Oddities

at 15:38 on February 8, 2010, EDT.

Pregnant TO woman gets Oprah's help after water breaks during talk show taping

CHICAGO - A pregnant Toronto woman received some help from Oprah Winfrey this week after her water broke during a taping of the talk show queen's program.

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at 21:47 on February 4, 2010, EDT.

Police say man stuffed 75 bottles of lotion in his pants, but couldn't slip away

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. - Police say a man who stuffed 75 bottles of body lotion in his pants couldn't slip away from authorities, hampered by slacks that were nearly bursting at the seams.

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at 20:18 on January 29, 2010, EDT.

N.L. woman who claims she saw missiles says area not used by model hobbyists

HARBOUR MILLE, N.L. - A woman who claims she saw three missiles whiz over Newfoundland's south coast dismisses suggestions the mysterious objects could have been model rockets and claims instead the truth is being covered up.

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at 10:28 on January 27, 2010, EDT.

PETA proposes robotic groundhog for US festival; handlers say 'Phil' receives year-round TLC

PUNXSUTAWNEY, Pa. - An animal rights group wants organizers of Pennsylvania's Groundhog Day festival to replace Punxsutawney Phil with a robotic stand-in.

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at 19:52 on February 7, 2010, EDT.

Alaska dentist uses crown, poster putty and yellow highlighter to fix bald eagle's broken beak

ANCHORAGE, Alaska - An Alaska dentist has given a bald eagle a unique beak - using a temporary crown, sticky poster putty and yellow highlighter.

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at 8:23 on February 4, 2010, EDT.

Holy Cow! Britain mulls a ban on Chinese lanterns over fears they may maim livestock

LONDON - Legislators are calling on Britain's government to ban Chinese paper lanterns, because of a risk to cows, sheep and other livestock.

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at 10:07 on January 29, 2010, EDT.

Dog rescued from Baltic Sea makes himself at home, finds friends on ship that saved him

WARSAW, Poland - A dog rescued from the Baltic Sea after braving a 75-mile journey on an ice floe is making himself at home on the Polish research ship whose crew rescued him, the captain said Friday.

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at 23:14 on January 27, 2010, EDT.

US man says marijuana is sacred part of his religion, drug charge violates his rights

AVON, Colo. - A U.S. man who claims marijuana is the main sacrament of his religion says a drug charge against him means he's being prosecuted for his beliefs.

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at 11:06 on February 5, 2010, EDT.

12-year-old New York City middle school student handcuffed, arrested for doodling on desk

NEW YORK - A New York City middle school student has been arrested for doodling on her desk with a marker.

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at 23:10 on February 4, 2010, EDT.

Court sniffs at ex-NYC officer's claim of wife sabotaging drug test with pot-spiked meatballs

NEW YORK - A former New York City counterterrorism detective who says he was unfairly fired as a result of a failed drug test he blamed on his wife's marijuana-spiked meatballs has lost a court bid to get his job back.

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