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January 24, 2019

Tractor-trailer crash in Indiana causes oranges to spill across highway

Orange you glad you weren’t in this mess?

January 23, 2019

Company sells $80 used tissues so people can 'choose' when to get sick

A company which sells used tissues in an effort to allow consumers to decide when they get sick has reportedly been sold out online for months.

January 22, 2019

British police rescue 'hungry gerbil' after owner is jailed

Armed police officers in Britain came to the rescue of a "hungry gerbil" abandoned when its owner was imprisoned.

January 21, 2019

Wisconsin man chops up belongings with ax after he thought wife damaged his action figures, police say

A Wisconsin man called 911 on himself after he realized he overreacted when he used an ax to destroy items he owned after he thought his wife damaged his action figures. 

January 21, 2019

Iowa man wins $1 in lottery, celebrates with giant check

An Iowa man who won $1.00 through the lottery seemingly wanted to be treated like a big winner — and state officials obliged.

January 19, 2019

Horse hoisted to safety after getting stuck in dumpster

A horse was hoisted to safety Friday after getting trapped inside a dumpster at an equestrian center in Southern California, according to reports. 

January 18, 2019

Woman pretended to be autistic as part of plan for sexual gratification, police say

A Texas woman pretended to be an autistic woman earlier this month in order to con a caregiver into giving sexual gratification, Pearland police revealed on Thursday.

January 16, 2019

Sea lion at Salt Lake City’s zoo healthy again after throwing up child's sock

A sea lion named Diego vomited up the sock of a kid Monday morning, causing a stir in a Utah zoo.

January 16, 2019

Florida woman attacked by ‘aggressive’ otter says 'severe bites' left her temporarily unable to walk

A woman in Maitland, Florida, who was hoping to take a leisurely walk with her dog last week ended up fighting off a what was likely a rabid otter instead.

January 16, 2019

Security camera captured image of deceased son's spirit, Atlanta mother says

A grieving Atlanta mother said a spirit that looked like her deceased son was captured in her home's security camera, according to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.