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March and April's Most Hilarious Mug Shots (VIDEO)

When a 92-year-old woman knocks on your door, asks for a kiss, and carries a gun, she means business. That's just one of the many lessons learned as AOL Weird News looks at the most amusing mug shots taken from across the country (mainly Florida and California, of course) in March and April. You'll hear about a former...

British Couple Learn the Ins and Outs of Reviewing Sex Toys

Prince William and Kate Middleton have a royal wedding to plan, but they aren't the only British couple keeping busy these days. Steph and Mel Teague also have their hands full, but in a slightly different way: Their hands are filled with sex toys. The Teagues, of Birmingham, have just won a nationwide contest in Britain...

A Sign? Man Bursts Into Flames at San Francisco Sex Shop

For seven years, Roger Huang, a pastor who runs a rescue mission in San Francisco's Tenderloin district, has been trying to shut down the sex shops there. This week he may have seen a sign that his efforts are working. On Wednesday, a man burst into flames while inside one of those porn shops, police said. Could this...

Today, Consider One Day Without Shoes

In developing countries, being unable to afford shoes is an unfortunate fact of life for many children. Children often have to walk barefoot for miles to get to school, to get clean water or to find medical assistance. And being barefoot in all sorts of weather and terrain puts these children at risk for diseases and...

Feds: Fat Americans Need More Space on Buses

Michelle Obama's war on obesity is getting some support from the Federal Transit Administration: It wants to beef up bus-testing regulations to account for the increased poundage of its passengers. After studying the fats, er, facts, the FTA is proposing to change the average passenger weight from 150 to 175 pounds and...

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