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Bobcat climbing power pole starts 5-acre fire

September 9, 2010

A bobcat climbing a power pole got electrocuted and sparked a five-acre brush fire in California's Ventura County.

95 boas in suitcase means jail for smuggler

September 9, 2010

A Malaysian was jailed for six months and fined $61,000 for trying to smuggle 95 snakes out of the country, a sentence that conservationists said was too light.

A class to die for: Zombies 101 at U. Baltimore

September 9, 2010

Call it Zombies 101.

'Spider Dan' arrested after skyscraper climb

September 9, 2010

San Francisco police arrested a man who scaled the exterior of a 58-story downtown skyscraper Monday and unfurled an American flag at the top.

Video: Gaga's meat bikini strikes raw nerve

September 9, 2010

Lady Gaga strikes a pose for Japan's Vogue magazine in a raw meat bikini, Wycleaf Jean accuses Sean Penn of drug use, and NFL players Chad Ochocinco and Terrell Owens get their own TV show. (MSNBC)

Lustful Court residents tire of sinful street name

September 9, 2010

Some residents of Lustful Court in a central Georgia community say they're tired of being kidded and want the street's sin-friendly name changed.

Husband says wife faked cancer for free wedding

September 9, 2010

Residents of the city of Newburgh, N.Y., are feeling angered — and saddened — over news that they may have fallen for the worst kind of hoax.

Wyo city to auction off 143 garden gnomes

September 9, 2010

These gnomes are looking for good homes.

Ad Age's top 10 viral advertisements of all time

September 9, 2010

What are the most-watched viral ads of all time? The answer might surprise you. The No. 1 viral campaign is a consistent sleeper hit, not connected to a big, well-heeled brand.

Rube Goldberg: The man behind the machines

September 9, 2010

From the maddening board game Mouse Trap to that awesome OK GO video (to the hundreds of brilliant contraptions scattered across YouTube), Rube Goldberg machines continue to enjoy a widespread popularity. But who was Rube Goldberg in the first place?

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