Silly Headlines
Brewer claims world's strongest beer
(Reuters)
Reuters - A Dutch brewer with a penchant for competition has laid claim to creating the world's strongest brew: a beer that is some 60 percent alcohol by volume. more
Churchill's dentures fetch nearly $24,000
(Reuters)
Reuters - A partial set of British wartime Prime Minister Winston Churchill's gold-mounted dentures has fetched 15,200 pounds ($23,770) at auction, over three times the estimate. more
Escaped tiger found after massive South Africa search
(Reuters)
Reuters - Rangers captured an escaped tiger at a South African farm on Wednesday after a two-day helicopter search that had dominated news broadcasts. more
Bear crashes in runaway car
(Reuters)
Reuters - A black bear attracted by the smell of a peanut butter sandwich managed to open the door of a car, climb in and got stuck, knocking the gear stick into neutral and sending the car rolling down a slope into trees. more
Caves offer new tour -- in Klingon
(Reuters)
Reuters - Staff at the Jenolan Caves west of Sydney have added a new out-of-this-world attraction -- a tour in the Star Trek language Klingon. more
"Darth Vader" strikes NY bank
(Reuters)
Reuters - The Force was with a man when he robbed a bank wearing a Darth Vader mask and a cape. more
PM Cameron calls time on jailhouse rock revival
(Reuters)
Reuters - British Prime Minister David Cameron has said prisoners will not be allowed to hold parties behind bars after a minister proposed lifting a ban on arts events for inmates introduced by the previous administration. more
NY "bouquet bandit" arrested for two bank robberies
(Reuters)
Reuters - New York police arrested a man on Wednesday accused of robbing two banks -- with a bunch of flowers and a potted plant. more
