Shocking, Funny, Dumb and Weird News from All Over the Planet

News happens every second of every day, and if we are lucky enough, there is someone there to catch it at the very moment it happens. Even though some things may seem thoroughly unbelievable, the fact remains that some misprints, comments, events and circumstances are just too far fetched to make up. Goofy, strange, funny and weird headlines, news, advertisements and billboards across the world have been found and collected by truth seekers and eagle eyes around the planet to entertain your thoughts; making for some fantastic moments in time that may enhance a deep down belly laugh, or not.

He Has Quite a Package in His Pants!

Have you ever attempted to stuff a chainsaw down your pants? Why would anyone want to? 21-year old Anthony Black was either attempting to make someone think that he was happy to see them, or he was simply trying to steal the Echo chainsaw from the Ross Seed Company. And He would have gotten away with his dirty deed, if employee George Graham hadn't have been on his game while witnessing the thief attempt to hobble out of the store with his rather large "package" found within the confines of his baggy pants. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41736966/ns/us_news-weird_news/

Earl's Gotta Die!

Earl isn't very bright, and he is always in trouble with his adoring wife, but today he managed to really make her blow her top. You see Earl forgot that it his 10th wedding anniversary. Blood boiling, and fists all balled up, She related to him in rather high notes that by morning there had better be a bright and shiny red gift in the driveway that goes from 0 to 200 in 6 seconds, AND SHE STRESSED THAT IT BETTER BE THERE OR ELSE!!"

The next morning Earl got up extra early and left for work. When his wife woke up, she looked out the window to see if Earl had remembered, and sure enough there was a gift-wrapped box sitting in the middle of the driveway. Confused by the size of the box, Earl's wife put on her robe and ran out to the driveway, and brought the box back into the house. Imagine her surprise when opened it and found a brand new shiny red bathroom scale. Earl has been missing since that fateful day.

Fun Fact: In 1966, a study conducted by California researchers concluded that aside from humans, pigs are the only mammals capable of getting sunburned.

Grass Flip-Flops for Those Hot Summer Days: Krispy Kreme has been hard at work to prove that they can design more then some of the best doughnuts in the world. Their grass flip-flops will keep your feet cool while making you a fashion diva when showing off your piggy's at the beach, or while out strutting your stuff. http://www.weheart.co.uk/2008/07/24/krispy-kreme-grass-flip-flops/

No Sugar Needed to Make this Cop Hyper

It has always been a fact that cops have a reputation for having an affinity for sweets like doughnuts and cookies, but one public servant apparently forgot that his sweet tooth needed appeased when he shut down a Girl Scouts booth; lock, stock, and barrel. The Villa Rica police officer was completely anal retentive over the fact the group didn't have a permit to sell their famous cookies. In fact he promptly told them to "pack it up" and go and obtain a peddler's permit ASAP!

A three page city ordinance backed up the sour puss cop's lack of cravings for all things sugary and sweet due to safety reasons. The basis of the complaint was due to children in the past running up to cars to get donations for a cause. The rookie officer has been backed up by the Mayor, J. Allen Collins, and the Police Chief. Both city official's claim that it was nothing more then a simple misunderstanding when they were asked about the hyper cop scaring the troop half to death with making the girls think that the adults would go to jail for selling their thin mint, peanut-buttery Do-Si-Dos and buttery Trefoils shortbread cookies.

A pizza party and a tour of the police station were offered to the troop to make peace, but what about a donation for lost sales? It just ain't gonna happen! They plan to hit the streets again, but this time with their peddler's permit in place. Cookie sales have long been a big moneymaker for the Girl Scouts of the USA, bringing in more than $714 million a year http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/41778925#41778925

Fun Fact: If you are from Yooperland, and are known as a Yooper, you hail from the Upper Pennisula of Michigan. http://www.dayoopers.com/whatwher.html

Strange Ways to Relieve Heartburn

Some people will go to great lengths to alleviate heartburn, and despite popular over the counter remedies, and at home concoctions, not always do they work the way we want them to. However students hard at work to find a solution may have just nailed it this time, and with excellent results. The metallic chemical element and essential mineral known as zinc, also referred to as spelter, has been shown to alleviate heartburn according to a study conducted at Yale University. The results concluded that zinc salts could relieve the painful and sometimes debilitating symptoms of heartburn. The study also showed that zinc salts can relieve pain without the side effects of common traditional medications used to treat this condition.

*Other Remedies for Relieving Heartburn*

1. Chew a stick of gum, and then drink 8 ounces of water. Do not swallow the gum!

2. Eat a stick of celery. The alkaline content counteracts with the acid.

3. Pineapple juice. The bromelain which is the proteolytic enzyme obtained from pineapples relieves heartburn and upset stomachs.

Sources:

http://www.qualityhealth.com/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zinc

http://susangaer.com/studentprojects/heartburn.htm

http://online.wsj.com/home-page

http://www.trivia-library.com/b/strange-history-and-news-of-weird-trivia-1959-to-1967.htm

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4429957