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August 18, 2020

Poop transplant cures man's 'drunkenness disease'

One man was feeling drunk even though he didn’t drink any alcohol. The 47-year-old man had gut fermentation syndrome, also known as auto-brewery syndrome.

August 16, 2020

Mississippi 'mosquito flag' design swatted away, blamed on typo

Because of a typo, residents of Mississippi nearly had a giant mosquito as a choice for the state’s new flag.

August 15, 2020

California firefighters avoid bull while taming flames: See the video

Firefighters fled from the bull while attempting to put out the Lake Fire that has raged since Friday.

August 12, 2020

Chinese man's big belly saves him from falling down well

An overweight Chinese man found his big belly to be a lifesaver — after it got wedged in a well and stopped him falling down, according to officials.

August 11, 2020

Cleveland BASE jumper slams into building on his way down, video shows

A Cleveland woman says she and her cousin were astonished when they noticed what they describe as a BASE jumper parachuting off a downtown building early Sunday morning.

August 7, 2020

Texas father saves children, babysitter from massive 600-pound alligator

A Texas father helped his children and a babysitter escape unharmed after being confronted in their backyard by a nearly 12-foot-long alligator weighing about 600 pounds. 

August 6, 2020

Scientists puzzled after Paraguayan lagoon turns purple on one side, remains blue on other

Scientists in Paraguay have been investigating how one side of the divided Cerro Lagoon turned purple and began emitting a foul odor months ago, while the other side has remained blue.

August 5, 2020

Arizona police lasso escaped emu with help of residents, search for owner

Arizona police are looking for the owner of an escaped emu after one of the world’s largest birds was found wandering near a Scottsdale golf course Tuesday morning.

August 4, 2020

Munich Airport police search woman's wooden box, find husband's bones

Police at Munich Airport got a surprise during their search of a wooden box being transported by a 74-year-old passenger that turned out to contain the bones of the woman's dead husband, officials said Tuesday.

August 4, 2020

Colorado woman ‘terrified’ to discover 4-foot snake slither out of apartment toilet

A Colorado woman lived out a childhood fear last week after she leaned over her apartment’s toilet bowl and saw a four-foot corn snake slither out.