - A 91-year-old New York pharmacy cashier refused medical attention and went back to work after a thief punched her.
Florence Critelli grabbed the man’s hand and screamed when he reached over and grabbed cash from her cash register at the Rite Aid in East Northport on ... Friday , March 12, 2010
NYC funeral home van ticketed, then towed - with body inside
NEW YORK - A police tow truck removed a minivan parked outside a New York City funeral home - with a body inside.
New York police spokesman Paul Browne says there was "nothing to indicate it was more than just an illegally parked car."
Redden’s Funeral Home director Paul DeNigris said a w... Friday , March 12, 2010
Man working on home computer in Peterborough, Ont., bit by stray snake
PETERBOROUGH, Ont. - A Peterborough, Ont., man was working on his home computer just after midnight Thursday when he got the surprise of his life.
A metre-long California king snake - believed to be a neighbour’s pet - slithered up and bit the unidentified man on the hand. He flung it off,... Friday , March 12, 2010
