A US police department has granted the request of a local resident to have the remains of a cookie and some carrots DNA tested to determine if Santa Claus bit them. The Rhode Island cops said they received a letter from “a young investigator” making the unorthodox request, noted UPI. “This young lady obviously has a keen sense for truth and the investigative process and did a tremendous job packaging her evidence for submission. We will do our very best to provide answers for her,” said Chief Matthew J. Benson.
‘Champing’ on the rise in Britain
Man ‘feels awful’ after eating 40 chickens
A man who ate 40 chickens in as many days said he had “nightmares” and “felt awful”, reported The Guardian. Alexander Tominsky said he embarked on the challenge as a way of making him self feel “uncomfortable” which he believes is “necessary in life”. He said it was “interesting” that “something that was initially enjoyable could, with enough repetition, turn you off”, adding: “There were times when I asked myself if I was out of my mind.”
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