July 2009 ↓

Basements, Backyards and Garages

“Human garbage disposal, Guy Fieri, has a new show on the Food Network!”

2 Heads, 1 Brain

“The owner of the farm where the calf was born said that Jennifer has two heads but only one brain, and cannot stand on her own due to the weight of her extra head. The farm’s caretaker, Alejandro Leyva, has therefore built a special brace to hold her upright, and even admitted that he and his family massage her daily to give her some sense of movement through her muscles. Leyva’ More..s wife, Rosario, told “She’s a very cute thing, beautiful, I see her as a pretty thing that God sent, he sent her as she is.” The four-year-old mother of the calf had previously given birth to a normal and healthy animal. The condition, known as Polycephaly, is incredibly rare, but can occur in both animals and humans.”

Weed Found Growing 30-Feet Up Tree

“Police make marijuana busts every day. But a drug seizure in Westport has even the police scratching their heads. Several marijuana plants were discovered growing in a holly tree, about 30 feet in the air. “Everyone felt that the bags concealed some sort of crime or illegal material however, no one expected to see plants growing inside the bags intertwined within the trees leaves. It was a first for the officers involved in the case,” said Westport Police Detective Jeff Majewski in a police department statement released Tuesday. Police responded to the Holly Trail area in Westport Harbor July 15 after a caller told police he observed a least two burlap sacks in the tree.” w/ photos

Lil’ Drafty

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Failed Satellite Launch

“The video shows a Delta II rocket with a $45 million dollar GPS satellite self-destruct over the launch pad. This was the only outright failure of a Delta II rocket. The second part of the video (@ 3:35) shows footage from near the launch pad and the resulting damage.”

Cat Gets Trapped In Stairs

“Sonic the cat forgot she wasn’t a kitten anymore when she got stuck in the staircase of her South Ashford home. As a kitten, Sonic used to nip in and out of the hole, but now she is one-year-old she has grown and – curious cat – found she could not get out of the hole. Firefighters were called and they described it as a “difficult rescue” due to the cat’s position. Crews were called to the house in Bornefields just after 1.15pm and used hand tools to remove the bottom stair to help Sonic escape. Sonic already had stitches as she had been spayed and was due at the vet that day for her check-up.” w/ photos

3 Days In An Ice Cube

“A pair of Lithuanian illusionists get seriously chilly.”

Art Teacher Sketches Her Own Mugger

“A 71-year-old retired art teacher, Jill Smith, used her sketching skills to help catch a thief who stole her handbag. Mrs Smith was quick to identify drug addict Lloyd Talbot grabbed her handbag in a DIY store car park. The grandmother was asked by police to describe the thief – but she did better than that by penning a remarkable likeness from memory. Talbot, a convicted criminal, was identified by police officers who saw the sketch, and was handed a suspended jail sentence at Gateshead Magistrates’ Court on Monday. Mrs Smith, who lives in Derwentside, County Durham, said: “He picked on the wrong person. It was hard luck on him really.” w/ photos

Mother Allergic To Her Own Baby

“A new mother has been left distraught after discovering she is allergic to her own baby. Joanne Mackie, 28, developed agonising blisters and an excruciating rash shortly after giving birth to son James. The painful welts across her back, legs, arms and chest caused her so much pain that she could not hold the newborn, and was forced to cover her arms in muslin cloth. Doctors had been baffled by Mrs Mackie’s condition, but a skin biopsy revealed a diagnosis of Pemphigoid Gestationis – a rare skin disease caused by an allergic reaction to her baby. The condition, which is believed to affect just one in 50,000 pregnancies, develops when antibodies that work against normal body proteins form during pregnancy.” w/ photos

15 Facts You Didn’t Know About Your Body

“From sneezing after sex, to the use of the appendix, meet 15 curious facts about the human body.” w/ photos