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An unnamed man presented to Southampton General Hospital with an embarrassing predicament, his penis was stuck in a metal pipe. The pipe was restricting blood flow, resulting in a vigorous erection that would not subside; but his ordeal paled in comparison to what was to come. Doctors in the...

South African “electrosensitive” activists who claimed to have experienced terrible symptoms caused by their local packet-data radio tower seem to have ended up with a little egg on their faces. The tower that allegedly triggered their symptoms was actually switched off during the time that they experienced them, suggesting...

In this week’s video we take a look at a spectacular rescue by a Brazilian firefighter, some dancing Saudi Arabian policemen, the sunroof speeder and what happens at a gas station if you accidentally push the “push in case of fire” button. ...

I’d like to think that this was all a part of an expensive, well-organized prank – but you never know. If it is a prank, a person or people would have had to stock up on communion products and lube, the same as if it is not a prank,...

Craig “Lazie” Lynch, the fugitive who became an Internet sensation by posting regular updates on Facebook, is now back behind bars. News.com reports that London’s Metropolitan Police confirmed his capture, but would not say whether information posted on his Facebook page led to his arrest. Lynch escaped from Hollesley...

A Chinese man presented at a hospital with blindness after playing computer games non-stop for four days. The man, who has been identified as Xu, a businessman who hails from Xining, Qinghai province, is said by China Daily to have entered a cyber cafe after an argument with his...

Florida detectives claim to have tricked a marijuana grower into turning himself in to authorities by leaving a ransom note for six pot plants that they confiscated. According to Komo News, after finding the plants in a wooded lot, detectives from the sheriff’s office in Monroe County left a...

A man has taken legal action against police officers from two suburbs of Chicago, alleging that an officer Tasered him when he involuntarily struck an officer in the midst of a diabetic seizure. The Raw Story Reports that 40-year-old Prospero Lassi, an employee of Southwest Airlines filed suit over...

An Australian man beat a pizza delivery driver and threatened to slice off the pizzeria owner’s ears over $3 of toppings that were mistakenly applied. Perth Now reports that 28-year-old Jimmy Barling, of Geelong, became enraged when the pizza delivery driver asked him to pay $31. Barling is said...