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Vatican Purchases Europe's Largest Gay Sauna
The Vatican seems to get itself embroiled in scandal enough that they'd be inclined to not create any more trouble for Themselves, but they 've done it again. The Holy See had made a seemingly innocuous, albeit pricey, the real estate purchase at € 23 million ($ 30 million), only to find that the Rome apartment block they bought contains Europe's Largest gay bathhouse. D'oh!
7-Year-Old's Diet Plan Reveals Thin-Obsession of American Culture
The childish scribbles and flowery stationary make it seem innocent, but this note calls attention to our appearance and dangerous weight-loss obsessed culture. The note was found by Amy Cheney, among the "Polly Pockets, friendship bracelets" in her daughter's room, as though a diet plan fits in perfectly with a 7-year-old's life. Cheney Expressed Outrage in her blog upon finding her a girl's, Referred to as Miss Seven, "diyet" plan.
Researches Receive $ 1.5 Million Grant to Learn Why Medical Lesbians are Fat.
It also reveals that gay men seem to have the opposite trend as heterosexual males have nearly double the risk of obesity compared to homosexual males. This grant covets fund the research that will find the root cause of these obvious disparities.
The Internet is Obsessed with Jon Hamm's D * ck
Jon Hamm's private area is becoming less and less private by the day, or, by the Tumblr post. The big deal is that Hamm does not wear underwear. He's commando everywhere he goes - the dog park, the grocery store, and even on the set. It's Causing a little bit of a stir in Part Because, well, people who love Hamm love that he goes commando, and they're making websites about it.
Drunken Student Faces Community Service For Frying Hamster
Phil Brown, the prosecutor for White's case, reported the story of what happened. On February 2 of this year, cops were called to a block of flats in the UK. Upon arriving, they came upon a drunken James White and got a whiff of a pungent odor. White proceeded to tell the officers: What, I f ****** fried it? I fried it.
Bought for $ 3 Bowl at Yard Sale Sells for $ 2.2 Million at Sotheby's
The Purchaser, the London dealer Giuseppe Eskenazi, Likely was thrilled with the buy, since there's only one other like it in the known bowl existence, and it's locked away in the British Museum.
Indiana Teen stabs Dad After Being Told to Pull Up His Pants
The Daily Mail Noted that after Cody heard this, he ignored the request. Then he walked into his kitchen, retrieved a knife, and stabbed his father in the left side of his chest. When the authorities arrived at the scene, they found the victim sitting in a pool of blood on the living room floor.
Boy Scout Leader Destroys 200 Million Year Old Rock Formation, Upload Videos to YouTube
Glenn Taylor, a Boy Scout leader, may face felony charges for destroying a 200 million year old rock formation in Goblin Valley State Park, located in Emery County, Utah. Unfortunately for Glenn, taping his actions, as seen above, means that prosecution will not have to PROVE much.
2-Year-Old Eats Used Condom at McDonald's, Lawsuit Claims
The Incident Occurred in February 2012 when her son Jacquel picked up the used condom, ate it, and later coughed up a part of it. Anishi is filing the suit on behalf of Jacquel, and her other son, Jonathan, 3, who was playing in the area at the same time. Jacquel received medical treatment after the ordeal. The suit accuses the fast-food chain of not being sanitary and failing to properly maintain the area where children are playing, in addition to negligence with regard to "deviant activities" Clearly that were going on in the restaurant.
Old Man shoves Fork Up His Penis, Becomes Subject of 'Rare' Case Study
A 70-year-old Australian man came into the emergency room with a bleeding penis after "self-insertion of a fork into the urethra to Achieve sexual gratification," According to a scholarly article published in the International Journal of Surgery. The metal fork was apparently hard to pull out, but success was finally "Achieved via forceps traction and copious lubrication." The emphasis on "copious" is my own.
Penis-Shaped Church
God is in everything, even the design of the Christian Science Dixon Church in Illinois. “We didn’t design it to be seen from above,” church officer Scott Shepherd told the media. Amid public debate, church officials decided not to alter the church's shape. It was designed that way for a very good reason -- to preserve the life of a tree, seen in this picture. In a related story, the Church by the Sea in Maderia Beach, Fla., had no explanation why its house of worship was shaped undeniably like a chicken.
The Jesus Dog Butt
Believers are always looking for a sign, and we at HuffPost Weird News see them everywhere -- even in shower mold. The Dog Butt Jesus, however, caused more than a bit of controversy, making some of us long for the days when the Virgin Mary appeared on a grilled cheese sandwich (that sold for $28,000) and a cinnamon bun shaped like Mother Theresa was put under glass in a doughnut shop. Indeed, the "Nun Bun" was an "Immaculate Confection." The Dog Butt Jesus riled up many readers.
Man Erects Middle Finger Salute To Ex-Wife
When love ends, it never ends well. Alan Markovitz bought a home in Bloomfield Hills, Mich., next to his ex-wife and her new boyfriend, and he proceeded to build this12-foot bronze statue of a middle finger. "I'm so over her," he told Deadline Detroit. "This is about him. This is about him not being a man." Markovitz paid $7,000 for this work of art. Certainly, he could have spent less on aggressive therapy and medication.t Jesus riled up many readers.
Clown Terrorizes Town Just By Standing Around
Some men try very hard to be creepy, and some don't have to try very hard at all. This anonymous joker made a big name for himself in Northampton, U.K., just by standing around. He would later say on his Facebook page, "Too much hate, not enough love.
Woman Aims To Have Sex With 10,000 Men
A journey of a 1,000 miles begins with a single step, or so the saying goes. Ania Lisewska of Poland aims to put a new twist on that Chinese proverb. The Warsaw woman made waves this summer by aiming to be recognized by Guinness World Records as the first woman to have sex with 10,000 men. She was at No. 284 when we spoke to her. A website documenting her endeavors in late November listed her now at 450 men, so she's got a lot of work ahead of her. Guinness confirmed to us that they don't keep such filthy records, but it's good to have a goal in life.
Porn Stars Without Makeup
We owe makeup artist Melissa Murphy a basket of flowers, a big order from Omaha Steaks and probably one or two more holiday gifts. Her amazing before-and-after photo series was absolutely one of the most clicky things we've ever published. The moral here: Porn stars look a lot like the rest of us in real life, but they clean up nicely with a beauty pro like Murphy. And, of course, the other life lesson: America's obsession with sex and beauty is bottomless (and that helps our bottom line).
The $780,000 Virgin Says She Hasn't Lost Her Virginity
When a 21-year-old woman became an Internet sensation for putting her virginity up for auction, you probably could have guessed that the whole fiasco would end in more than a bit of legal scrutiny. But would you have guessed that our virgin -- Catarina Migliorini -- claims she is still a virgin? Migliorini says she never had sex with the Japanese man who supposedly won the contest with a $780,000 bid. By the end of the year, she was attempting to do the whole thing over again. The latest bid, $480,000. All we can say for sure is that she's no virgin at Internet auctions.
The 6-Inch Alien's Checkered Past
UFO researchers around the world held their collective breath this year as DNA tests were conducted on the remains of a 6-inch humanoid found 10 years ago in Chile. With the results set to be announced in a documentary, HuffPost reporter Lee Speigel found that the figure -- nicknamed "Ata" -- looked oddly like one of Robert Ripley's favorite Believe-It-Or-Not attractions, "Atta Boy." We still can't say whether the figure on the left is the skeletal remains of a short-yet-technologically-advanced creature, but our source at Ripley's thinks otherwise.
Man Loses Life Savings, Wins Banana With Dreadlocks
Henry Gribbohm of Epsom, N.H., complained to police after he lost $2,600 -- all his savings -- at a "Tubs of Fun" carnival game. Gribbohm won a Rasta banana plush toy, but he was expecting a lot more. "They explained to me I was going to get all my money back," Gribbohm told WMUR, "I was going to get an Xbox Kinect . . . They lied to me." Better luck next year.
INFLATED HEDGEHOG
A hedgehog in Bude, Cornwall, England, was taken to the vet because he was so big and round that he couldn't walk or curl up. Veterinary staff were puzzled, because the huge hedgehog was of normal weight. An x-ray revealed that the animal was, indeed, inflated. Veterinary surgeon Adam Revitt said he had never seen a case of "balloon syndrome" before. It occurs when bacteria get into a wound and create gas that lifts the skin from the animal. Revitt used a syringe to slowly deflate the hedgehog over about five minutes. The animal was given a course of antibiotics and was last known to be recovering nicely.
CHINESE ZOO DISPLAYS DOG AS LION
A private zoo in Luohe, Henan province, China, is under fire for trying to pass off a Tibetan mastiff, a particularly hairy dog, as an African lion. A zoo representative said the lions were away at another zoo for breeding purposes, and the dog was in the cage for his own protection. However, visitors also noticed that the creature in the jaguar enclosure looked suspiciously like a fox, and a "wolf" that was clearly a domestic dog. An official of the People's Park, where the zoo is located, said that the signs for the animals would be corrected. The zoo is a private enterprise, and is only there because its contract with the People's Park has not yet expired
GOVERNMENT AGENCY SMASHES COMPUTERS TO GET RID OF VIRUSES
A couple of years ago, the Department of Homeland Security notified NOAA (the weather agency) and the Economic Development Administration (EDA) that they had a potential malware problem in their computer systems. The two agencies reacted in very different ways. NOAA isolated the problem and cleaned out the malware. That project took a few weeks. The EDA, however, cut its entire computer system off from the outside world, disabling email and causing the agency -and its database- to be inaccessible to its regional offices and other government agencies.
THE RIDE OF KICK BUTTOWSKI'S LIFE
Electrician Helen Stevens got in her work van in Melton, Leicestershire, England, and sped off to another job in another town one day in October. She did not know that a cat was clinging to her roof! Stevens got up to 70 mph on the highway when she saw another vehicle flash its light at her. She pulled over, checked her van, and found a cat clinging for his life! Stevens took the terrified cat to a veterinary clinic. The clinic, where they nicknamed the cat Batman, put an appeal on Facebook to find the cat's owner. A friend called Ellise Pepper, whose 5-year-old son was worried about his missing cat, Kick Buttowski. The family was reunited with the cat the next day. Even after returning to his family, Kick Buttowski still looked a little traumatized.
GIANT PURPLE CHICKEN STOLEN
Most thieves would try to hide their loot, but it was impossible in this case. What were they thinking? Three men were arrested Putnam County, Florida, for stealing a 9-foot-tall purple chicken. The 660-pound aluminum statue stood guard over Biggers Apiaries honey stand owned by David Biggers until that fateful day in July, when a neighbor heard a commotion. He went outside and saw a pickup truck dragging the chicken down the street -with one of the perpetrators riding on it! Witnesses and video evidence led police to the chicken, which had sustained extensive damage. The chicken is valued at $2,300. Darrin Luke Edwards, Tyler Lee Jones, and James Joseph Smith were charged with grand theft.In an update to the original story, Jones and Smith entered a plea agreement. They agreed to spend two hours standing on a public bridge holding a sign that said "I stole the purple chicken." They fulfilled that part of the agreement in August. Jones was also ordered to pay $2300 restitution.
PEEING IN THEATER LEADS TO SWAT TEAM RESPONSE
An incident at the Bridgeport Village Regal Cinemas in Portland, Oregon, involving multiple law enforcement agencies, turned out to be a comedy of errors that served as a useful police drill. During a showing of the movie Prisoners in September, an elderly man stood up and urinated. It is believed he might have been drinking. The urine fell on a teenager sitting in the row in front of him. The ensuing commotion upset a nearby woman who started yelling "Gun!" over and over. Theater patrons began running for the exits. Someone called 911, which led to"a massive response from multiple agencies." The theater was evacuated and police began an investigation. An explanation came from the teenager and his parents. The woman who screamed had been diagnosed with PTSD. The elderly man was not arrested, and the family chose not to press charges. Police say the man is no longer allowed back into the Regal Cinemas at Bridgeport Village.
TRUCK ENCASED IN CONCRETE DRIVEWAY
In December, a dispute between a building owner and a car dealer in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, led to a pickup truck becoming encased in concrete. The building owner ordered the paving, while the man responsible for the vehicle refused to move it. The car dealer claims that the area is a public street, and the building owner has no control over it. The building owner disagreed, and had the construction company pave the driveway on Wednesday while the vehicle sat there in the middle of it. The next words were about a lawsuit.
BATMAN AND CAPTAIN AMERICA SAVE CAT FROM BURNING HOME
In September, a pair of superheroes responded to a house fire in Milton, West Virginia, even before the firefighters arrived. John Buckland, dressed as Batman, and Troy Marcum, dressed as Captain America, had been speaking to children at an American Legion Post about positive lifestyles. When they emerged from the event, they saw rising smoke in the neighborhood.
