Copyright 2009 http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/weird en-us Sat, 21 Nov 2009 07:47:05 -0600 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 07:47:05 -0600 NBC Local Integrated Media http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/weird/The-Grinch-Strikes-North-Pole-Forced-to-Stop-Replying-to-Childrens-Letters-70523362.html Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:49:03 -0600 http://media.nbcdfw.com/images/120*90/christmas+letter.jpg
Letters addressed to Santa in the North Pole will go unanswered this year after Operation Santa sex offender scandal

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Three men accused of stealing an ATM may get an “A” for creativity, but their daring plan ended up failing when they couldn’t make a quick getaway.

]]> http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/weird/Hair-Raising-Lawsuit-Aimed-at-Baldness-Clinic-70360222.html Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:28:43 -0600 http://media.nbcdfw.com/images/120*90/Bald+Head+p1.jpg
AG Madigan says company guaranteed results, but didn't show them.

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The oft-debated Word of the Year has been revealed -- and Facebook users will certainly recognize it.

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A deer caught in headlights -- literally -- survives Del. accident, shooting.

]]> http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/weird/95-Year-Old_Skydiver_Has_No_Plans_to_Slow_Down_Soon_New_York.html Mon, 16 Nov 2009 13:00:58 -0600 http://media.nbcdfw.com/images/120*98/cunningham.jpg
Eleanor Cunningham, of Glendale, N.Y., spent her 95th birthday skydiving, which is becoming something of a tradition for her -- she took the leap for the first time on her 90th birthday.

]]> http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/weird/Prius-Leads-Police-Chase-69963112.html Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:13:45 -0600 http://media.nbcdfw.com/images/120*90/000ghjgujcms.jpg
Only in San Diego.

]]> http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/weird/Tammy-Turkey-Scared-Witless-69970947.html Fri, 13 Nov 2009 11:05:23 -0600 http://media.nbcdfw.com/images/120*90/111309turkey.jpg
Two weeks before Thanksgiving, it appears as though a female turkey nicknamed Tammy is trying to get the heck out of town.

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More than 200,000 people around the world came together Thursday to break some weird, wacky and wonderful records on Guinness World Records Day. Check out some of the amazing records that have been...

]]> http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local-beat/Sunny-the-Donkey-Can-Shine-Again--69612737.html Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:27:46 -0600 http://media.nbcdfw.com/images/120*90/Sunny-the-Donkey.jpg
The search for a missing 6-month-old miniature donkey is over as Sunny is found running down a Dallas County street.

]]> http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/weird/Holy-Cash--68374277.html Mon, 02 Nov 2009 11:55:21 -0600 http://media.nbcdfw.com/images/120*56/church+pew.jpg
This is not the Lord's lottery, but it is filling seats in a suburban church.

]]> http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/weird/Thats-Col-Sanders-Not-Khaddafy-66538362.html Tue, 27 Oct 2009 14:08:19 -0600 http://media.nbcdfw.com/images/120*89/colosan.jpg
A guy dressed up as Colonel Sanders talked his way into the UN and made the brass look like Kentucky rubes.

]]> http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/weird/6-Figure-Paycheck-a-Steal-66363372.html Tue, 27 Oct 2009 09:14:19 -0600 http://media.nbcdfw.com/images/120*80/ept_sports_ncaab_experts-344941090-1219170717.jpg
A New Jersey company paid a man nearly half a million dollars before realizing he wasn't working.

]]> http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/weird/Conceited-Crook-Leaves-Cam-Phone-at-Crime-Scene-66025667.html Mon, 26 Oct 2009 12:06:29 -0600 http://media.nbcdfw.com/images/120*90/vanerobber.jpg
Vanity and stupidity can be an awful combination

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Four Chicago cops just received the most expensive parking ticket ever: $1.5 million.

]]> http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/tech/LAPD-iWatch-Video-65876377.html Fri, 23 Oct 2009 18:27:41 -0600 http://media.nbcdfw.com/images/120*90/iwatch+video+LAPD+still.jpg
A new video from the LAPD is a bit on the creepy side.

]]> http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/weird/Hunt-For-The-White-October-65814937.html Fri, 23 Oct 2009 13:47:20 -0600 http://media.nbcdfw.com/images/120*90/102309+colombian+submarine.jpg
A drug submarine carrying more than 10 tons of cocaine was caught off the coast of Guatemala.

]]> http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/weird/Would-You-Like-Weed-With-Those-Fries-Officer-65236157.html Thu, 22 Oct 2009 09:40:01 -0600 http://media.nbcdfw.com/images/120*90/0000000000fdsjklfsjlkcms.jpg
An off-duty cop stopped for a midnight snack at a Burger King, only to discover marijuana was on the menu.

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From mermaids to flying pigs check out these pictures of off-beat, interesting happenings from around the world.]]> http://www.nbcdfw.com/entertainment/television/The-Boy-Who-Cried-Falcon-64454932.html Thu, 15 Oct 2009 19:22:15 -0600 http://media.nbcdfw.com/images/120*90/101509+falconheene.jpg
Little Falcon Heene was a very naughty boy. What did we all learn from his little dalliance with homemade aviation?

]]> http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/weird/6-Year-Old-Suspended-For-Camping-Utensil-in-School.html Wed, 14 Oct 2009 09:01:06 -0600 http://media.nbcdfw.com/images/120*90/Zachary-Christie.jpg
Zachary Christie can return to school after being suspended.

]]> http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local-beat/5000-lbs-of-Pot-on-Fake-School-Bus-64041162.html Mon, 12 Oct 2009 15:45:05 -0600 http://media.nbcdfw.com/images/120*90/Pot-Bus-Bust.jpg
It looked like a real school bus, but it wasn't, the 5,000+ pounds of pot were real.

]]> http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/health/Swine-Flu-to-Halt-Religious-Traditions-64037802.html Mon, 12 Oct 2009 15:10:36 -0600 http://media.nbcdfw.com/images/120*85/111008-communion-wafers2.jpg
A Pennsylvania Catholic Diocese will suspend sacred practices during worship service to prevent the spread of swine flu.

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A British study has found that hormone regulation in women who take oral contraceptives can play a role in who they're attracted to.

]]> http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/tech/Who-Needs-Reporters-When-Theres-Monkeys-64014622.html Mon, 12 Oct 2009 14:46:19 -0600 http://media.nbcdfw.com/images/120*80/100609-statefair-cars-%2824%29.jpg
A team of computer and journalism majors at Northwestern have found a way to generate copy through a computer program.

]]> http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/weird/School-Pays-Students-to-Take-A-Year-Off-63961437.html Sun, 11 Oct 2009 10:38:02 -0600 http://media.nbcdfw.com/images/120*90/Bulldog+computers.jpg
Ithaca College is giving 31 students as much as $10,000 not to attend the school...

]]> http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/business/Study-More-Mustache--More-Money-63930997.html Sat, 10 Oct 2009 13:01:59 -0600 http://media.nbcdfw.com/images/120*90/102708-stache-jpg.jpg
A study performed by Quicken and the American Mustache Institute revealed that mustachioed men make more than their bearded and clean-shaven compatriots.

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A golfer reaching for his ball in a South Carolina golf course got bit by an alligator hiding in the course's pond.

]]> http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/weird/Grayson-Wont-Apologize-For-His-Love-of-Bacon-63879967.html Fri, 09 Oct 2009 14:09:13 -0600 http://media.nbcdfw.com/images/120*66/bacon10.jpg
Orlando U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson won't apologize or shut up, and we don't want him to.

]]> http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/weird/Dallas-Kitty-Accidently-UPSed-to-Illinois-63852822.html Fri, 09 Oct 2009 09:19:48 -0600 http://media.nbcdfw.com/images/120*90/Cody+the+Cat+p1.jpg
Cody got the ride of his life when he jumped into a UPS box destined for Illinois.

]]> http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/weird/Holy-Crap-Mile-of-Manatee-Poop-Washes-Ashore-63851262.html Fri, 09 Oct 2009 08:55:32 -0600 http://media.nbcdfw.com/images/120*90/upload_Manatees_mezzn_07172008_1421.jpg
It was a crappy day for city workers in Vero Beach.

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