Decapitated body revealed as mannequin

And other stories from the stranger side of life

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A decapitated body discovered on a Florida beach has turned out, on further investigation, to be a mannequin from a shop. A Florida charity that organises beach clean-up events said a volunteer was walking along the beach at Perdido Key when she came across what initially seemed to be human body that was missing its head. “We are glad it wasn't a real body,” the charity said in a Facebook post.

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