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January 13, 2015

Canadian company to search New Mexico landfill for bad Atari video games, including ET

A New Mexico city commission has agreed to allow a Canadian studio to search an old landfill where old, terrible Atari games are rumored to be buried.

January 13, 2015

Texas banker ups ante to $1M for mathematician who solves tricky number theory problem

A Texas banker is upping the ante to $1 million for whoever solves a tricky problem that's been dogging mathematicians since the 1980s.

January 13, 2015

Casualty of European Union regulations: Law change kills German's longest word

A tweak to state laws in the German state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania to conform with current EU regulations has caused an unexpected casualty: the longest word in the German language.

January 13, 2015

Fridge with morbid history goes on sale at NYC psychiatric hospital

It's a fridge big enough for a family of four.

January 13, 2015

Sheriff's Lt: Northern California man faces vandalism charge for painting crosswalk

A Northern California man is facing vandalism charges after authorities say he painted a crosswalk on a street, allegedly telling officials it was needed.

January 13, 2015

'Bucket list' item that involved stealing lands 2 longtime friends in Florida jail

Two longtime friends ended up in jail in central Florida thanks to a "bucket list" that included stealing from a store.

January 13, 2015

Sleepless in Germany: colony of ants jam doorbell, keep woman awake

Disturbing the peace in a provincial German town: a colony of ants.

January 13, 2015

Police in Wisconsin say 'Thong Cape Scooter Man' not breaking law, free to ride on

A man who wears thong underwear and a cape while riding his scooter through Wisconsin's capital city may be a strange sight.

January 13, 2015

Michigan city council members abstain from vote on measure to stop them abstaining on votes

Three members of a Michigan city council have abstained from voting on a measure that would have prevented them from abstaining on future votes.

January 13, 2015

Zoo officials in Conn. looking into conception mystery after birth of anteater; no male in pen

An anteater has given birth at a Connecticut conservation center, prompting officials there to wonder how the mother conceived.