Jesus ‘was collected from Earth by a space vehicle’
And other stories from the stranger side of life
Declassified files from the CIA archives include information about a claim when Jesus is said to have ascended to heaven, he was actually picked up by a “space vehicle”. The book, written by Chan Thomas, describes Jesus as a scholar who trained in India.
Boy phones 911 to order a McDonald's
A five-year-old boy in Wyoming, Michigan rang 911 call to order a McDonald’s. When the emergency services answered, Iziah Hall asked: “Can you bring me McDonald's?” When police arrived to check on the boy’s wellbeing, he said: “My grandma's gonna be so mad, can you please go away?”
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Man cuts his finger off after electoral gaffe
An Indian man cut off his own finger after accidentally voting for the wrong party in the election. Pawan Kumar wanted to vote for the Bahujan Samaj Party but accidentally pressed the button for the ruling Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party. “I chopped my finger for the mistake,” said the harsh self-critic.
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