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Daily Snopes

19 August 2004
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  Scammers Tell Lotto Bosses They've Hit the Jackpot   (Reuters)
  • Ireland's lottery boss got a surprise e-mail — from himself, saying he had won his own lottery.


    •   Deputy Suspended for Allegedly Disrobing   (Associated Press)
  • A sheriff's deputy has been placed on administrative leave for stripping down to his skivvies in public.


    •   Italian Library Crackdown   (Reuters)
  • Italy's Senate library is getting tough on forgetful lawmakers demanding they return books on Adolf Hitler and other subjects that are up to 25 years overdue.


    •   New York Swim Student Bitten by Rabid Otter   (Associated Press)
  • A rabid otter latched onto, and bit, a 6-year-old boy who was taking swimming lessons at a small public lake.


    •   Brazilian Tribe That Can't Count   (Reuters)
  • Some people have a great excuse for being bad at maths — their language lacks the words for most numbers, U.S.-based researchers have reported.


    •   Truck Crashes and Dumps 15 Tons of Eggs on Highway   (Associated Press)
  • A German superhighway was closed down to one lane for hours after a truck hauling 15 tonnes of eggs crashed, scattering its load and creating a slimy mess across the autobahn near Hanover.


    •   German Dog Eats Owner's Money   (Reuters)
  • A German woman thought she had been robbed by sedative-toting thieves when she returned to her car to find 380 euros missing and her dog vomiting, only to discover the pet had eaten the cash.


    •   Teens Claim to Set New TV-Viewing Record   (Associated Press)
  • A pair of teenagers who spent more than two straight days publicly glued to a television set say they have set a new world record for uninterrupted TV viewing.


    •   Ted Kennedy Lands on "No Fly" List   (Reuters)
  • Ted Kennedy — one of the most recognizable figures in American politics — told a Senate committee hearing he had been blocked several times from boarding commercial airline flights because his name was on a "no-fly" list intended to exclude potential terrorists.


    •   Lightning Kills 31 Cows in Denmark   (Associated Press)
  • A Danish cattle farmer lost 31 of his 85 Jersey dairy cows when lightning struck the trees under which they had sought shelter during a rain storm.


    •   Couple Find Cocaine Hidden in Hotel Chair   (Associated Press)
  • An Ohio couple who stayed at a Best Western Inn found 4.4 pounds of cocaine in a chair.


    •   Woman Gives Birth on Flight   (Canadian Press)
  • A Jordanian woman was recovering in a St. John's hospital after giving birth to a healthy daughter during a flight to Chicago from Amsterdam.


    •   Florida Man Gets New Trial in Pig Stabbing   (Associated Press)
  • An appeals court has granted a new trial to a man convicted of stabbing a potbellied pig, then blurting out in drunkenness that he wanted pork chops.


    •   Graffiti Group Kidnaps Cow, But Is It Art?   (Reuters)
  • Swedish graffiti artists kidnapped a fiber-glass cow from the international art exhibit CowParade, held power drills to its head and threatened to "sacrifice" it unless the sculptures were declared "non-art."


    •   Thieves Loot Hong Kong Toilets   (Associated Press)
  • Thieves scouring for scrap metal have looted dozens of stainless steel drain covers and other fixtures, including faucets, from public toilets in a Hong Kong neigborhood.


    •   Woman Holds $4,000 Divorce Party in Park   (Reuters)
  • A Saudi woman threw a $4,000 party in a public park to celebrate her divorce from her abusive husband.


    •   San Diego Panda Celebrates First Birthday   (Associated Press)
  • On his first birthday, giant panda cub Mei Sheng delighted visitors by playing for the first time in snow delivered to him at the San Diego Zoo.


    •   Piranha Fished from Canal   (Reuters)
  • A fisherman caught a South American Piranha in a Dutch canal — and then threw it back.


    •   Oklahoma Police Search for Headstone's Home   (Associated Press)
  • Capt. Jim Nivison thought he had figured out where the headstone, found outside a local restaurant over the weekend, belonged.


    •   Zoo Separates Baby Rhino from Clumsy Mother   (Reuters)
  • Vets at a Berlin zoo have been forced to separate a baby rhino from his mother for fear she may accidentally trample him to death.


    •   Danish Sailing Team Member Arrested   (Associated Press)
  • A member of Denmark's sailing team was arrested on charges he struck and killed a British pedestrian while speeding in his car on the way to see his country's handball team play.

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