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Like a pink toad, life is full of oddities. The weird, the strange, the inexplicable happens around us continuously. Most of the time, these wacky events are funny, and the Pink Toad is here to present the crazy, but often comical bizarre news that happen around the world on a daily basis. So come to the Pink Toad daily to get your dose of weird news. It will make your day seem almost normal.
Most Recent Odd News
'Fear Factor' donkey semen sipping stunt nearly censored by NBC
“Fear Factor’s” latest stunt — serving contestants glasses of donkey semen, with a chaser of urine — had NBC executives living in terror, TMZ.com reported. Sources close to the production told the gossip site that the network had several meetings …
2012-01-27 12:37:57
Suspect in Missouri caught with boiling bottle of meth in coat
Police in southeast Missouri have arrested a drug suspect, a man caught while allegedly trying to conceal a bottle filled with a boiling mix of methamphetamine in his coat pocket. Read more here:
2012-01-27 12:16:02
Dentist admits using paper clip for root canals
A former dentist has pleaded guilty to Medicaid fraud for using sections of paper clips instead of stainless steel posts in root canals in an effort to save money.
2012-01-27 11:43:10
Irishman makes "billion-euro home" of shredded banknotes
An unemployed Irish artist has built a home from the shredded remains of 1.4 billion euros ($1.82 billion), a monument to the "madness" he says has been wrought on Ireland by the single currency, from a spectacular construction boom to a wrenching bust. Frank Buckley built t …
2012-01-27 10:41:01
Woman runs herself over with own car
A woman in Hässelby in western Stockholm was dragged for nearly 10 metres under her own car after she managed run herself over on Friday morning in what police believe was a failed attempt to deal with some apparent engine trouble.
2012-01-27 10:35:09
Nine-year-old Boy Saves Great-grandmother
Nine-year-old Logan Nunez saved his great-grandmother's life thanks to his first aid training.
2012-01-27 09:38:46
Tazed in the ass with 2 Tasers 6.8 and 2.8 million volts
Why would anyone want to do this?
2012-01-27 09:35:06
FBI — International Cyber Ring That Infected Millions of Computers Dismantled
Six Estonian nationals have been arrested and charged with running a sophisticated Internet fraud ring that infected millions of computers worldwide with a virus and enabled the thieves to manipulate the multi-billion-dollar Internet advertising industry.
2012-01-27 09:34:53
US Man Wins $22m Compensation Over Two Years Solitary Confinement After Drink Driving Arrest
A US jury has awarded a man $22m (£12m) after he was kept in solitary confinement without trial for nearly two years over an alleged drink driving offence. Stephen Slevin, 58, was arrested in August 2005 in Dona Ana County, New Mexico. He was charged with possession of …
2012-01-27 09:06:54
Student receives free cocaine with Amazon textbook order
Any university student who has ever purchased a used textbook knows that there are sometimes strange surprises hiding between those pages.
2012-01-27 09:01:14