Man Survives Mauling by 16-Foot Shark in Australia

An Australian swimmer who was mauled by a16-foot shark and survived said Sunday he saw a shadow in the waterseconds before the attack and thought it was a dolphin."The shark, believed to be a great white, seized...

Not Dead, Just Undead: Halloweener spooks train passengers

There's drunk, and then there's dead drunk: passengers on a train in Germany called police when an unconscious man covered in "blood" on their ride appeared to be the victim of a violent crime. Fearing he might be...

Aristocrat's Lexus car badly damaged in frenzied sexual attack - by a randy p...

"Visitors to a stately home have been warned to keep away from a randy peacock after he caused thousands of pounds worth of damage to a car he mistook for a mate. The amorous bird swooped on the "peacock blue" Lexus car in the grounds of eccentric aristocrat Sir Benjamin...

Will the Real Al Sharpton Please Stand Up?

I'm not highlighting the article below for a "gotcha" piece, but to point out a funny little instance of the identity crisis of online reportage. Ease of reference shouldn't seduce us into knee-jerk...

'I'm on the run but I'm not Lord Lucan'

This intriguing 1974 Lord Lucan mystery story has surfaced again - this time in the small town of Marton (population 6000) in New Zealand. "Richard John Bingham, the 7th Earl of Lucan, vanished in 1974 after his...

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