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RIcky Gervais Defends His Fat Jokes
huffingtonpost.com — Comedian Ricky Gervais has caught flack over comments he made about overweight people in an audio, and has taken to his blog to defend himself.More… (People)
Drunk Judge Hits Police Car, Gets Slap On Wrist
chicagotribune.com — In a proceeding that took less than 15 minutes, a judge who police say was drunk when she drove into a parked state police cruiser -- and who allegedly made racist remarks after the collision -- was accepted into an alcohol education program. Which, if successfully completed, could lead to the erasure of the charges against her in a year.More… (People)
One Man Spends An Entire Year Doing Exactly What Jesus Would
abcnews.go.com — Former pastor spends a year trying to answer the question, what would Jesus do? Ed Dobson read the bible, ate, talked, prayed and even voted as he thought Jesus would.More… (People)
Suicide Banker had huge Cocaine and Women habit
dailymail.co.uk — A senior HSBC banker found hanged in a five-star London hotel is believed to have spent tens of thousands of pounds on cocaine and women in the months leading up to his death.Christen Schnor, who was independently wealthy, had regularly gone missing from his six-figure post as he embarked on a personal journey of destruction.More… (People)
British couple has 'black-and-white twins' twice
news.yahoo.com — A mixed-race British couple has defied the odds — twice — by producing two sets of twins in which one sibling appears to be black and the other white. Dean Durrant's newborn daughter Miya has dark skin like him. Twin sister Leah has fair skin like her blue-eyed, red-haired mother, Alison Spooner.More… (People)
Man's last lotto ticket wins $10 Million for his widow
news.yahoo.com — On the day that Donald Peters died, he unknowingly provided financial security for his wife of 59 years and their family. Peters bought two Connecticut Lottery tickets at a local 7-Eleven store on Nov. 1 as part of a 20-year tradition he shared with his wife Charlotte. Later that day, the 79-year-old retired hat factory worker passed away.More… (People)
World's oldest person dies at 115
msnbc.msn.com — Officials say a woman believed to have been the world's oldest living person has died in northwest Portugal at the age of 115. Maria de Jesus had been listed by the Guinness Book of World Records as the world's oldest person. That title now falls to an American, 114-year-old Gertrude Baines, who lives in a Los Angeles nursing home. More… (People)
'Hello 911? I'm Driving Drunk'
news.yahoo.com — Police get calls about drunken drivers all the time, but rarely do they come from the alleged offender. A 17-year-old girl in Bismarck called 911 on New Year's Eve "to report herself driving under the influence," police Lt. Randy Ziegler said. "I've never heard of such a thing happening, and neither has anyone here."More… (People)
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Santa Shooter' Led A Double Life!
foxnews.com — 'Santa Shooter' Led 2 Lives While Plotting Murders, Before donning the Santa Claus suit that would disarm his first victim, Bruce Pardo spent months plotting his Christmas Eve massacre behind a mask of friendliness that fooled his neighbors.More… (People)
Baby born during trans-Atlantic flight to Boston
news.yahoo.com — There were 124 passengers on Northwest Airlines Flight 59 when it left the Netherlands. There were 125 when it landed in Boston.More… (People)
5 Homeless Guys Who Accomplished Amazing Things
cracked.com — Do you sometimes feel like you haven't accomplished enough in your life? Like you're not living up to your potential? Well, get ready to feel a little worse.More… (People)
Man, 72, Jumps from Second-Floor Window to Extinguish Fire
democratandchronicle.com — A 72-year-old Batavia man this morning jumped from the second-floor of his townhouse, broke open a first-floor window and single-handedly extinguished a fire, according to the Batavia Fire Department. Firefighters were called to Walden Estates at about 3:40 a.m. and arrived to find that the male tenant put out the fire.More… (People)
Episcopal Priest Makes A Name For Himself In NYC Nightclubs
nydailynews.com — He shows up at the hottest clubs in the wee hours and spends thousands on top-shelf liquors, doling out five-figure tips like silver dollars. He'll send bottles of Dom Perignon to tables around him on a whim. Oh, and he's a priest.More… (People)
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