http://www.veryweirdnews.com The most odd, strange and weird news stories from across the web. Thu, 01 May 2008 19:17:19 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The newspaper boy unlocked a side door and saw the couple about two feet inside, 84-year-old Blanche Roberts helpless looking right back at Pitts. Her right leg was pinned beneath the body of her 77-year-old husband Fred, who apparently had died last Wednesday evening of a heart attack after mowing ... http://www.veryweirdnews.com/lucky-break-for-trapped-woman/ Marine biologists studying wild octopuses have found a kinky and violent society of jealous murders, gender subtrefuge and once-in-a-lifetime sex. The new study by researchers from the University of California, Berkeley, who journeyed off the coast of Indonesia found that wild octopuses are far from the shy, unromantic loners ... http://www.veryweirdnews.com/kinky-underwater-fun/ Here is some interesting information about toilet paper, I will personally state that I am a folder and think that anyone that is a crumpler is kinda weird. The Fold Versus Crumple Debate I’ll try to put this as delicately as I can. Apparently there’s a significant debate about whether it’s better ... http://www.veryweirdnews.com/do-you-fold-your-toilet-paper-or-crumple-it/ A Japanese pin-up model says that her big breasts have not only boosted her career -- they also helped her overturn a court verdict. The bikini model, who goes by her professional name Serena Kozakura, was cleared after a court decided she was too well-endowed to squeeze into a room ... http://www.veryweirdnews.com/big-boobs-wins-in-court/ The case of a chilli dog on display at a local convenience store prompted an outraged woman to take action. Cindy Gravelle says she took a big gulp when she spotted a miserable looking pooch in the walk-in cooler, pressing its face up against the glass door, during a ... http://www.veryweirdnews.com/dog-kept-on-ice/ A recent report out of Berkely confirms that dinosaurs had high rates of teen pregnancies. Dinosaurs descended from reptiles and evolved into today's birds, but their growth and sexual maturation were more like that of mammals - complete with teen pregnancy, according to a new study by University of ... http://www.veryweirdnews.com/teen-pregnancy-considered-normal/ A man in Florida was halfway through an order of steamed clams when he bit down on something hard, it was a rare, iridescent purple pearl. George Brock and his wife, Leslie, had been spent the day at the beach Friday in South Florida and stopped at Dave's Last Resort ... http://www.veryweirdnews.com/yummy-discovery/ An Italian court has ruled that a couple could not name their son "Friday" and ordered that he instead be called Gregory after the saint whose feast day he was born on. "I think it is ridiculous they even opened a case about it," the family's lawyer, Paola Rossi, ... http://www.veryweirdnews.com/italian-court-orders-name-change/ Japan says, "UFOs do exist", a top Japanese government spokesman said Tuesday. The comment by chief cabinet secretary Nobutaka Machimura drew laughter from reporters at his regular briefing on government policy. Machimura, asked about the government's view on UFOs at a regular press conference, told reporters that the government can ... http://www.veryweirdnews.com/japan-on-ufos/ I love surfing the web for weird news but sometimes I am in the mood to watch news on the TV. Ever thought of watching TV on your PC? It used to be possible only if you had the right hardware and connection for it. But now this is ... http://www.veryweirdnews.com/online-tv-offers-television-on-your-computer/