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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 odd events are funny, and the Pink Toad is here to present the strange, but comical odd news that happen around the world on a daily basis.
Strange News Monthly Archives
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81-Year-Old Scotch Sells for $54,000
A bottle of 81-year-old Scotch sold for $54,000 at this New York's first liquor auction since Prohibition.
2007-12-09 10:51:09
Man's body may have lain near highway for 21 years
The skeletal remains found last month along Interstate Highway 57 in Downstate Illinois may have been there as long as 21 years.
2007-12-09 10:47:11
Greek parrot in parking fine row
A legal battle is under way in the western Greek city of Patras over a parrot that is facing a $650 (£320; 444 euros) parking ticket. The local council says his perch is illegally parked and is obstructing drivers because it partially blocks a metered parking space.
2007-12-09 09:54:43
Sky News: American Man Launches Lawsuit Over Whopper Condom Shocker
At this Burger King, a patron didn't get his Whopper exactly the way he wanted it, which was without the condom under the lettuce.
2007-12-09 09:37:15
1926 whiskey auctioned off for $54G
A bottle of whisky distilled in 1926 sold for $54,000 Saturday at New York's first liquor auction since Prohibition.
2007-12-09 09:14:39
Ex-caretaker sues Leona Helmsley's dog
There goes Trouble! The Daily News caught up to Leona Helmsley's multimillionaire Maltese as she went out for a stroll in sunny Sarasota, Fla.
2007-12-09 09:07:04
Bad-breath doorman back to work
Jonah Seeman, 60, was returning to his job of four decades after a one-day suspension for what his boss termed "severe breath odor while on duty." He reported he was heading back without undertaking any oral ablutions beyond his usual morning routine.
2007-12-09 09:02:50
Consumer Smarts: Reversed PIN isn't a 911 call, hotel key cards keep mum
By now you've probably seen the e-mail warning that "if you're ever forced by a robber to withdraw money from an ATM, you can notify the police by entering your PIN in reverse. The ATM recognizes that your PIN is backward from the ATM card you placed in the machine.
2007-12-09 08:53:04
Kangaroo Farts May Stop Global Warming
2007-12-09 08:28:05
Rob Ballew, The man, The Legend, My Roomate
First thing I would like to say, is that when I came over here quite a few months ago. I really had no opinion on polotics or anything like that. I have always had general ideas on how I think things SHOULD be. But I never really voiced that.
2007-12-09 06:24:53
Sex better than money for happiness
A team of international researchers has carried out a study and found that sex is better for one's happiness than money, the 'WebMD' reported.
2007-12-09 06:14:50
Men's magazine names Germaine Greer as their woman of the year
Australian men's magazine FHM has named Germaine Greer as their Woman of the Year 2007. The outspoken and often controversial Ms Greer was named ahead of former Miss Universe Jennifer Hawkins who came in second.
2007-12-09 05:10:24
Beer makes people have sex with you
American trick-cyclists have stunned the world with the revelation that young people who drink a lot tend to get more sex.
2007-12-09 03:23:09
Stripogram cop walks on offensive weapon rap
The 24-year-old stripogram charged with possessing offensive weapons after Aberdeen's finest spotted him en route to a gig carrying two batons and a spray canister has been cleared on all charges, the Telegraph reports.
2007-12-09 03:21:04
One man's trash, German hairdresser's treasure
A Berlin hairdresser discovered top-secret plans for a safety vault at the Bundesbank's Berlin branch in a bin, the German central bank said.
2007-12-09 03:15:16
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