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'Snitches' warning leads to arrest
A woman has been arrested on drug charges after police noticed a sign on her front door warning anyone who entered her home they would be searched "because of snitches". The officers searched the house in West Virginia and found significant amounts of heroin and methamphetamine. April Lynn Lavender, 38, has been charged with possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver.
Man accidentally donates entire wardrobe
A Boston man has given away all his clothes to charity by mistake. Suspecting a bed bug infestation, Matthew Hager sealed his clothes into seven large bin bags and left them on the front porch , thinking "the heat would kill the bugs", he said. But he returned home from work to find the bags gone and a receipt from a local charity thanking him for his donation.
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The Icelandic women’s strike 50 years onIn The Spotlight The nation is ‘still no paradise’ for women, say campaigners
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Mall World: why are people dreaming about a shopping centre?Under The Radar Thousands of strangers are dreaming about the same thing and no one sure why
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Why scientists are attempting nuclear fusionThe Explainer Harnessing the reaction that powers the stars could offer a potentially unlimited source of carbon-free energy, and the race is hotting up
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Zoos offer cockroach naming and hippo poo candlesTall Tales And other stories from the stranger side of life
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NHS tells Scots to walk like penguinsTall Tales Walk like penguins in the snow, says NHS
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Experts discover why dogs wag their tailsTall Tales And other stories from the stranger side of life
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Peruvian 'aliens' aren't really aliensTall Tales And other stories from stranger side of life
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Woman accidentally puts nan in washing machineTall Tales And other stories from the stranger side of life
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Couple sues after ‘farting dog’ ruins flightfeature And other stories from the stranger side of life
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Experts suggest the real-life Dracula was veganfeature And other stories from the stranger side of life
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Pedants forgive Waterstones over apostrophefeature And other stories from the stranger side of life
