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Texas Man Accused of Disabling 100 Cars Over Internet

2 hours 2 minutes ago |AP
Remote Control

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DALLAS (March 18) -- A man fired from a Texas auto dealership used an Internet service to remotely disable ignitions and set off car horns of more than 100 vehicles sold at his old workplace, police ...

No Kidding: Price of Laughter Up 3.4 Percent

16 hours 34 minutes ago |AOL News
Take the Economy, Please!

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(March 17) -- A few yucks now cost a few more bucks. It's bad enough that $3-a-gallon gas is once again a reality in some cities and that the housing market is still in turmoil. Take the price of Gr ...

Fake TV Torture Show Prepares to Shock France

20 hours 42 minutes ago |AOL News
Going to 'Xtremes'

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LONDON (March 17) -- Would you torture a fellow TV game show contestant just to please the audience? A stunning documentary suggests that most people are willing to inflict extreme pain on an innocen ...

Out on a Ledge, Buck Naked

20 hours ago |AOL News
Dangling in the Wind

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(March 17) -- Let's say you're visiting your local transsexual brothel, and right in the middle of doing whatever one does in such a place, you get completely naked and the building catches on fire. ...

'Hobbit' Island Shows Signs of Ancient Civilization

19 hours 5 minutes ago |AOL News
Ancient Link?

Courtesy Adam Brumm

(March 17) -- In 2005, archaeologist Adam Brumm was in the midst of a dig on the sweltering Indonesian island of Flores when he decided to embark on a midday walk. While the rest of the crew was napp ...

Artist Mom Dressed Baby as Hitler for Show on Evil

23 hours 13 minutes ago |AOL News
Faustian Furor

Nina Maria Kleivan

(March 17) -- Call it a Faustian Furor. Norwegian-Danish artist Nina Maria Kleivan ditched the baby bonnet and rattle and opted for a mustache and swastika for a photograph of her infant daughter. Sh ...

Juror Turns Defendant in Credit Card Case

22 hours 27 minutes ago |AOL News

(March 17) -- A juror in a New York City credit card theft case was arrested and jailed mid-trial, accused of stealing a fellow juror's credit card and embarking on shopping trips during lunch breaks ...

Frozen Buddha Is One Cool Customer

23 hours 28 minutes ago |AOL News
Inner Freeze

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(March 17) -- Sometimes, inner peace is just a quick freeze away. This 6-foot-tall frozen Buddha, carved from six 300-pound blocks of ice, lords over the dining room at the Megu Japanese restaurant ...

Ferry Worker Suspended for Shamrock Graffiti

1 day 2 hours ago |AOL News
Luck of the Irish?

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(March 17) -- An Irish-American ferry worker has been suspended from his job on New York City's Staten Island ferry after being caught stamping shamrocks all over the boat to celebrate St. Patrick's ...

Russians to Get Help With Bathroom 'Stage Fright'

1 day 15 hours ago |AOL News
Bathroom Squeamish

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(March 16) -- If you have overwhelming fear of public bathrooms, you have more than a wee problem. You may have paruresis. "Shy-bladder syndrome," as it is better known, affects an estimated 17 milli ...

Helicopter Plucks Stranded Horse Off Arizona Sandbar

1 day 14 hours ago |AP
When Horses Fly

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PHOENIX (March 16) -- It's not every day you see a horse fly. But with the greatest of ease, a heavy-duty helicopter plucked a mustang named Colorado off a western Arizona river sandbar Tuesday morni ...

Real-Life 'Home Alone' Not So Funny

1 day 18 hours ago |AOL News
Where Are Mom & Dad?

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(March 16) -- OK, OK, stop me if you've heard this before: Frantic parents get in a hurry and leave their child behind, only to realize it far too late to do anything meaningful to fix the situation, ...