Copyright 2009 http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/weird en-us Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:18:04 -0500 Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:18:04 -0500 NBC Local Integrated Media http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/weird/Holy-Cash--68374277.html Mon, 02 Nov 2009 12:55:21 -0500 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/120*56/church+pew.jpg
This is not the Lord's lottery, but it is filling seats in a suburban church.

]]> http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/weird/Thats-Col-Sanders-Not-Khaddafy-66538362.html Tue, 27 Oct 2009 15:08:19 -0500 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/120*89/colosan.jpg
A guy dressed up as Colonel Sanders talked his way into the UN and made the brass look like Kentucky rubes.

]]> http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/weird/6-Figure-Paycheck-a-Steal-66363372.html Tue, 27 Oct 2009 10:14:19 -0500 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/120*80/ept_sports_ncaab_experts-344941090-1219170717.jpg
A New Jersey company paid a man nearly half a million dollars before realizing he wasn't working.

]]> http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/weird/Conceited-Crook-Leaves-Cam-Phone-at-Crime-Scene-66025667.html Mon, 26 Oct 2009 13:06:29 -0500 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/120*90/vanerobber.jpg
Vanity and stupidity can be an awful combination

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Four Chicago cops just received the most expensive parking ticket ever: $1.5 million.

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A new video from the LAPD is a bit on the creepy side.

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A drug submarine carrying more than 10 tons of cocaine was caught off the coast of Guatemala.

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An off-duty cop stopped for a midnight snack at a Burger King, only to discover marijuana was on the menu.

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From mermaids to flying pigs check out these pictures of off-beat, interesting happenings from around the world.]]> http://www.nbcwashington.com/entertainment/television/The-Boy-Who-Cried-Falcon-64454932.html Thu, 15 Oct 2009 20:22:15 -0500 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/120*90/101509+falconheene.jpg
Little Falcon Heene was a very naughty boy. What did we all learn from his little dalliance with homemade aviation?

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Zachary Christie can return to school after being suspended.

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It looked like a real school bus, but it wasn't, the 5,000+ pounds of pot were real.

]]> http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/health/Swine-Flu-to-Halt-Religious-Traditions-64037802.html Mon, 12 Oct 2009 16:10:36 -0500 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/120*85/111008-communion-wafers2.jpg
A Pennsylvania Catholic Diocese will suspend sacred practices during worship service to prevent the spread of swine flu.

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A British study has found that hormone regulation in women who take oral contraceptives can play a role in who they're attracted to.

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A team of computer and journalism majors at Northwestern have found a way to generate copy through a computer program.

]]> http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/weird/School-Pays-Students-to-Take-A-Year-Off-63961437.html Sun, 11 Oct 2009 11:38:02 -0500 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/120*90/Bulldog+computers.jpg
Ithaca College is giving 31 students as much as $10,000 not to attend the school...

]]> http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/business/Study-More-Mustache--More-Money-63930997.html Sat, 10 Oct 2009 14:01:59 -0500 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/120*90/102708-stache-jpg.jpg
A study performed by Quicken and the American Mustache Institute revealed that mustachioed men make more than their bearded and clean-shaven compatriots.

]]> http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/weird/Golfer-Reaches-For-Ball-Gets-Gator-63885952.html Fri, 09 Oct 2009 15:45:54 -0500 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/120*90/Alligator5.jpg
A golfer reaching for his ball in a South Carolina golf course got bit by an alligator hiding in the course's pond.

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Orlando U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson won't apologize or shut up, and we don't want him to.

]]> http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/weird/Dallas-Kitty-Accidently-UPSed-to-Illinois-63852822.html Fri, 09 Oct 2009 10:19:48 -0500 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/120*90/Cody+the+Cat+p1.jpg
Cody got the ride of his life when he jumped into a UPS box destined for Illinois.

]]> http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/weird/Holy-Crap-Mile-of-Manatee-Poop-Washes-Ashore-63851262.html Fri, 09 Oct 2009 09:55:32 -0500 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/120*90/upload_Manatees_mezzn_07172008_1421.jpg
It was a crappy day for city workers in Vero Beach.

]]> http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/weird/Governator-Faces-Catcalls-at-Democratic-Party-Event-jw-63782927.html Thu, 08 Oct 2009 18:07:18 -0500 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/120*82/909784451.jpg
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger told off by Assemblyman Tom Ammiano.

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Call it babysitter boot camp.

]]> http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/weird/John-Dillinger-Still-Causing-Trouble-in-Indiana-63748052.html Thu, 08 Oct 2009 07:23:05 -0500 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/120*66/Johnny_Depp_-_Public_Enemies.jpg
A Texas auction house and an Indiana museum both lay claim to a fake Dillinger gun.

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Maryland's college students want the system's administrators to keep its hands off their porn.

]]> http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/business/Japans-All-Nippon-Airways-Bladder-Flights-63703352.html Wed, 07 Oct 2009 17:15:02 -0500 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/120*90/bathroom+generic+getty.jpg
Be sure to hit the facilities before takeoff.

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A Saudi court sentenced a man to 1000 lashings and five years imprisonment on Wednesday for publicly talking about sex on TV.

]]> http://www.nbcwashington.com/around-town/events/Everybody-Poops-White-House-Denies-Bos-Mile-High-Mistake.html Wed, 07 Oct 2009 15:52:02 -0500 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/120*90/88163169.jpg
Oh Bo, you have so much to learn still.

]]> http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/business/Sex-Toy-Manufacturer-Sued-for-Stiffing-Workers-jw-63690287.html Wed, 07 Oct 2009 14:52:17 -0500 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/120*90/22nd_and_tennessee.jpg
As anyone who's spent much time around the erotic entertainment industry knows, the reality of the business is much less sexy than the general public might imagine.

]]> http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local-beat/Woman-Busted-at-Dulles-With-Heroin-Legwarmers-63643417.html Wed, 07 Oct 2009 10:28:37 -0500 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/120*90/CBP+IAD+Heroin3crvlow+100409.JPG
A drug mule was caught with thousands of dollars worth of heroin around her legs at Dulles International Airport Sunday.

]]> http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/weird/Cereal-Stealer-Gets-15-Years-in-Prison-63628647.html Wed, 07 Oct 2009 05:08:47 -0500 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/120*90/luckycharmsMIA.jpg
There wasn't even a real pot of gold in that Lucky Charms box

]]> http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/weird/13-Year-Old-Designated-Driver-Gets-NorCal-Couple-in-Trouble-63600352.html Tue, 06 Oct 2009 12:46:45 -0500 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/120*90/mugshot4.jpg
A Marin County couple wanted to avoid yet, another DUI after their dinner date Sunday night so they turned the keys to the Land Rover on loan to them to the responsible one in their party -- a 13-year-old boy.

]]> http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/weird/Get-a-Piece-of-the-Kings-Coif-63600537.html Tue, 06 Oct 2009 10:46:55 -0500 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/120*86/cxgrabA.jpg
A Chicago auction house is peddling locks shorn from the King's head, circa 1958.

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A few billboards on Route 154 are turning heads. They are making a statement about underage drinking.

]]> http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/weird/Disturbing_Images__Doc_Questions_Girl_s_Spontaneous_Bleeding_Dallas-Fort_Worth.html Thu, 08 Oct 2009 07:13:26 -0500 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/120*90/bloodtearsthumb_640x480.jpg
Warning: Contains disturbing images. A Dallas doctor who went to India for a documentary on a girl who cries blood says he suspects the bleeding is not a medical condition.

]]> http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/weird/David-Axelrod-in-Running-for-Mustache-of-the-Year-63562077.html Tue, 06 Oct 2009 03:25:48 -0500 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/120*90/axelrodstache1.jpg
Here's to your lip hamster, sir.

]]> http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local-beat/You-Have-a-Friend-Request-from-Your-Long-Lost-Brother-63418002.html Sun, 04 Oct 2009 23:45:17 -0500 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/120*80/Reunion+JPG.JPG
Facebook helps a brother meet his sisters for the first time.

]]> http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/weird/Beaten-Man-Attemps-To-Learn-About-Self-63449262.html Sat, 03 Oct 2009 15:00:07 -0500 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/120*90/092809+Ralph+Needs.jpg
An 80-year-old Ohio man robbed in a brutal home invasion gets shot during a self-defense lesson.

]]> http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/weird/A-Modern-Twist-on-An-Ancient-Jewish-Custom-63312912.html Fri, 02 Oct 2009 17:45:06 -0500 http://media.nbcwashington.com/images/120*80/1819618.jpg
A Miami temple has built a drive-through sukkah for Jews on the go

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