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This category has the following 4 subcategories, out of 4 total.
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- Chili Finger Incident (15 articles)
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- Paul the Octopus (4 articles)
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- UFO (22 articles)
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- World records (48 articles)
Pages in category "Wackynews"
The following 200 pages are in this category, out of 538 total.
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- 'Bigfoot' hunters claim to have found corpse of mythical creature in Georgia, USA
- 'Completely irresponsible' woman called emergency services to report theft of snowman
- 'Homer Simpson' contributes to U.S. presidential candidate Buddy Roemer
- 'Monster' fish killed in Swiss lake after biting swimmers
- 'Pregnancy pact' grabs international attention for small Massachusetts town
- 'Psychic' octopus backs Spain to win World Cup
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- A dozen 7-Elevens transformed into Kwik-E-Marts to promote Simpsons movie
- A1GP New Zealand races Boeing 777
- Accusations Tigger threw punch fill airwaves as teen claims neck injuries
- Adela Lupșe, outburst TV presenter, gives her side
- Agassi and Sharapova voted Wimbledon's sexiest champions on commercial website
- Ahmadinejad criticizes Paul the octopus
- Air New Zealand movie censored the word God
- Airborne sedan smashes into dental office in Santa Ana, California, US
- Alabama postal workers and customers become ill, suspicious substance found
- Alleged rapist files charges against victim in Sweden on HIV infection grounds
- American "Chicken for sex" meat salesman is charged with assault
- American presumed dead for 30 years found healthy
- American television personality James Lipton was a pimp
- American who owns BenedictXVI.com wants "one of those hats"
- Amsterdam pet shop owner creates beer for dogs
- Anthrocon 2007 draws thousands to Pittsburgh for furry weekend
- Arinze and Tettamanzi equal favorites as new Pope
- Arrest warrant issued for Richard Gere for kissing actress Shilpa Shetty
- Arrests made in theft of gold toilet in England
- Arson charge for man who cleaned home with gasoline
- Artists erect giant bunny on Italian mountainside
- Ask Jeeves to remove valet from website
- ATM in Virginia Beach hacked to give out four times more money
- Aunt hires prostitutes for 12-year-old nephew
- Australian and New Zealander freemasons arrested for sorcery in Fiji
- Australian election debate moved to avoid clash with cookery show
- Australian man allegedly ignites carpet, plastic with static electricity
- Australian man arrested after dragging dead possum behind car
- Australian man caught driving with no licence twice in one day
- Australian man threatens to shoot down chopper with tomato-bazooka
- Australian teacher drops 'gay' from kookaburra folk song
- Australian town to change name to promote road safety
- Australian Treasury related agencies spend 17000 AUD on massages in 2004
- Australian TV show The Chaser breaches APEC security; 11 charged
- Australians need bigger toilets
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- Baby falls from third floor window and survives
- Baby in California born with 12 functioning fingers and toes, in a rare case of polydactylism
- Band sticker causes bomb scare at Ohio University
- BDSM as business: An interview with the owners of a dungeon
- BDSM as business: Interviews with Dominatrixes
- Beijing cracks down on manhole cover thefts
- Belgian bus company knows solution for car parking problems
- Big shoes to fill at eBay
- Bird defecates on Bush in front of reporters
- Birds attack people in Houston
- Bomb scare aboard plane caused by harmless prayer box
- Boy stops wearing Brett Favre jersey after four years
- Boyfriend forces Missouri woman to swallow cell phone
- Brazil dismisses English language skills on Diplomatic career admission
- Brazilian environmentalists tell residents to urinate in shower to save water
- Brazilian President son's photoblog causes polemic
- 'Bridezilla' YouTube video: many debate legitimacy
- Wikinews:Briefs/April 1, 2007
- Wikinews:Briefs/October 12, 2006
- Britain's "Grey Train Robbery" solved
- Britain's top traffic cop faces driving ban
- British company designs Paris Hilton protest panties
- British motorists showered with cash on motorway
- British teenager finds baby bat in her bra
- British university falls short of Smurf gathering world record
- Brookfield, Wisconsin man charged with stealing toilet and urinal parts
- Bulgarian chess grandmaster attempts to break chess record
- Bush crashes his bike into Scottish police officer
- Butter sculpture returns to Canadian National Exhibition
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- California lawmaker denies affairs after sexual discussion becomes public
- California senator opposed to cell-phones involved in cell-phone related crash
- California woman sees holy figure in burrito
- California's violent video game ban law ruled unconstitutional by US Court of Appeals
- Cambodian lawmaker calls for ASEAN website to be blocked over missing land
- Cambodian woman found after 19 years of jungle life
- Camel sacrificed at major Turkish airport
- Canada, U.S. to tighten security between 'cross-border' library
- Canadian burglars face 355 charges
- Canadian woman gives birth while sitting on toilet
- Canberra central business district trials urinals
- Cape Town charges Frontline Fellowship pastor with Halloween paintball assault
- Car accident was an act of God, says driver
- Car crash enrages bees
- Car crashes into house in Suffolk, UK, seriously injuring man
- Cardboard coyote startles jogger in Sarnia, Ontario; police called out
- Cat in Rhode Island, USA nursing home 'senses death'
- Caterpillars force temporary closure of Wisconsin state park
- CBS blog criticizes stations' coverage of Tigger incident
- Celebrations for the time 01:02:03, 04/05/06
- Charles Manson releases album under free license
- Charlie the smoking chimpanzee dies aged 52
- Chechen and Russian mothers in shock after baby mix-up
- Cheney gets ovation, shooting victim apologizes to Cheney
- Chicken that crossed road let off fine by California court
- Children find human bones, develop interest in anatomy
- Chili Finger Incident
- Chili finger may have been raw
- Chili finger suspect arrives in San Jose, California for trial
- Chinese short movie mocks Kim Jong il and his secret agent
- Christmas arrives early in Rochdale, Greater Manchester
- CIA covert "rendition" operative blows her cover for frequent flyer miles
- Circus elephant escapes in Zurich, Switzerland
- Claim of 'Bigfoot' dead body is a hoax
- CNN typo mixes up prospective U.S. presidential candidate with Osama bin Laden
- Colonel Sanders statue lost in 1985 recovered from river in Japan
- Complaints about Bible surge after HK student paper classified as indecent
- Corks fly in wine truck fire in Wyoming, US
- Couple with 99 grandchildren possibly record holders
- Court finds South Yorkshire Chief Constable guilty of speeding
- Court papers filed on behalf of God respond to lawsuit by Nebraska Senator
- Criss Angel challenges Uri Geller and Jim Callahan over paranormal claims
- Customer says Verizon confuses dollars and cents
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- Dad sells $90 video game for $9000 after catching son smoking pot
- Dairy cattle with names produce more milk, according to new study
- "Dead" canoeist arrested after being missing for over 5 years
- Denny's Super Bowl free 'Grand Slam Breakfast' brings 2 million diners
- Diet Coke advert featuring singer Duffy cleared by advertising watchdog
- Discriminatory job ad by Central Bank of Turkey asks for men only
- Dog falls on car and kills driver in Michigan
- Doughnut on display in Springfield, New Zealand
- Downing Street welcomes new resident cat
- Dr. Phil's consultation meant to be private: Spears family
- Dresden city council wants DNA matching for doggy-doo
- Driftwood crucifix listed on eBay for $25,000
- Driver fined after following sat-nav to edge of cliff in West Yorkshire, England
- Drunk woman hits police car in Sydney
- Drunken man is surprised crocodile bit him
- Dunedin Subway manager sacks New Zealand worker for sharing drink, lays theft charges
- Dutch mayors support legalisation of cannabis
- Dwarf gets penis glued to vacuum cleaner
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- EBay removes Canadian town's listing of sperm whale carcass
- Edmund White on writing, incest, life and Larry Kramer
- Effort to end monkey-ing around on Delhi's subway
- Egyptian man names daughter 'Facebook'
- Election of new 7 wonders of the world: deadline approaching
- Endangered Luzon Buttonquail photographed alive by Philippines documentary
- Errant monkeys draw the ire of Delhi court
- EU regulation prevents sale of 'small' kiwi fruit in Bristol shop
- Exploding toads confuse scientists
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- FanFiction.Net adult content purge felt across fandom two weeks on
- Fanime convention winds down in San Jose, California
- Farmers hunt for missing bull semen
- Fastest "zorb" ride set by New Zealanders
- Finger found in frozen custard by North Carolina man
- Finland claims second world record for karaoke
- Fisherman in Virginia charged with killing alligator
- Five anti-hail centres to be set up in Romania
- Flaming possum blamed for New Zealand fire
- Former Arizona Governor says he saw a UFO during the 1997 Phoenix Lights
- Former mayor receives two year sentence for underwear theft in Lancashire, England
- Four arrested after building spire in Moscow painted in Ukrainian colors
- Four Lotto 649 winners share jackpot
- French agency CNES to release UFO archives on the Internet
- Full video of Tigger incident reveals different story
- Funeral hearse caught speeding in Ireland
- Furry fans flock to Further Confusion 2007
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- German man invents 'cat cam'
- German supermarket chain uses fingerprint ID for payment
- German warship undergoes repairs after firing on itself
- Getting even with the law: Wikinews interviews New York City's 'Jimmy Justice'
- Getty taps into Flickr snappers
- Giant Lego man found in sea
- Giant tuna sold for $177,000 at Japanese fish market
- Gift of footballs from United States offends Afghans inadvertently
- Global Orgasm for Peace anti-war demonstration held yesterday
- Goat head delivered to Chicago Cubs owner Tom Ricketts
- Google blocks home device from responding to Burger King commercial
- Greenpeace protestors put solar panels on British Deputy Prime Minister's house
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- Halloween events banned at Moscow schools
- Head of CBC network considers defecation as pleasurable as sex
- Hearse key thief spared prison
- Helen Thomas probes White House on torture; online community sends flowers
- Helpline: Do you know this pianist?
- High school orders shot glasses as prom favors
- Highway billboard gives Moscow drivers an unexpected show
- Home video captures alleged UFOs in Haiti
- Honda Civic tops Canada's list of most stolen cars
- Hot dog eating champion retains title after tiebreaker
- HUD hoaxer calls attention to lack of affordable housing
- Hugo Chávez sets new time zone for Venezuela
- Hundreds of cyclists take part in 2008 London Naked Bike Ride
- Hungary bans homelessness
