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Today’s Weird Crime Links May 17, 2012

CrimeWatch — Thu, 17 May 2012 12:00:04 +0000

The latest from the world of Weird Crime Sniffer dog finds heroin hidden in butt A man tried to smuggle heroin into the United States by concealing it in his rectum. He was caught by U.S. officials and a drug-sniffer dog named Malone as he walked across the border from Mexico. 35-year-old Paulo Alfredo Macias [...]

Canada museum kills youth masturbation video after outcry

Weird — Thu, 17 May 2012 09:00:44 +0000

Canada's federal science museum has removed an animated video showing youth masturbating from an upcoming sex exhibit following a public outcry, a museum spokesman said on Wednesday. The Canada Science and Technology Museum will open the "Sex: A Tell-all Exhibition" on Thursday as planned despite strong criticism from Canadian Heritage Minister James Moore, who has called it an insult to taxpayers.

Chinese farmer invents a wind-powered electric car

Weird — Thu, 17 May 2012 06:23:36 +0000

A Chinese farmer has invented a wind-powered electric car that he says could save his country from the pollution caused by its rapidly growing car market. An hour from Beijing, the dusty village of Banjiehe looks an unlikely place to produce scientific innovation. Its rows of brick, utilitarian houses are surrounded by cornfields and fruit trees.

Indian man marries three times to deal with drought

Weird — Thu, 17 May 2012 06:19:29 +0000

Sixty-five-year-old Ramchandra (name changed to protect identity) has been forced to marry three times to deal with the drought in villages in Maharashtra's Thane district. Ramchandra, a resident of Dengalmal village, on a hilltop in Shahapur taluka, said his first wife was ill and cannot go far away to fetch water for the family of 13, while his second wife was weak.

Woman still smiling despite swallowing toothbrush

Weird — Thu, 17 May 2012 06:07:03 +0000

Specialists at the Carmel Hospital in Israel were able to safely remove a 20-centimeter long toothbrush from the stomach of a young woman who accidentally swallowed it while brushing her teeth.

Dog swept away by river reunited with owner

Weird — Thu, 17 May 2012 06:02:04 +0000

A man and his dog were reunited on Friday night after Sam the golden retriever jumped in for a swim in the Merrimack River in New Hampshire and was swept away. While Sam struggled, his owner, Steve Soba, said he worried and onlookers called for the dog to stay afloat.

Puppy that fell from the sky after being dropped by hawk finds new home

Weird — Thu, 17 May 2012 05:55:22 +0000

It wasn't quite raining cats and dogs in Los Banos, California, but Elaine Bouschard and her grandson, Taylor Callaway, say it was a miracle when they saw a tiny dog fall from the sky. Callaway explained, “All of a sudden I saw this little puppy laying there, he was almost dead.”

Mystery object nearly causes mid-air collision over Denver

Weird — Thu, 17 May 2012 05:13:40 +0000

A UFO, which did not show up on radar, nearly caused a mid-air collision over the skies of Denver with a corporate jet on Monday evening and officials have no idea what it was.

Turkey suspects a bird was an Israeli agent

Weird — Thu, 17 May 2012 04:28:44 +0000

Government agents in Turkey are examining the carcass of a European bee-eater on suspicion that the bird was spying for Israel.

Man sues Wal-Mart for $1 million after hearing ‘all black people must leave’ announcement

Weird — Thu, 17 May 2012 04:23:20 +0000

Some people really need to go on a de-sensitivity course at the least, or at most to see a good psychiatrist! A man, is suing a New Jersey Wal-Mart for $1 million because he claims he was traumatised by a public address announcement directed at black shoppers.