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Man Scours Landfill for Wife's $10K Wedding Ring

... and miraculously finds it

(Newser) - The lost-and-found tale of the week: A Florida man accidentally chucked his wife's $10,000 custom-made wedding ring in the trash, then dutifully headed to the county dump to dig in. Workers gave him a protective suit, pointed him in the right direction ... and watched in amazement as the...

Weird 11/11/11 Ritual Forces Pyramids' Closure

Numerologists planned to fight 'cosmic forces'

(Newser) - Egyptian officials have decided to close the pyramids today following complaints over a planned 11/11/11 ceremony that was to happen there. Egypt’s Supreme Council of Antiquities had apparently planned to allow Polish numerologists to gather onsite and battle the “cosmic forces” set to destroy the world next year,...

18-Year-Old Elected Mayor of Iowa Town

High school student Jeremy Minnier's margin of victory: 24-8

(Newser) - He didn’t spend a cent on campaigning and he wasn’t even on the ballot, but 18-year-old Jeremy Minnier has been elected mayor of an Iowa town. There were 32 ballots cast in Aredale—which has all of 74 residents—and 24 of them were write-ins for Minnier, reports...

Flyers Pull On-Ice Stunt to Send NHL a Message

Philly refuses to move to call out Tampa's boring 'trap' strategy

(Newser) - Bizarro moment in an NHL game last night: The Philadelphia Flyers refused to budge with the puck, and Tampa refused to go after them. It actually happened multiple times, with the Flyers trying to send a message about Tampa’s reviled “trap” system. The trap is a defensive scheme...

French Built Fake Paris to Fool German Bombers

Replica city wasn't finished by end of WWI

(Newser) - A sham Paris was built near the end of World War I in an attempt to fool German bombers, according to recently unearthed archives. The fake city—built on a bend of the Seine similar to the one in Paris—boasted fake railways, fake factories, and even a fake Champs-Elysé...

'Gay' Penguins to Be Split Up at Zoo

Officials want Buddy, Pedro to mate with females

(Newser) - A pair of "gay" penguins will be split up by the Toronto Zoo so that they can have chicks—with females. The so-far inseparable males “will be put in with a specific female so they have the chance to get to know one another, and if they bond,...

Burger King Marriage Spat a Twitter Blockbuster

'The Restaurant of Broken Dreams' in 140-word blurbs

(Newser) - A cup of Coke, a pile of fries ... and thou. It could have been a tender romantic interlude between a young married couple spotted at a Boston Burger King. Instead, it turned out to be a painful bitch-fest as husband and wife battled mighty ugly in front of a stunned...

Divorcing Couple Told to Swap Facebook Passwords

Judge orders pair to surrender access to social sites

(Newser) - A judge has ordered a feuding Connecticut couple to turn their passwords for Facebook and dating sites over to each other's divorce lawyers. The unusual order was issued after the husband claimed that his soon-to-be ex-wife's Facebook account contained evidence that would help him win full custody of...

Occupy Denver Elects a Leader: Shelby the Dog

She's more like a person than a corporation, organizer argues

(Newser) - The Occupy movement has been pretty adamant about remaining leaderless, but Denver’s mayor has been pushing them to name one to deal with city officials. So the protesters put democracy to work and elected a leader: a Border Collie mix named Shelby. Shelby is “a smart and fun...

Ryanair's Latest Idea: In-Flight Porn

But don't worry ... you'd watch it on your phone, which is so much more private!

(Newser) - "Ryanair" and "conservative" aren't two words you typically see in the same sentence, so the airline's latest harebrained idea shouldn't come as too much of a surprise: in-flight porn. Yep, Ryanair honcho Michael O'Leary would like to bring the steamy pay-per-view hotel room experience...

Government OKs Christmas Tree Tax

Plan is to use revenue to promote real, live trees

(Newser) - In a move that both Santa and Scrooge would probably have an opinion about, the US Agriculture Department yesterday OKed a Christmas tree "tax." The 15-cent fee (which the USDA is calling a charge, not a tax) will be imposed on American growers and importers, and is expected...

Ohio Election Worker Bites Voter's Nose

Cops seeking Cleveland poll monitor

(Newser) - Cops in Cleveland are looking for a rogue poll monitor who attacked a voter who attempted to intervene in a dispute with a campaign worker. The poll supervisor "was trying to intimidate a woman who was less than 5 feet tall and he's probably 6 feet," said...

2 Peacocks, 19 Prostitutes Found in Mexico Prison

You gotta wonder what they were in for...

(Newser) - Ah, the finer things in life: marijuana, booze, sex, cockfighting, exotic birds—if you live in Acapulco, all this and more can be found at a prison near you. Mexican authorities conducted a surprise search of the Acapulco penitentiary yesterday morning and found 19 prostitutes, two sacks of marijuana, 100...

Protester Hanging From NY Bridge Jumps

No, he's not part of 'Occupy Wall Street'

(Newser) - A protester dangling from New York’s Tappan Zee bridge let go today as police were lowering him onto a barge, hitting the barge and plunging into the waters of the Hudson before cops fished him out. Michael A. Davitt was holding a sign accusing county officials of some sort...

See Whole Show's Worth of Fireworks Go Off in 1 Minute

Community will get free show to make up for awesome, but brief, display

(Newser) - It may not have gone exactly as planned, but a Scotland community fireworks display was pretty spectacular nonetheless. Due to a technical glitch, a show that was scheduled to be about 30 minutes long was instead over in less than one, as every single firework was set off simultaneously on...

Dentist Buys John Lennon's Tooth for $30K

Singer gave 'souvenir' to housekeeper

(Newser) - Almost straight from a rock legend's mouth, one of John Lennon's teeth has been sold at a British auction for $30,000 to—who else?—a dentist. "Some people will think it's gross, others will be fascinated by it," said Canadian dentist Michael Zuk, who...

&#39;Face&#39; Spotted in Testicle Tumor
 'Face' Spotted in Tumor 
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Nov 6, 2011 7:00 PM CST

'Face' Spotted in Tumor

Docs find benign growth looking back at them

(Newser) - It's not often you hear about the lighter side of urology. Canadian researchers examining ultrasound pictures of a tumor in a patient's testicle were amazed to see what looked like a ghostly face staring back at them. "It was almost like art coming out of this patient’...

Doctor Claims He Can Make Brown Eyes Blue
Doctor Claims He Can Make Brown Eyes Blue
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Nov 5, 2011 7:00 PM CDT

Doctor Claims He Can Make Brown Eyes Blue

Change reportedly lasts forever

(Newser) - If your brown eyes are keeping you from feeling like a real California girl, a doctor in Laguna Beach may soon be able to help you out: Dr. Gregg Homer says he has figured out how to turn them blue. Homer, who has been working on the procedure for a...

Oops: Publisher Owned by Catholic Church Peddles Porn

Sorry, make that 'erotica'

(Newser) - It's enough to raise blushes on Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John: A German publishing company owned by the Catholic Church is turning a tidy profit with titles such as Sluts Boarding School, Lawyer's Whore, and the timeless Take Me Here, Take Me Now. Bishops there say they are...

Army's Latest Snack: Caffeinated Beef Jerky

And something called 'Zapplesauce'

(Newser) - The only problem with coffee is that it has no meat in it, and the only problem with meat is that it has no caffeine in it. Fortunately, the Army has solved both of those problems with its newest snack: caffeinated meat. The beef jerky stick, which contains as much...

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