Hey, I'm alive! says Bronx man
A Bronx man lost his Medicaid benefits and had his credit cards canceled and his tax payments rejected after a hospital mistakenly declared him dead. Juan Antonio Arias, 57, insists he’s alive, despite a death certificate filed four years ago that bears his name, Social Security number, and date of birth. No government agency or bank will believe him, so Arias filed a lawsuit demanding reinstatement of his living status.
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A Kuwaiti man was hailed as a hero after he lured a runaway lion into his car, and locked it there with him until police arrived. The man spotted the young adult lion prowling the streets of a Kuwait City suburb, but instead of running away, he coaxed the beast to jump into the back seat of his car. The animal—which escaped from a private zoo—got angry and shredded the vehicle’s interior. It was later transferred to a shelter by police. “People must be very cautious when they select the animals they want to keep as pets in their homes,” said a police spokesman.
Needed: One human toe
A bar in the Canadian Yukon is advertising for a human toe after a patron swallowed the key ingredient in its legendary “Sourtoe Cocktail.” The cocktail, served by the Downtown Hotel in Dawson City, Yukon, consists of a shot of Yukon Jack whiskey with a mummified human toe. Patrons are supposed to let the toe kiss their lips as they down the shot, but a patron known only as “Josh from New Orleans” recently swallowed it. So the hotel is asking for a new toe on its website in an ad that begins, “Got frostbite?”
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Too drunk to get married, and morefeature An Australian groom showed up so drunk for his wedding that a minister refused to perform the ceremony.
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Romanian swallows a metal fork, and more
feature A Romanian man went to the emergency room complaining of intense chest pain.
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Suicidal man helps save a stranger, and more
feature A suicidal man who was threatening to jump off London Bridge helped save the life of a complete stranger drowning in the waters below.
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Morticians discover live man in body bag, and more
feature Workers at a Mississippi funeral home got a shock when a corpse started moving inside his body bag.
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How to shake a vending machine, and more
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Young boy goes joyriding, and more
feature A 10-year-old Norwegian boy took his parents’ car for a joyride, then told police that he was a dwarf who had forgotten his driver’s license.
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Taking aim at Kroger's, and more
feature A Kentucky woman allegedly bought a car just so she could ram it into a supermarket that she hates.
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A name like no other, and more
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