Pregnant goat dead after ‘gang rape’
And other stories from the stranger side of life

Officials in Maroda, India, are investigating the gang rape and death of a pregnant goat. The goat’s owner told police that up to eight “drug addicts and alcoholics” stole the animal from him before taking it to a deserted house in the village, where it was later found dead.
Airline pilots brawl at 37,000 feet
Two Iraqi Airways pilots have been suspended from duty after getting into a fight in the cockpit of a flight carrying 157 passengers. The brawl, which reportedly damaged several parts of the cockpit, was broken up by security guards before the flight landed safely in Iraq.
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A 25-year old Maryland man is facing additional charges after attempting to bribe several police officers with doughnuts when he was caught carrying a small bag of marijuana. The man reportedly told police that he worked at a local Krispy Kreme outlet, and they could have free doughnuts if they wouldn’t charge him for drug possession.
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