Woman accidentally euthanises a total stranger

A New York woman is suing a Brooklyn hospital, after she gave consent to end the life of a man she believed to be her brain-dead brother. However, after the man died, it emerged that the woman’s brother – who shared the same name as the dead man – was actually in jail, and perfectly healthy.

Police arrest woman drunk on vanilla extract

A 50-year-old Connecticut woman has been arrested for drink driving, after she was found asleep in her car at an intersection. Several bottles of vanilla extract were found in the car, and when police spoke to her, they noticed the smell of the vanilla and the slurring of her speech. The extract contains 35% alcohol.

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World War II hand grenade shuts down restaurant

A Florida Taco Bell was evacuated after a man drove into the parking lot and called police to inform them he had a World War II hand grenade in his car. The man found the grenade while “magnet fishing” for salvage items in a nearby river. The grenade was removed by bomb squad experts without incident.