A Pennsylvanian man who was inadvertently mummified in the late 19th century will be buried later this week — and his true identity finally will be released. The man has been known in death as “Stoneman Willie.” His actual identity, however, is unknown — for now. What is known is …
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BUDAPEST, Hungary – If “king for a day” sounds too majestic, a small Hungarian village will let you become deputy mayor for a few days. The village of Megyer, population 18, has put itself up for rent to companies and tourists. T For 210,000 forints ($750; 690 euros) a day, …
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MOUNT MORRIS, N.Y. – Authorities say a trail of macaroni salad leading away from a western New York restaurant helped police track down three burglary suspects. The Democrat and Chronicle of Rochester reports (http://on.rocne.ws/1EtKA8S ) that the owners of Build-A-Burger told the Livingston County Sheriff’s Office that their surveillance system …
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A golf fanatic created a huge Tiger Woods mural using nothing but different colored golf tees. Aaron Norris, 43, is an artist from Kansas City, Missouri, who came up with the idea of creating a mural of Tiger Woodsusing golf tees. Norris said the idea came to him after he …
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BERKELEY, Calif. – Officials with UC Berkeley’s botanical garden say the garden had its busiest day in more than a decade as people flocked to get a whiff of the “corpse flower,” a plant known for its pungent odor. KPIX-TV reports (http://cbsloc.al/1ets61w ) that the Sumatran titan arum nicknamed “Trudy” …
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ROYALTON, Vt. – A driver clocked at 112 mph on an interstate in Vermont told police he was heading to traffic court to take care of a speeding ticket. Trooper Rich Slusser says the 33-year-old man from West Hartford, Connecticut, was also weaving in and out of traffic in Royalton …
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Archaeologists in the United Kingdom recently unearthed ancient relics beneath a bustling marketplace — including the remains of a “vile” dungeon. Announcing the discovery in a Sept. 23 press release, officials at the University of Leicester said the dig yielded “extraordinary evidence of 2,000 years of human activity” in Leicester’s …
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A man fed up by his roommate’s 5:30 a.m. smoothie habit garnered overwhelming support on the internet from people sympathetic to his dilemma — and his clever way of trying to deal with it. The man, who shared in a Reddit post that he’s 30 years old and from Melbourne, …
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Liv Cleary, a sports reporter for KEZI covering theOregon State-Lafayette game, went viral after fans interrupted her live shot with a new Generation Alpha meme trend. Bombarded by game watchers during her report, one attendee was several decibels higher than the others as he shouted “6-7” multiple times behind the …
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A hobbyist’s keen eye led authorities to a human skull on the bank of an Indiana river — a find that turned out to be over 4,000 years old. The Fayette County Coroner’s Office announced the discovery in an Oct. 9 press release. The skull, which was reported to authorities …
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