Tag: Offbeat
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Offbeat | Breakfast with skulls: Halloween night in Paris Catacombs
This Halloween, two brave souls got the dubious honor of waking up among 6 million dead bodies in Paris’ creepy Catacombs. Brazilian Pedro Arruda, 27, said ... -
Offbeat | American flight from Texas to Germany delayed by bees
Some unusual travelers caused a delay for one American Airlines flight. The travelers were hundreds of bees, found by a cargo crew under the right wing ... -
Offbeat | US: Traveler hid cocaine in oil, vinegar bottles
Law enforcement officials say a passenger arriving at New York’s Kennedy Airport had 11 pounds of liquid cocaine packed into oil and vinegar bottles. U.S. Customs ... -
Offbeat | Running couple says ‘I do’ at mile 8 of Chicago Marathon
One couple ran away to get married … at the Chicago Marathon. Stephanie Reinhart says she just wanted a “short and sweet ceremony.” Mark Jockel wanted ... -
Offbeat | Canadian university head proposed rocket spaceflight in 1861
Rocket-based spaceflight was proposed 30 years earlier than previously thought by a Canadian university head, a space historian says. Historian Robert Godwin says William Leitch of ... -
Offbeat | US: Art lovers stage mock anti-Renoir protest at Boston museum
Renoir didn’t leave much of an impression on a group of art lovers in Boston. Protesters gathered outside the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston to ... -
Offbeat | Kuwaiti with Gulf plates nabbed for 1,645 driving violations
A Kuwaiti driver who apparently thought having license plates from another Gulf country would help avoid more than 1,600 traffic citations has been hit with a ... -
Offbeat | Titanic’s last lunch menu, from Money Boat, goes for USD88,000
The Titanic’s last lunch menu, saved by a first-class passenger who climbed aboard a lifeboat whose crew was said to have been bribed to row away ... -
Offbeat | Elephants, crocodiles kill 7 people at Malawi park
Beware of the wildlife. Elephants and crocodiles have killed seven people in separate incidents over a seven-week period in an around a wildlife park in Malawi, ... -
Offbeat | Polish army checks site of alleged tunnel with Nazi train
The Polish military this week deployed chemical, radiation and explosives experts to a site in southwestern Poland where a Nazi train allegedly missing since World War ... -
Offbeat | Trump tells Bush he didn’t want a Florida casino, but he did
2016 presidential candidate Jeb Bush said during a Republican Party debate that Donald Trump wanted casino gambling in Florida. Donald Trump said “I did not.” The ... -
Offbeat | Katy Perry gives shoutout to assistants during performance
At an exclusive and intimate New York Fashion Week party, Katy Perry dedicated a song not to fabulous designers or picture-perfect models, but to their assistants. ... -
Offbeat | Young royals to attend world premiere of new James Bond film
It’s not a stretch to say there’ll be a few photographers at the October world premiere of the new James Bond film “Spectre.” Not only will ... -
Offbeat | Chinese farmer pretended to be princess to commit fraud
A farmer who pretended to be a princess descended from the Qing dynasty to swindle people out of more than 2 million yuan (USD315,000) has been ... -
Offbeat | China warns of corruption behind high-end mooncakes
With the Mid-Autumn Festival just around the corner, a senior disciplinary official has issued a stern warning against corruption and extravagance. While lauding the Communist Party ... -
Offbeat | Las Vegas has Eiffel Tower, Sphinx and now a urinating boy
Already home to replicas of the Eiffel Tower and Sphinx, Las Vegas now has its own copy of Belgium’s Manneken-Pis, a statue of a naked little ... -
Offbeat | Naked, body-painted bicyclists ride through Philadelphia
Thousands of bicyclists in various stages of undress have pedaled their way around Philadelphia to promote fuel conservation and positive body image. The Philly Naked Bike ... -
Offbeat | Israel museum repairs ancient item after damage
Israel’s leading museum said this week that a young visitor accidentally bumped into a display case and broke an ancient glass artifact, but later changed its ... -
Offbeat | Underwater wedding honors Christ of the Deep anniversary
Kimberly Triolet and Jorge Rodriguez exchanged their wedding vows underwater beside a 2.7-meter statue of Jesus Christ. The Miami couple were wed beneath the waves Tuesday ... -
Offbeat | Details of alleged bourbon theft ring described in records
A self-described middleman in an alleged bourbon theft ring in Kentucky says he bought barrels of whiskey from the accused ringleader and arranged more purchases. In ... -
Offbeat | Thieves uncap 1,200 beers in German store seeking prize
Police in western Germany are looking for thieves who broke into a store selling alcohol and stole the caps off 1,200 bottles of beer — presumably ... -
Offbeat | Guinness: 26-year-old cat in US is world’s oldest alive
A 26-year-old cat named Corduroy has been named the oldest living cat by Guinness World Records. The cat is owned by a family in the Oregon ... -
Offbeat | US lawmaker hoped to distract from affair with smear
A state lawmaker had an email sent to his Republican supporters falsely claiming he had been caught having sex with a male prostitute, apparently believing such ... -
Offbeat | German mechanic wins pay for changing, but not for showers
A German court says a municipal bus mechanic can have hundreds of euros (dollars) in back pay for time spent changing into his work clothes — ... -
Offbeat | US: Florida man wins Hemingway look-alike contest in Key West
A white-bearded Florida man has won the “Papa” Hemingway Look-Alike Contest on his 15th attempt. Retired air traffic controller Charlie Boice of Palm Beach Gardens prevailed ... -
Offbeat | Obese man biking across US to lose weight
A 254-kilogram man biking across the United States to lose weight hit a snag in Rhode Island. The Newport Daily News reports (bit.ly/1JfwEFz) a bent rim ... -
Offbeat | Polish cow on the run for 2 years is finally caught
Matylda finally moo’ved back home. The cow escaped from her Polish farm two years ago and lived a life on the lam in a nearby forest, ... -
Offbeat | ‘Ghostbusters’ cameraman helps ID shove suspect; woman dies
Authorities say a 72-year-old woman who was knocked to the ground in Boston has died soon after a cameraman working on the new “Ghostbusters” movie helped ... -
Offbeat | US: Broadway theatergoer tries to recharge phone in onstage plug
There’s loud talking, snoring and, of course, phones ringing. But theater etiquette might have taken a turn for the bizarre on Broadway last week with a ... -
Offbeat | Police: Man breaks into Berlin restaurant, drinks Tabasco
A man is in hot water after allegedly stealing a bicycle, pitching it through a Berlin restaurant window, then entering and quaffing half a bottle of ... -
Offbeat | Heaven scent: Finding may help restore fragrance to roses
Shakespeare said a rose by any other name would smell as sweet. In fact, many kinds of roses today have little fragrance. But a new discovery ... -
Offbeat | German authorities seize tank, other WWII weapons in raid
Authorities seized a 45-ton Panther tank, a flak cannon and multiple other World War II-era military weapons in a raid on a 78-year-old collector’s home in ... -
Offbeat | Liberia quarantines community where corpse tested for Ebola
Liberian authorities have quarantined the Nedowein area where the corpse of a 17-year-old boy tested positive for Ebola, sparking fears the country could face another outbreak ... -
Offbeat | Deformed mutt is crowned World’s Ugliest Dog
A 10-year-old mutt named Quasi Modo, whose spinal birth defects left her a bit hunchbacked, is the winner of this year’s World’s Ugliest Dog contest. The ... -
Offbeat | Moscow officials allow vote on restoring Soviet-era statue
Moscow election officials have cleared the way for a popular vote on whether to restore a statue of the Soviet secret police’s founder to a square ...
