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New wacky records set around the world

published Thu, Nov 12 2009 07:34 GMT
A London man pulled a double-decker bus over a distance of 23 yards with his hair, setting a new record, coinciding with the fifth annual Guinness World Records Day.

Police: Wife pulls knife on husband over vodka

published Wed, Nov 11 2009 15:17 GMT
Police said a woman threatened her husband with a 7-inch knife after he threw away her bottle of vodka as she slept in their suburban Detroit home. Clawson police Lt. Scott Sarvello told The Daily Tribune of Royal Oak the man returned home from work Sunday night to find his wife sleeping with a bottle of vodka. He threw away the bottle.

Australian men undress and soap up at a car wash

published Wed, Nov 11 2009 14:25 GMT
It was just a routine car wash. Except there was no car _ and no clothing. Four Australian men who allegedly undressed and soaped up at a car wash have been charged with exposure and public nuisance. Police said the men paid for a wash before stripping nude and cleaning themselves in the soapy water while their female companions took photos.

New device takes gorilla's blood pressure

published Wed, Nov 11 2009 14:16 GMT
One of the gorillas at Zoo Atlanta has been under pressure lately. Zoo keepers, along with undergraduate students from Georgia Tech and reseachers from Emory University, got a western lowland gorilla named Ozzie to voluntarily have his blood pressure taken by a machine students designed called the Gorilla Tough Cuff. Zoo officials say it's the first time a gorilla has ever voluntarily had its blood pressure taken in any zoo in the world.

Ore. police dog bites wrong man, intruder flees

published Mon, Nov 09 2009 14:30 GMT
A Eugene man fighting a home intruder to defend his mother and young children was bitten by a police dog after officers mistook him for the prowler they had been chasing through the neighborhood. Tim Crossan told The Register-Guard he broke his hand on the intruder's face during the fight, just before police burst in and sent the dog after him.