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Brazilian Man Turns Up Alive at His Own Funeral-As Is Customary in Brazil, the Funeral Was Held the Following Day.
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Suzybell
- 8 hours ago - metro.co.uk
A Brazilian man who was thought to have been killed in a car crash shocked his mourning family when he turned up alive at his funeral. Relatives of bricklayer Ademir Jorge Goncalves, 59, had identified him as the victim of a car crash on Sunday night, pol
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"Unusual Activities At The WTC Before Collapse" [Video]
Offbeat  (tags: 9/11, crime, curious, government, interesting )

Janet
- 1 day ago - disclose.tv
Strange how many things before & on 9/11 point to something organized by. ? Maybe Bush and companians? Just to go to war and save face with regard to domestic problems? Maybe we'll know in about 25 to 50 years. I say: "To be continued!"
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Open Trading of Rare Conchs, Corals and Shell Needs Attention - Sukanya Kadyan   video
Offbeat  (tags: environment, ethics, crime, government )

Sukanya
- 4 days ago - youtube.com
A joint raid was arranged and conducted by OIPA in India / PFA Haryana with Wildlife Inspector, Faridabad. Many banned articles were recovered, one person was detained for inquiry and further investigations. Wild Life Protection Act, 1972 amended in 2001.
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Fatal End to Brooklyn Road Rage: Driver Shoots Man, Attempts Escape in UPS Truck
Offbeat  (tags: Road rage, murder, crime, police )

Lone
- 5 days ago - nydailynews.com
A road-rage clash ended in murder in Brooklyn Tuesday when a hotheaded driver shot another motorist who then tried to escape by jumping into a delivery truck, police and witnesses said.
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Rapping at McDonalds Not Allowed in Utah, Apparently-- Watch Video
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Suzybell
- 6 days ago - metro.co.uk
A McDonalds restaurant in Utah called the police because four teenagers were rapping their orders at a drive-through window.The police, taking this sort of heinous crime very seriously, issued disorderly conduct citations to the teenagers. The teens said
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Cop & His Wife Call 911 Dying of Pot Brownie Overdose :)   video
Offbeat  (tags: cops, corruption, law, stupid, marijuana, video, funny, crime, etics, bizarre, culture, humans, humor, odd, off-beat, society, police, interesting, performance )

Barb
- 15 days ago - youtube.com
Officer resigned, no charges filed for stealing marijuana...
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Struck Dog Leads to Ugly Roadside Scene
Offbeat  (tags: dog hit by car, animal abuser, crime, animal owner )

Simone
- 21 days ago - ohmidog.com
An ugly scene on the side of the road turned uglier in McClellanville, S.C. last week, leaving a dog dead, one man in the hospital and another in jail.
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Sheriff: Criminal Charges to Be Filed in 'Balloon Boy' Case
Offbeat  (tags: hoax, crime, police, bizarre, unusual, odd, news )

Lone
- 22 days ago - argusleader.com
FORT COLLINS, Colo. - A Colorado sheriff says criminal charges will be filed in the saga of a boy who was believed to be in balloon sailing across the high plains on Thursday, the Associated Press is reporting at this hour.
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Plane Grounded By Beer Thief
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Suzybell
- 22 days ago - metro.co.uk
An aeroplane had to be diverted and a passenger was arrested after he stole some beer and then tried to flush the evidence down the in-flight toilet. The flight, an Air Canada Jazz flight from Vancouver to Fort McMurray, had to be had to be diverted to t
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Cops Want to Interview 'Balloon Boy' Falcon Heene and Family Amid 'Raised Suspicions' Story Is Hoax
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Lone
- 23 days ago - nydailynews.com
The Colorado dad whose 6-year-old son riveted the nation with a runaway balloon drama had been trying to launch a reality show starring his family
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Woman Calls Cops Over Stolen Marijuana Plants
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Suzybell
- 24 days ago - metro.co.uk
In a further example of how some people haven't quite grasped what it is the police do, a woman called the cops to report the fact that her marijuana plants had been stolen. According to police the 54-year-old woman from Brant Township in Michigan called
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Long Dead Grouse Gets the Last Laugh
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Wolfweeps
- 26 days ago - alaskadispatch.com
An easy shot at dinner turned out to be costly for 33-year-old Rockmon Davisson of Sterling, according to Alaska Wildlife Troopers, who caught Davisson ground-sluicing a grouse on the Kenai Peninsula Monday. Two problems for Davisson: One, the grouse in
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Psychic Charged Over Claims Other Psychics Beat Her Up
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Suzybell
- 39 days ago - metro.co.uk
An American psychic who claimed that she was beaten up by rival psychics apparently failed to read the future very well - as she has just been arrested over accusations she lied about the attack. Janet Lee, who describes herself as the 'foremost psychic
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Man Jailed for 18 Months Over Armed Hotdog Robbery
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Suzybell
- 39 days ago - metro.co.uk
A man who stole a hot dog from another man sitting under a tree in a park has been sentenced to 18 months in prison.Police say Antonio Judd grabbed the hot dog in August after flashing what appeared to be a gun in Elm Park in Worcester, Massachusetts.
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EBay Stops 10-Year-Old From Selling Grandmother
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Suzybell
- 39 days ago - metro.co.uk
You've all heard the phrase 'willing to sell your own granny' - but do you know anyone who's actually tried to do it? Well, meet 10-year-old Zoe Pemberton, who put her gran up for sale on auction website eBay. She described her grandmother as 'annoying'
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