<![CDATA[NBC Miami - Weird News]]> Copyright 2009 http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/weird en-us Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:04:02 -0500 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:04:02 -0500 NBC Local Integrated Media <![CDATA[Florida Named Strange News Capital]]> http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/weird/Strangest-Award-an-Every-Day-Thing-70541837.html Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:20:32 -0500 http://media.nbcmiami.com/images/120*90/deadsharkMIA.jpg
So not every state has people dragging dead sharks through the streets?

]]> <![CDATA[North Pole (Alaska) Won't Answer Kids' Letters This Year]]> http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/weird/The-Grinch-Strikes-North-Pole-Forced-to-Stop-Replying-to-Childrens-Letters-70523362.html Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:49:03 -0500 http://media.nbcmiami.com/images/120*90/christmas+letter.jpg
Letters addressed to Santa in the North Pole will go unanswered this year after Operation Santa sex offender scandal

]]> <![CDATA[Hair-Raising Lawsuit Aimed at Baldness Clinic]]> http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/weird/Hair-Raising-Lawsuit-Aimed-at-Baldness-Clinic-70360222.html Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:28:43 -0500 http://media.nbcmiami.com/images/120*90/Bald+Head+p1.jpg
AG Madigan says company guaranteed results, but didn't show them.

]]> <![CDATA[Palm Beach Pond Has a Piranha Problem]]> http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local-beat/Palm-Beach-Pond-Has-a-Pirahna-Problem-70294052.html Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:19:44 -0500 http://media.nbcmiami.com/images/120*79/piranha+copy.jpg
Say hello to my little, sharp-toothed friend

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A deer caught in headlights -- literally -- survives Del. accident, shooting.

]]> <![CDATA[Sosa Needs to Lighten Up: Miami DJ]]> http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local-beat/Sosa-Needs-to-Lighten-Up-Miami-DJ-70224737.html Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:06:10 -0500 http://media.nbcmiami.com/images/120*90/santos.jpg
Enrique Santos pulled a Sammy Sosa, but in reverse, at Sosa's 41st birthday party

]]> <![CDATA[95-Year-Old Skydiver Has No Plans to Slow Down Soon]]> http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/weird/95-Year-Old_Skydiver_Has_No_Plans_to_Slow_Down_Soon_New_York.html Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:00:58 -0500 http://media.nbcmiami.com/images/120*98/cunningham.jpg
Eleanor Cunningham, of Glendale, N.Y., spent her 95th birthday skydiving, which is becoming something of a tradition for her -- she took the leap for the first time on her 90th birthday.

]]> <![CDATA[Man Chooses Ham Over Home]]> http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/weird/Man-Chooses-Ham-Over-Home-70145617.html Sun, 15 Nov 2009 14:25:36 -0500 http://media.nbcmiami.com/images/120*90/86269033.jpg
A South Florida resident is choosing his 300-pound pig over his home after town officials ban the bacon.

]]> <![CDATA[Prius Leads Police Chase]]> http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/weird/Prius-Leads-Police-Chase-69963112.html Fri, 13 Nov 2009 14:13:45 -0500 http://media.nbcmiami.com/images/120*90/000ghjgujcms.jpg
Only in San Diego.

]]> <![CDATA[Tammy the Turkey Takes to the Turnpike]]> http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/weird/Tammy-Turkey-Scared-Witless-69970947.html Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:05:23 -0500 http://media.nbcmiami.com/images/120*90/111309turkey.jpg
Two weeks before Thanksgiving, it appears as though a female turkey nicknamed Tammy is trying to get the heck out of town.

]]> <![CDATA[Guinness World Records Day]]> Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:02:12 -0500 http://media.nbcmiami.com/images/120*90/guinnessA.jpg
More than 200,000 people around the world came together Thursday to break some weird, wacky and wonderful records on Guinness World Records Day. Check out some of the amazing records that have been...]]> <![CDATA[$3,500 Whiskey Bottle Whisked Out of Weston]]> http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local-beat/Johnnie-Walker-Walked-Out-by-Robber-69516017.html Sun, 08 Nov 2009 12:03:28 -0500 http://media.nbcmiami.com/images/120*90/Picture+6robbery.png
A rare anniversary bottle of Johnny Walker was ordered to go and the heist was caught on camera.

]]> <![CDATA[Gator Chomp Prompts Prose From Cop]]> http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/weird/Gator-Chomp-Prompts-Pretty-Prose-from-Cop-69460837.html Sat, 07 Nov 2009 10:36:13 -0500 http://media.nbcmiami.com/images/120*90/alligatorinroad.jpg
What to do when a gator bites your city-owned vehicle? A Florida cop went for the POE-litzer.

]]> <![CDATA[Holy Seat! Reverend Tries Pay-for-Pray at Illinois Church]]> http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/weird/Holy-Cash--68374277.html Mon, 02 Nov 2009 12:55:21 -0500 http://media.nbcmiami.com/images/120*56/church+pew.jpg
This is not the Lord's lottery, but it is filling seats in a suburban church.

]]> <![CDATA[Poultry Punk'd: That's Col. Sanders, Not Khaddafy]]> http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/weird/Thats-Col-Sanders-Not-Khaddafy-66538362.html Tue, 27 Oct 2009 15:08:19 -0500 http://media.nbcmiami.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.

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A New Jersey company paid a man nearly half a million dollars before realizing he wasn't working.

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

]]> <![CDATA[Cops Receive $1.5 Million Parking Ticket]]> http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/weird/Cops-Receive-Million-Parking-Ticket-65964147.html Mon, 26 Oct 2009 09:54:00 -0500 http://media.nbcmiami.com/images/120*90/parking-ticket.jpg
Four Chicago cops just received the most expensive parking ticket ever: $1.5 million.

]]> <![CDATA[LAPD Creeping Out America]]> http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/tech/LAPD-iWatch-Video-65876377.html Fri, 23 Oct 2009 19:27:41 -0500 http://media.nbcmiami.com/images/120*90/iwatch+video+LAPD+still.jpg
A new video from the LAPD is a bit on the creepy side.

]]> <![CDATA[Submarine Loaded with Cocaine Busted]]> http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/weird/Hunt-For-The-White-October-65814937.html Fri, 23 Oct 2009 14:47:20 -0500 http://media.nbcmiami.com/images/120*90/102309+colombian+submarine.jpg
A drug submarine carrying more than 10 tons of cocaine was caught off the coast of Guatemala.

]]> <![CDATA[Would You Like Weed With Those Fries, Officer?]]> http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/weird/Would-You-Like-Weed-With-Those-Fries-Officer-65236157.html Thu, 22 Oct 2009 10:40:01 -0500 http://media.nbcmiami.com/images/120*90/0000000000fdsjklfsjlkcms.jpg
An off-duty cop stopped for a midnight snack at a Burger King, only to discover marijuana was on the menu.

]]> <![CDATA[Weird News Photos]]> Mon, 19 Oct 2009 05:29:43 -0500 http://media.nbcmiami.com/images/120*90/sportsaddA2.jpg
From mermaids to flying pigs check out these pictures of off-beat, interesting happenings from around the world.]]> <![CDATA[The Boy Who Cried Falcon]]> http://www.nbcmiami.com/entertainment/television/The-Boy-Who-Cried-Falcon-64454932.html Thu, 15 Oct 2009 20:22:15 -0500 http://media.nbcmiami.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?

]]> <![CDATA[Spoon-Wielding Boy Scout Allowed Back in School]]> http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/weird/6-Year-Old-Suspended-For-Camping-Utensil-in-School.html Wed, 14 Oct 2009 10:01:06 -0500 http://media.nbcmiami.com/images/120*90/Zachary-Christie.jpg
Zachary Christie can return to school after being suspended.

]]> <![CDATA[5,000 Pounds of Pot Found on Fake School Bus]]> http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/weird/5000-lbs-of-Pot-on-Fake-School-Bus-64041162.html Mon, 12 Oct 2009 16:45:05 -0500 http://media.nbcmiami.com/images/120*90/Pot-Bus-Bust.jpg
It looked like a real school bus, but it wasn't, the 5,000+ pounds of pot were real.

]]> <![CDATA[Even God Won't Mess With the Swine Flu]]> http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/health/Swine-Flu-to-Halt-Religious-Traditions-64037802.html Mon, 12 Oct 2009 16:10:36 -0500 http://media.nbcmiami.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.

]]> <![CDATA[Is He Really Cute, or Is It The Pill?]]> http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/weird/What-They-Didnt-Tell-You-About-the-Pill-64022697.html Mon, 12 Oct 2009 15:48:54 -0500 http://media.nbcmiami.com/images/120*90/86013048.jpg
A British study has found that hormone regulation in women who take oral contraceptives can play a role in who they're attracted to.

]]> <![CDATA[Algorithm Writes Sports Stories Without Human Intervention]]> http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/tech/Who-Needs-Reporters-When-Theres-Monkeys-64014622.html Mon, 12 Oct 2009 15:46:19 -0500 http://media.nbcmiami.com/images/120*80/100609-statefair-cars-%2824%29.jpg
A team of computer and journalism majors at Northwestern have found a way to generate copy through a computer program.

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New Series Follows Alaska State Troopers

They’re the first line of defense in the last frontier. Alaska State Troopers, a new series, premieres Wednesday at 10P e/p on Nat Geo. Learn more at
www.natgeotv.com/alaskastatetroopers   ]]> Mon, 12 Oct 2009 15:46:19 -0500 <![CDATA[College Pays Students Not to Attend]]> http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/weird/School-Pays-Students-to-Take-A-Year-Off-63961437.html Sun, 11 Oct 2009 11:38:02 -0500 http://media.nbcmiami.com/images/120*90/Bulldog+computers.jpg
Ithaca College is giving 31 students as much as $10,000 not to attend the school...

]]> <![CDATA[Study: Men With Mustaches Make More Money]]> http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/business/Study-More-Mustache--More-Money-63930997.html Sat, 10 Oct 2009 14:01:59 -0500 http://media.nbcmiami.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.

]]> <![CDATA[Golfer Reaches For Ball, Gets Gator]]> http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/weird/Golfer-Reaches-For-Ball-Gets-Gator-63885952.html Fri, 09 Oct 2009 15:45:54 -0500 http://media.nbcmiami.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.

]]> <![CDATA[Republicans a Bunch of Bacon Haters: Grayson]]> http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local-beat/Grayson-Wont-Apologize-For-His-Love-of-Bacon-63879967.html Fri, 09 Oct 2009 15:09:13 -0500 http://media.nbcmiami.com/images/120*66/bacon10.jpg
Orlando U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson won't apologize or shut up, and we don't want him to.

]]> <![CDATA[Dallas Kitty Accidently Shipped to Illinois]]> http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/weird/Dallas-Kitty-Accidently-UPSed-to-Illinois-63852822.html Fri, 09 Oct 2009 10:19:48 -0500 http://media.nbcmiami.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.

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

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