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Mayan Culture Lives on...in Colorado
Offbeat  (tags: Mayans, Mayan culture, Colorado, Alamosa, Q'anjob'al Indians, Guatemala )

RC
- 665 days ago - denverpost.com
Fascinating and informative piece about a community of Q'anjob'al Indians from Guatemala transpanted to Alamosa, Colorado.
$6K Surgery for Autism Service Dog VIDEO WITH THE DOCTOR
Offbeat  (tags: autism, service dog )

Sc
- 665 days ago - cnn.com
A 5-month-old autism service dog is having surgery to correct his rapid heart rate. WKRC's Jeff Hirsh reports.
Dozens in Texas Town Report Seeing UFO - STEPHENVILLE, Texas
Offbeat  (tags: off-beat, interesting, unusual, humans, culture, technology, usa, weird, news )

Thunderr
- 705 days ago - my.earthlink.net
In this farming community where nightfall usually brings clear, starry skies, residents are abuzz over reported sightings of what many believe is a UFO.Several dozen people,including a pilot,county constable and business owners,insist they have seen a UFO
Police Charge 'Dead' Briton With Fraud
Offbeat  (tags: crime, humans, off-beat, weird )

Carol
- 742 days ago - washingtonpost.com
LONDON, Dec. 8 -- British police filed fraud charges Saturday against a man who was declared dead after he disappeared on a canoeing trip in 2002 but last week walked into a police station claiming amnesia.
Where Are We, Anyway?
Offbeat  (tags: Malone, New York state, signs, Vermont )

RC
- 798 days ago - boston.com
Poor Malone, NY! It seems to think it's part of Vermont. Read the story to find out why...
Anger Over Plan to Dig Up 350,000 Bodies in Historic London Cemetery for Muslim Burial Site
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- 799 days ago - dailymail.co.uk
It is a peaceful resting place for 350,000 souls - an historic graveyard which now serves as a nature reserve.
Scientists Explain Chocolate Cravings
Offbeat  (tags: interesting, unusual, weird, funny, food )

Ross
- 799 days ago - cbs11tv.com
If that craving for chocolate sometimes feels like it is coming from deep in your gut, that's because maybe it is.
Trying to Diet? This Story Will Help Put You Right Off Food
Offbeat  (tags: dismemnerment, cokking flesh, Mexico City, Mexico, body parts )

RC
- 799 days ago - firstcoastnews.com
A Mexico City "horror novelist" was arrested for dismembering & cooking his girlfriend. Shades of "Sweeny Todd!"
Cards for Inmates Say It All for You
Offbeat  (tags: )

Linda
- 797 days ago - latimes.com
The cards were a big hit at a national convention of prison officials last summer. Wardens appreciated their simplicity. No glitter or glue, no folding flaps or cutesy pop-ups that could hide contraband.
Man Arrested for Growing Pot on the Highway | MyFox Boston
Offbeat  (tags: arrest, grow, pot, marijuana, highway, new hampshire )

Jean
- 805 days ago - myfoxboston.com
Weeds grow naturally along the highway, but not this kind. New Hampshire police have seized more than 100,000 worth of pot plants, along with the man they say is responsible. He had been planting along both the North and Southbound sides of Route 89.
 
 
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