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Raccoons may look cute and cuddly, but as one Lakeland, Florida woman found out, they’re still incredibly dangerous.  When 74-year-old Gretchen Whitted discovered five raccoons rummaging around in her garbage can, she did what any responsible homeowner would do.  She went outside to scare the little beasties off.  Unfortunately for her, the raccoons weren’t exactly [...]

After years of painstaking forensic research, including psychological profiles, geographical profiles, and all the latest policework techniques, a historian and researcher named Mei Trow believes she has figured out just who Jack the Ripper is.  Basing her work on a 1988 psychological profile drawn up by the FBI, she believes that the Butcher of Whitechapel [...]

Flying the friendly skies takes on a whole new meaning if you’re dealing with Air India.  While the pilots and crew will definitely be friendly to you, you’d better hope they don’t get too friendly with others.  After copilot Captain Ranbir Singh was accused by a female flight attendant of getting a little too friendly, [...]

When Ilan Parente closed Bridgewater Quality Meats and moved the business to Dawson, Minnesota, and renamed it Noah’s Ark Processors, he left behind a surprise for the people of Bridgewater, South Dakota.  It wasn’t a good surprise either.  In the now-closed meat processing plant, abandoned since January 2008, he left 44 tons of kosher buffalo [...]

“There is a fifth dimension beyond that which is known to man. It is a dimension as vast as space and as timeless as infinity. It is the middle ground between light and shadow, between science and superstition, and it lies between the pit of man’s fears and the summit of his knowledge. This is [...]

I suppose it’s only fair that if your Facebook account can be a place to serve subpoenas, that the court can use your Twitter account to track you down and serve you with writs and other legal orders.  Consider the case of Donal Blaney, a blogger and attorney at Griffin Law, who found himself the [...]

Like most farmers, Mokhiarul Islam had a problem with rats.  Specifically, they kept eating his grain, to the tune of over 3 bags of chicken feed a month.  For a guy on a limited budget, that’s a lot of money wasted due to some hungry, crawling vermin.  So Mokhairul took matters into his own hands.  [...]

I’ve talked about one of these featured items before, but the rest of the Halloween-themed bloody home accessories are just too good not to share.   Mental floss dubbed it “The House of Blood,” and that’s definitely an appropriate description for all these blood-splattered (or blood-themed) home accessories.  While you couldn’t outfit your entire home, [...]

Generally, most publicans have no problem with having a ghost around.  A haunted pub is always a really good business draw.  However, publican Janice McCormack, who runs the Apsley House in Southsea, Hants with her husband Patrick, is in the market for a good exorcist.  Her ghost, nicknamed Reedy after famous actor Oliver Reed, isn’t [...]

An unusual study released in the British Journal of Psychiatry suggests that there is a link between childhood candy consumption and adulthood violence.  Simon Moore and others from the University of Cardiff followed 17,000 children for the past 40 year and discovered that those that ate candy daily as 10-year-olds were significantly more likely to [...]

Is there anything more traditional or, dare I say beloved, than coffee and a doughnut for breakfast?  Or coffee and a bagel for breakfast?  No, that’s pretty much the standard meal of choice for anyone on the go and the stereotypical favorite of cops everywhere.  Well, if Buzz Doughtnuts has their way, you’ll be able [...]

In Kunming, China, you’d better not hum “It’s A Small World,” because you might run afoul of the local police.  You see, Kunming is a city founded by and completely inhabited by dwarves.  Of the 120 residents, no one over 4 feet, 3 inches tall is allowed.  They run the police, fire department, and everything [...]