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Imaginative Fish Seller Busted for Duping Buyers

He pasted googly eyes on the dead fish so they'd look fresh

(Newser) - Savvy buyers of fresh fish know to check the eyes—bright clear ones are a good sign, gray or yellowish ones, not so much. Now, because of a fish seller in Kuwait, there's another type of eyes to beware: plastic, googly ones. Yes, Kuwait's Ministry of Commerce shut...

Principal Fired After Pole Dance at Kindergarten

China school official apologizes, but show she organized was too much

(Newser) - Hiring a pole dancer to perform for 500 kids age 6 and under probably isn't the best way to spice up the first day of the school year. Lai Rong, principal of the private Xinshahui kindergarten in Shenzhen, China, learned that the hard way Monday after approving a seductive...

Guy Swipes Hearse, Gets Unexpected Passenger

Stolen vehicle was carrying the body of an 80-year-old man

(Newser) - Police in central Mexico say they've caught a man who made off with a hearse—complete with a corpse inside. The Tlaquepaque police department says on its Facebook page that the hearse had been readied to take the body of an 80-year-old man from a hospital in neighboring Guadalajara...

Florida Man Allegedly Gives Woman 'Wet Willy,' Is Arrested

Joseph Jean Sireci's girlfriend alleges he was acting 'belligerent'

(Newser) - A Florida man's Aug. 15 arrest is now making headlines due to a weirder aspect of it: It allegedly involved a "wet willy." Joseph Jean Sireci was arrested on a battery charge and an arrest affidavit (it's near the bottom) from the St. Lucie County Sheriff'...

Texas Police Learn Identity of Woman in Odd Doorbell Video

32-year-old is a domestic violence victim

(Newser) - Police aren't releasing a name, but they say they've identified the woman captured ringing the doorbell of a Montgomery County, Texas, home in the middle of the night last Friday; surveillance video showed her wearing only a shirt and what appeared to be wrist restraints. It turns out...

20K Bees Swarm Times Square Hot Dog Stand

NYPD beekeepers respond

(Newser) - Some 20,000 bees swarmed a hot dog cart near Times Square in New York on Tuesday afternoon, the Guardian reports. But the real news may be that the NYPD has its own beekeeping team. And, per the New York Times , it gets a fair amount of action, with one...

Wisconsin Car Owner Looks Under Hood, Finds This

It's a 4-foot-long ball python

(Newser) - A Wisconsin motorist was having car trouble when he pulled over to find a slithering surprise, per the AP . Chris Nguyen opened the hood of his mother's SUV and discovered a 4-foot-long ball python, a breed native to Africa. Police in Omro responded, but ended up calling Menasha snake...

Alleged Weapon in Double Murder: Gas-Filled Yoga Ball

Hong Kong professor accused of killing wife and daughter via carbon monoxide leak

(Newser) - He told co-workers he was going to kill rabbits, and he told police that he only meant to get rid of rats—but prosecutors say a Hong Kong professor used a rather odd weapon to instead murder his wife and teen daughter. That alleged weapon: a yoga ball filled with...

Behold, the Famous Fatberg, Now on Livestream

Lower your expectations for excitement

(Newser) - London's 140-ton fatberg was finally pulled from a sewer last year, but it didn't disappear. Samples of the mass of fat, oil, wet wipes, and feminine hygiene products have found a comfortable home in the Museum of London's permanent collection , and you don't need to visit...

For 28 Years Something Was Stuck in Her Eyelid. It's Finally Out

UK woman had contact lens stuck in her eyelid for 28 years

(Newser) - Nearly everyone who wears contacts has fallen asleep with their lenses in at one point or another, but very few people can say they've done so for almost 30 years straight. Enter a 42-year-old woman from the UK, who, since one long-ago day when she was 14, had a...

City Has Unusual Advice for Beating Heat Wave: Avoid Sex

Santa Marta, Colombia, suggests residents should refrain from sex and other physical activities

(Newser) - Health officials in one Colombian coastal city have a controversial recommendation for residents trying to stay cool during an intense heat wave: Take a break from sex. Santa Marta city health secretary Julio Salas sparked a mix of laughter and disbelief this week when he urged residents of the Caribbean...

Silly Walkers Welcome in This Texas Town

Sulphur Springs has crosswalk signs inspired by Monty Python

(Newser) - If you see someone doing a strange walk, or more precisely, a silly walk in Sulphur Springs, Texas, DallasNews.com has the explanation. It's all about two crosswalk signs that any Monty Python fan will recognize instantly—they depict John Cleese's Ministry of Silly Walks character crossing the...

Car Owner Checks Fluids, Finds High Levels of Snake

And police sound a little too cheeky about having to retrieve the boa constrictor

(Newser) - There are days when all the stoplights turn green, and then there are the days where you go to jumpstart your car and hear an ominous rattle : An unidentified resident of Stoughton, Mass., was having the latter sort of day when they went to check their fluids and found a...

America Now Buys Thousands of Chicken Diapers Each Month
America Now Buys Thousands
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America Now Buys Thousands of Chicken Diapers Each Month

This is really our world

(Newser) - It's touted as "Levi Strauss meets Calvin Klein," and this fine piece of fashion can be yours for just $37.99. Except it won't be for you. The item in question is a chicken diaper made by FeatherWear , and if you've never heard of chicken...

Mo. GOP Denounces 'Vile' Remarks of Primary Winner

Steve West, known for bigotry and conspiracy theories, won nomination for state House seat

(Newser) - He calls himself Jack Justice, has a YouTube channel in which he puts on a wig and fake beard and spouts conspiracy theories, and said last year on a radio show: "Hitler was right about what was taking place in Germany. And who was behind it." Steve West...

Men Flee Nursing Home to Attend Heavy Metal Festival

Police managed to locate the metalheads

(Newser) - Some 75,000 people were expected to attend the world's largest heavy-metal festival last weekend, and just two of those attendees are getting international press. That's because the German men allegedly fled their nursing home Friday in order to go to Wacken Open Air, which featured the likes...

Man Who Smuggled Gold in Rectum Wins Economic Argument

Leston Lawrence thought he shouldn't have to pay back $190K

(Newser) - A Canadian man who smuggled six figures' worth of gold out of the country's mint in his rectum and ended up in prison as a result scored a final court win—one centered around market forces and gold prices. As previously reported, Leston Lawrence was found guilty in...

Weep No More, Mets Fans: You Can Get Free Therapy

Amid a miserable season, UMA Health is offering some couch time for Flushing faithful

(Newser) - The New York Mets are having a seasons that the AP describes as "ravaged by injury and boneheaded play," and now fans struggling with their team's lousy season have somewhere to cry besides sports talk radio. An online mental health marketplace is giving free, confidential therapy sessions...

Yellowstone Tourist Filmed While Taunting Bison

The beast charged, the person backed down

(Newser) - Video taken inside Yellowstone National Park shows a person taunting a wild bison that was attempting to mind its own business along a busy roadway. Per KRTV , the incident unfolded in the Hayden Valley area of Wyoming, where a passerby recorded as a person who appeared to be a tourist...

Man's Mouth Duct-Taped Shut Twice as He's Sentenced

Ohio judge says Franklyn Williams wouldn't stop talking

(Newser) - A report on a judge imposing a gag order has likely never been so literal. Cleveland.com reports Franklyn Williams' mouth was covered with red duct tape as he was sentenced to 24 years in prison Tuesday after being convicted on armed robbery charges. The 32-year-old reportedly repeatedly kept speaking...

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