Man performs exorcism on busy train
And other stories from the stranger side of life

Commuters on an underground train in Mexico City found themselves in the middle of an exorcism when a man attempted to save a woman he thought was being possessed by evil spirits. Footage of the incident shows the man praying and shouting at her, before she hits him with a large umbrella.
82g of drugs found in woman’s vagina
A woman in Wisconsin was arrested after police found 82g of drugs in her vagina. The 20-year-old and her partner were pulled over by police officers acting on a tip that the pair were transporting drugs. The fist-sized bundle reportedly included 36g of cocaine, 14g of meth and six ecstasy pills.
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Dog traps thief in swimming pool
An axe-wielding intruder was stopped from breaking into a house in the North West province of South Africa by the family dog. Jess, a South African mastiff, chased the would-be thief after he jumped over the wall, trapping him in the swimming pool until her owner arrived.
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