Articles filed under Curious
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Hungarian village for rent, comes with deputy mayor's postFeb 24, 2015 10:00 pm - BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) - If "king for a day" sounds too majestic, a small Hungarian village will let you become deputy mayor for a few days. The village of Megyer, popul...
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Massachusetts man selling, shipping snow from his yardFeb 23, 2015 10:00 pm - MANCHESTER-by-the-SEA, Mass. (AP) - A Massachusetts man has found a way to profit from the several feet of snow in his yard: He's shipping it to people in warmer climate...
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Hibernating pet tarantulas stolen from crawlspace of houseFeb 23, 2015 10:00 pm - AUSTELL, Ga. (AP) - A metro Atlanta man told police a spider thief snuck into a crawlspace under his home and stole five of his 18 pet tarantulas. Austell police say the...
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Huge plant waited 80 years to flower, has month to liveFeb 22, 2015 12:00 am - ANN ARBOR, Mich. - A towering American agave plant that waited 80 years to flower and produce seeds is dying after fulfilling its purpose and will be taken down next mon...
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Florida police dog fired from force after biting 2 peopleFeb 19, 2015 10:00 pm - COCONUT CREEK, Fla. (AP) - A Florida police dog is being kicked off the force after biting a doughnut shop worker and an officer in separate incidents. Officials say 4-y...
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Kentucky town has had enough of the 'Frozen' weatherFeb 18, 2015 10:00 pm - HARLAN, Ky. (AP) - The cold might not bother Disney's Queen Elsa, but it's wreaking enough havoc in Kentucky that a police department announced a joke warrant for the po...
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NY tourism site that urged visitors to go to Florida crashesFeb 17, 2015 10:00 pm - ITHACA, N.Y. (AP) - A New York tourism office's suggestion that potential visitors should go to the Florida Keys instead has ended up crashing its website. Bruce Stoff o...
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Arrested Romanian ex-minister wants to wallpaper her cellFeb 16, 2015 10:00 pm - BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) - A former Romanian tourism minister in detention on corruption charges has asked to be allowed to wallpaper and paint her cell walls. Marius Str...
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NY tourism website urges visitors to go to Florida insteadFeb 16, 2015 10:00 pm - ITHACA, N.Y. (AP) - The tourism office of Ithaca, New York, is waving the white flag on winter and advising visitors to its website to check out the Florida Keys instead...
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Police chased tractor-trailer 34 miles, dodged thrown fridgeFeb 14, 2015 10:00 pm - BELLE VERNON, Pa. (AP) - A tractor-trailer driver threw items from his cab at police - including socks, shoes and a small refrigerator - as he led them on a 34-mile chas...