Man stabbed with meat thermometer at movie in CA

Seeded on Sun Mar 14, 2010 1:30 PM EDT (msnbc.com)

"Authorities say a man was stabbed in the neck with a meat thermometer after asking a woman to silence her cell phone during a screening of the film "Shutter Island" at a Southern California movie theater."

odd-news, shutter-island, stabbed-with-meat-thermometer

Smell in Colo census office was from pot next door

Seeded on Sun Mar 14, 2010 1:24 PM EDT (msnbc.com)

"Authorities say the strange odor seeping into a western Colorado Census Bureau office came from more than 1,000 marijuana plants growing next door."

marijuana, odd-news, pot, weed

World's strangest movie theater snacks

Seeded on Sat Jan 23, 2010 4:48 PM EST (msnbc.com)

"Forget popcorn — try these authentic treats from around the globe"

travel, food, popcorn, movie

Cold sheets? Hire a human 'bed-warmer'

Seeded on Thu Jan 21, 2010 9:31 PM EST (msnbc.com)

"Holiday Inn offers trial run of service at 3 British hotels"

odd-news, holiday-inn, cold-sheets, bed-warmer

Police: Woman bit off a third of sister's nose

Seeded on Thu Jan 21, 2010 9:29 PM EST (msnbc.com)

"Michigan 27-year-old faces charges of mayhem and domestic violence"

police, odd-news, domestic-violence

Zowie! Teens guzzle hot sauce, end up in ER

Seeded on Thu Jan 21, 2010 9:27 PM EST (msnbc.com)

"In test of courage, eight German teens drink extreme chili sauce."

germany, hospital, odd-news, hot-sauce, teens

N-Dubz star Dappy 'sorry' over text message threats

Seeded on Sun Jan 17, 2010 5:26 PM EST (BBC News)

"N-Dubz star Dappy has apologised to a woman for sending her threatening text messages, after she contacted BBC Radio 1 expressing her dislike for the band."

entertainment, text, threats, bbc-radio-1, dappy, n-dubz

Earthquake preparations 'a disgrace', says seismologist

Seeded on Sun Jan 17, 2010 4:49 PM EST (BBC News)

"The lack of earthquake planning by the international community is a "disgrace", a leading seismologist has said."

earthquake, world-news

Heroin batch contamination fear in Barrow

Seeded on Sun Jan 17, 2010 4:47 PM EST (BBC News)

"Police are warning that a contaminated batch of heroin could have surfaced in a town in Cumbria."

drug, health, heroin, contamination

Search for patient missing from Essex hospital

Seeded on Sun Jan 17, 2010 4:44 PM EST (BBC News)

"A search is being carried out for an elderly man who went missing after discharging himself from hospital in Essex against medical advice."

world-news, essex, missing-patient

Can railway suicides be cut?

Seeded on Sun Jan 17, 2010 4:41 PM EST (BBC News)

"Any suicide is tragic, but the 200 a year that happen on the railways are particularly shocking. The first national strategy in dealing with them hopes to cut the number by a fifth. But can people who want to end their own lives in this way really be helped?"

suicide, railway, world-news

Scots 'drink 46 bottles of vodka'

Seeded on Sun Jan 17, 2010 4:38 PM EST (BBC News)

"Adults in Scotland are drinking the equivalent of 46 bottles of vodka each in a year, a study has suggested."

vodka, drinking, scotland, world-news

Morne Morkel shines as England collapse to heavy defeat

Seeded on Sun Jan 17, 2010 4:35 PM EST (BBC News)

"England crashed to defeat by an innings and 74 runs as South Africa's victory in the final Test in Johannesburg allowed them to draw the series."

sports, cricket, johannesburg

Norwegian aid to Haiti increased

Seeded on Sun Jan 17, 2010 4:30 PM EST (The Norway Post)

"The Norwegian government has increased its allocations of emergency funds for Haiti by another NOK 60 million, to a total of NOK 100 million."

haiti, norway, earthquake, world-news

Justice Will Prevail

Seeded on Sat Jan 16, 2010 2:34 PM EST (Bacon Babble)

"A lawyer in Charlotte, NC purchased a box of very rare and expensive cigars, then insured them against fire among other things." You have to read this, this is proof that even in a culture of crazy laws, justice will still prevail.

justice, law, odd-news, frivolous

Swedish teen grows back face after pill horror

Seeded on Sat Jan 16, 2010 1:33 PM EST (The Local - Sweden's News in English)

"A Swedish teen who saw much of her skin blister away due to a rare allergic reaction to an over the counter painkiller has resumed a normal life following a long and difficult recovery."

sweden, health, teen, painkiller, allergic-reaction

'More wolves should have been slain'

Seeded on Sat Jan 16, 2010 1:29 PM EST (The Local - Sweden's News In English)

"The number of wolves killed in the recent government-sanctioned cull was not enough to maintain the ceiling level of 210 animals in the country, according to a wildlife researcher."

sweden, odd-news, wolves, cull

Bunny dance fraudster gets three years in jail

Seeded on Sat Jan 16, 2010 1:27 PM EST (The Local - Sweden's News In English)

"A man claiming to be wheelchair bound has been jailed for three years after he was caught on camera dancing with a rabbit mascot at an amusement park in western Sweden."

sweden, fraud, odd-news, bunny-dance

: New Holmenkollen Hill ready on time

Seeded on Sat Jan 16, 2010 1:18 PM EST (The Norway Post)

"The new Holmenkollen ski jumping hill, now under construction on the outskirts of Oslo, will be ready in time for the scheduled World Cup events in March."

sports, norway, ski-jumping, holmenkollen-hill