Offbeat - News April 23, 2011

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Kim Kardashian Draws Attention to Armenian Genocide Recognition as Anniversary Nears (huliq)
Celebrity Kim Kardashian is not a political activist, but she is of Armenian descent, and she's taken to blogging and Tweeting that it is high time that the Armenian Genocide be recognized for what it was: a genocide.

Mother denies biting off boyfriend's testicles (metro.co.uk)
Mother of four Maria Topp, who is accused of biting off her boyfriend's testicles.

Woman snatches purse, strips, cries rape to keep from being chased (weirdwebtoday)
A woman in Saudi Arabia grabbed another woman's handbag while shopping before stripping naked and "crying rape" to prevent others from chasing her while she ran away.

The vanishing act...Banks warned against 'magic pen' (emirates247)
Central Bank says ink used in these Chinese pen disappear from cheques, documents and other types of paper

Bus thief caught in transit (WLUK-TV Green Bay)
Police in Mobile, Ala. got an unusual call after a transit bus was allegedly stolen.

AT&T cries 'Uncle,' admits iPhone just too much for it (examiner)
Do you like this Article? If you were wondering exactly why AT&T decided it wanted to acquire T-Mobile USA, it's easy: the company has cried "Uncle." It basically has admitted it can't handle the iPhone.

Donor buys insurance for Okla. kangaroo (WANE-TV Fort Wayne)
An Oklahoma woman says she's amazed by the generosity of an anonymous donor who bought a $50,000 insurance policy to help her keep her kangaroo as a therapy pet.

Termites eat millions of Indian rupees in bank (KOMO)
It was an all you can eat buffet at the bank. An army of termites munched through 10 million rupees in currency notes stored in a steel chest at a bank, police in northern India said Friday.

Facebook bragging nabs 4 in robbery (KXAN-TV Austin)
Some Facebook bragging about bucks has led to four suspects accused of holding up a Houston bank.

Weird Al gets clearance for Lady Gaga parody (KAUZ)
"Weird Al" Yankovic has been cleared to use his parody of Lady Gaga 's "Born This Way" on his upcoming album.

Offbeat News_20100508112947_JPG (MyFoxAtlanta)
A New York City cab driver has racked up the fare of a lifetime. Mohammed Alam is being paid $5,000 to drive a pair of friends to Los Angeles.

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