Morgellons disease remains a mystery

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A strange disease in which sufferers say they find fibers, fuzz and other debris sprouting from sores on their skin is not contagious and has no clear cause, the largest-ever study of the condition called Morgellons has found.......

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New butt injection drama: Fake syringe attack

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An attack with a fake syringe on a Spanish-language talk show was just the latest chapter in the South Florida "bad butt" injection drama.......

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Artist wants to bury plane in desert

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BORON, Calif., Jan. 26 (UPI) -- A Swiss artist said he is working to obtain the proper permits to allow him to bury a Boeing 727 commercial jetliner in a California desert.......

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Elephant gets contact lens

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AMSTERDAM, Netherlands, Jan. 26 (UPI) -- A 45-year-old Asian elephant at a Netherlands zoo has become the first of her species in Europe to be outfitted with a contact lens.......

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Postman says he was forced out over bike

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CORFE CASTLE, England, Jan. 26 (UPI) -- A longtime mail carrier in Britain said he was forced out of his job because he refused to switch from his bicycle to a mail truck.......

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Regular flying visits keep Peanut busy

Filed under Odd News headlines 28 days ago

Peanut the cockatiel flies wherever his whims take him, but he always comes......

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Loose cat in cockpit grounds flight

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HALIFAX, Nova Scotia, Jan. 25 (UPI) -- An Air Canada flight's takeoff was delayed by 4 hours Wednesday when a cat escaped from its carrier and hid in the cockpit wiring, airline officials said.......

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Dog’s uplifting experience unwelcome

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Going up?  A bulldog had a reason to howl after his distracted owner - holding the leash - walked into an elevator and closed the doors, leaving the pooch on the other......

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Wife calls police when husband won’t get rid of pet gator

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A Florida man's efforts to save a baby alligator have landed him in jail.......

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Ore. man released from prison arrested in bank job

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Authorities say it was a busy morning for a man released from an Oregon state prison. After a bus ride home to Eugene on a state-paid ticket, they say he held up a bank at 10:02 a.m. Tuesday and was back in custody three minutes later.......

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‘SHCOOL’ is out outside NYC high school

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A glaring misspelling on a street sign outside a Manhattan high school has been fixed. The painted pavement on Stanton Street outside Marta Valle High School had read "SHCOOL X-NG.......

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Endangered flytraps in poachers’ sights

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The Venus flytrap's precarious survival in the wild along the coast of the Carolinas faces an added threat from poachers looking to cash in by uprooting and selling......

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Snakes, gator seized from apartment

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BOCA RATON, Fla., Jan. 25 (UPI) -- Authorities in Florida said they seized five snakes and a small alligator from the apartment of a man who did not have permits for the reptiles.......

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Teen calls 911 on mom for having sex

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PANAMA CITY, Fla., Jan. 25 (UPI) -- Authorities in Florida said a 15-year-old girl called 911 and asked to be placed in a children's shelter after she "heard her mother having sex."......

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Police: Teen broke into officer’s home

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ORANGE PARK, Fla., Jan. 25 (UPI) -- Authorities in Florida said a teenager who broke into a home found himself swiftly being detained by the homeowner, a police officer.......

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Lego markets to girls with pink blocks

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BILLUND, Denmark, Jan. 25 (UPI) -- Danish toy manufacturer Lego has released a new line of its trademark bricks in pink and pastel colors as part of an effort to attract female customers.......

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