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Joseph Reginella recently erected a fake 250Ib monument to the victims of a ferry disaster at the southern tip of Manhattan. The memorial features an image of a giant octopus pulling down a ferry full of people. Reginella got the idea for the monument when he was telling a fake story to his 11-year-old…

Americans have a fixation with winning lotteries. The one 99.99 percent sure thing with a lottery is that you will be poorer for playing. In a recent record setting Powerball lottery the odds of winning were 1 in 292 million. That is about the same as flipping a coin and getting the same result, (heads…

Just before Christmas in 2015, Stephen Roseman posted a picture on Facebook of a dog with the caption "badly burned and disfigured trying to save his family from a house fire. One like=one prayer, one share=ten prayers." Thousands of users responded. The good news is that the dog is OK, but it was not…

In New York, around 100 people gathered for a meeting wearing buttons “I believe.” This was not a religious gathering, it was a group of people that came together to talk about their belief that Sasquatch exists.—Jim L. Wilson http://news.yahoo.com/bigfoot-believers-gather-annual-retreat-170603512.html…

A California waiter who may have been the recipient of a “Tips for Jesus” customer says he is now hoping for a miracle. Ron Kinney was not aware that someone was giving large tips, so when he received a gratuity of either $4,000 or $7,000 on a bill of less than $50, he thought it was a mistake and threw…

When Animal Control Officer Joe Dainelis responded to a call about a tiger in the drive of a vacant home, he had real concerns. When he arrived, he was convinced that he was looking at a young tiger lying in the driveway of the home and approached it with care. He grabbed a pole and a shield, and called…

Minnesota police say they were able to arrest a man after he committed a dumb act that led them right to him. They say 26-year-old Nicholas Wig allegedly broke into a home and stole several things. Wig might have gotten away with the crime if he had not used a computer in the house to log on to Facebook,…

A Russian man has come up with a unique plan to avoid paying his traffic tickets. The unidentified man said there was no reason to pay his fines because the world is going to end in December 2012 anyway. After a minor traffic accident the man was fined 1,000 rubles ($32), but showed debt collectors several…

Do you have Paraskevidekatriaphobia? If you do, 2012 is a bad year for you. Paraskevidekatriaphobia is the fear of Friday the 13th. In most years, two Fridays fall on the 13th. In 2012 and again in 2015 there will be three. Tom Fernsler is a University of Delaware math professor who has studied Friday…

A growing fear of the number 39 is sabotaging the booming car industry in Afghanistan. Residents believe the number is associated with a criminal in nearby Iran who reportedly had a flashy car with 39 in its license number. The sudden aversion to the number has owners of vehicles with license numbers…

VALUE A woman recently proved she is a real lover of art when she paid $10,000 for a piece of invisible art. Aimee Davison purchased the art as part of a fundraiser for the Museum of Non-Visible Art or MONA. The work, titled “Fresh Air”, was described this way, ”This is a unique piece, only this one…

Entrepreneur Michael Gerbitz is working to overcoming terror and boycotts by offering a simple product everyone consumes--water. Gerbitz recently began marketing a new mineral water from Israel as part of a plan to support Israel and help victims of terror. He says the new product offers supporters of…

SOUL The current financial crisis is impacting more than just the United States. In the European Union nation of Latvia, the monetary crisis is especially troublesome. Unemployment is soaring and banks have reduced lending, which has lead to the growth of small companies offering easy loans in small…

There is no accounting for what some people believe. Police in Nigeria have arrested a goat on suspicion of car theft. While a group of vigilantes pursued a pair of auto crooks, one of the crooks escaped. According to a representative for the vigilantes, the other turned into a goat. So the police are…