Crash victims in Zombie gear confuse paramedics
Paramedics arriving at the scene of an Oregon car crash found the occupants covered with blood, with tattered flesh and a corpse-like pallor. But the accident victims were moving freely about in the wrecked car, and the confused medics quickly determined that none of the injuries was life-threatening or even serious. The occupants were on their way to a costume party, dressed as zombies. “We’re glad that everyone is alive,” said Sgt. Greg Stewart, “despite being undead.”
Prince's cure for baldness
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Prince believes that playing the guitar prevents baldness, says the London Daily Mirror. The 52-year-old rock star says that “playing electric guitar your whole life does something to you. I’m convinced all that electricity racing through my body made me keep my hair.” In an exclusive interview with the tabloid, the reclusive legend also declares the Internet a passing fad that is now “completely over.” “All these computers and digital gadgets are no good,” says Prince. “They just fill your head with numbers and that can’t be good for you.”
Australian man zones out during apartment fire
An Australian man was found dead in his burned-out apartment, seated in the lotus position. The unnamed victim, believed to be in his 30s, appears to have died of smoke inhalation while sitting in the cross-legged pose used in Eastern meditation and yoga. “We can’t yet establish why the deceased man was sitting in that position,” said a spokesman for Sydney police. “It may be the case that he was meditating and had zoned out.”
