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Man cuts off finger, eats it (weirdwebtoday)
In only the eighth identified case of self-cannibalization, a depressed New Zealand man cut off his finger and ate it, according to the medical journal Australasian Psychiatry .

Meet the Siberian 'alien' (emirates247)
It's worth a look - and nearly 1.5 million people have - but this video of what is claimed to be the body of an alien found in Siberia is said to be a fake.

Most small dog owners like pet more than friends (emirates247)
In a new survey, more than half of respondents said their small dog is more important to them than their friends.

Lost goat wanders into Idaho music store; dubbed 'Beethoven' for apparent love of music (The Hartford Courant)
Stop me if you've heard this one: A goat walks into a music store. It sounds like the start of a bad joke, but that's exactly what happened at the Piano Gallery in the southeastern Idaho town of Ammon.

Porn company is amassing 1-800 numbers
Porn company is amassing 1-800 numbers (WLUK-TV Green Bay)
For years, teenagers across the U.S. could call a toll-free hotline if they had embarrassing questions about AIDS and safe sex.

Spoof royal wedding video an online hit (WOTV)
A spoof wedding video which captures British royal lookalikes boogying down the aisle has gone viral, netting several million hits on YouTube.

Jirouemon Kimura reacts during his 114th birthday at his home in Kyotango (WWLP)
The world's oldest man said on his 114th birthday Tuesday that his longevity was a mystery even to himself, but noted that his motto was not to worry and always be thankful.

Taco Bell beef lawsuit dropped
Taco Bell beef lawsuit dropped (WKYC-TV Cleveland)
Taco Bell declared victory Tuesday after an Alabama-based law firm dropped its class-action lawsuit that raised a beef with the meat filling served in the fast-food chain's tacos and burritos.

Record trash haul from NJ beaches (WNDY-TV Indianapolis)
A record amount of trash was picked up along New Jersey beaches last year, including a kitchen sink.

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