Minnesota woman loses arm after sticking it in bear cage
A Minnesota woman’s arm was mangled by a bear after she reached into the animal’s cage during a trip to New York. The woman’s arm was later amputated below the elbow.
A Minnesota woman’s arm was mangled by a bear after she reached into the animal’s cage during a trip to New York. The woman’s arm was later amputated below the elbow.
Two brothers in Dahod, India, killed a 40-year-old widow with an axe because she is a witch. The pair believe the woman’s witchcraft led to the death of their eight-year-old niece.
Seventy-four people were arrested for alcohol and marijuana Friday night at a New York Six Flags’ annual alcohol and drug-free grad night. The park had warned people in advance that sheriff’s deputies would be present.
eBay yanked an auction Friday for a cough drop sucked by Arnold Schwarzenegger. eBay declared the item represented a body part since the cough drop had been listed as Schwarzenegger’s DNA. The auction could reappear if eBay decides it is a collectible.
A pink dinosaur has appeared on a volcano crater webcam used by New Zealand’s Geological and Nuclear Sciences (GNS). The webcam, updated hourly, can be viewed here. The dinosaur, a plastic model of Dino from the Flintstones, was placed in front of the camera by an unknown visitor to the remote island. The GNS has no plans to remove the dinosaur, but will instead let the sulphur and acid in the area deal with it.
A Manhatten judge has fined an attorney $8500 for barking like a dog at a witness. In the decision, the judge wrote that the attorney’s behavior raised “serious concerns about fitness to practice law.”
NASA is studying how the feces of a six-man Mars mission could generate electricity to power the trip. The energy comes from geobacter microbes which convert solid waste into electricity.
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