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911 Bigfoot caller stands by his story
Daily American Staff WriterPAINT TOWNSHIP — John T. Winesickle is still convinced there's a Sasquatch in his neck of the woods. Summarily dismissed by the Pennsylvania Game Commission, Paint Township police and Pennsylvania Bigfoot Society, Winesickle said he remains certain...Tags: Unexplained Phenomena, Bedford County (Pennsylvania), Heart Problems, Bedford (Bedford, Virginia), Somerset County (Pennsylvania)
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Animal Planet's mermaid hoax special draws record ratings
Last year, Animal Planet aired the "docufiction" special "Mermaids: The Body Found" and grabbed the cable channel's strongest ratings since the death of Steve Irwin in 2006. So it's no surprise that last weekend, they returned to the ocean for "Mermaids:...
Tags: Ghost Hunters (tv program), Satellite and Cable Service, Animal Planet (tv network)
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Children's books
What Floats in a Moat? Lynne Berry. Illustrations by Matthew Cordell. Simon & Schuster, $17.99, ages 5-9 An eccentric goat and a chicken must deliver barrels of buttermilk to the queen, but a castle moat stands in their way. A little innovative...Tags: Authors
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Pets can contract some unusual diseases
Being a veterinarian and caring for animals is a wonderful and very rewarding profession. Sometimes it can be very frustrating especially when a patient develops an extremely unusual disease. The frustration stems from the difficulty in getting a...
Tags: Internal Medicine, Pets, Genetic Condition, Blindness, Pharmaceuticals
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'New Girl' writer David Iserson on his funny YA novel 'Firecracker'
This post has been corrected. See note below for details.David Iserson is used to writing for TV, with credits that include "United States of Tara," "Up All Night" and currently "New Girl"-- so he's become accustomed to all the ribbing that's built into the comedy environment. That's why the 35-year-old...Tags: United States of Tara (tv program), Jack McBrayer, Entertainment, 30 Rock (tv program), High Schools
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Trying too hard to deal with Iran
Iran's presidential election is again inviting speculation about which candidate can nudge the Islamic Republic toward moderation and pragmatism. Such conjectural games miss the point that the theocratic state is defined by an ideology that demonizes...
Tags: Russia, Philosophy, Elections, China, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
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Harborfest offers a new look
(Update: Due to expected stormy conditions, Harborfest organizers have moved activities on Thursday and Friday inside to Waterside Festival Marketplace, Nauticus and Scope. Also, Friday's Parade of Sail has been canceled. Look for updates at hrticket.com....
Tags: Television Industry, TLC (tv network), Festive Events, Waterside Festival Marketplace, Arts and Culture
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‘Odd Duck’: Cecil Castellucci’s quirky tale celebrates strangeness
Hero Complex - movies, comics, pop culture - Los Angeles Times“Odd Duck,” by Cecil Castellucci and Sara Varon, chronicles the quirky friendship between two ducks — Theodora, who swims with […]... -
News of the Weird: Maryland Adds a Tax on Rain
The Department of Agriculture reported recently that in four of America's largest cities — New York, Miami, Los Angeles and Denver — nearly one home out of 100 keeps chickens either for a fresh egg supply or as pets, giving rise to chicken...
Tags: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Drunk Driving, BBC, Prisons, Judaism
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Chicago-area conspiracy theorist targets Sandy Hook family
Jillian Soto remembers the day she stumbled across a website that showed photos of her at her sister's funeral — and was horrified to read accusations that she had faked grief as part of an elaborate government hoax. Only a month earlier, Victoria...
Tags: Lawyers, Dietary Supplements, Rentals, Federal Trade Commission, Sports
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PS4? New Xbox? Nah, it’s the little games that matter
Hero Complex - movies, comics, pop culture - Los Angeles TimesThere's a tiny orange box moving around the screen of the PlayStation Vita. Its name is Chris. It is an […]... -
Haunted high school spooks former frontier town
Principal Steve Elwood enters the narrow passageway where nobody else at Lee Williams High School dares to go. He leans low to open a half-sized hallway door, leading the way into a musty windowless chamber the size of a small tomb. Light pours into the...
Tags: Railway Transportation, Archaeology, U.S. Army, Travel, Robin Williams
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