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He was purrfect: Honorary cat mayor in Alaska town dies
TALKEETNA, Alaska (AP) — Stubbs, the honorary feline mayor of the Alaska town of Talkeetna, has died at the age of 20.The animal's owners announced the cat's death late Saturday in a statement.
"Stubbs lived for 20 years and 3 months," the family wrote. "He was a trooper until the very last day of his life; meowing at us throughout the day to pet him or to come sit on the bed with him and let him snuggle and purr for hours in our lap. Thank you, Stubbs, for coming into our lives for the past 31 months; you are a remarkable cat and we will dearly miss you. We... Read More
That stinks! Man seeking dropped phone falls in trash chute
WASHINGTON (AP) — A man looking for a dropped cellphone ended up in a stinky situation, tumbling into a building's trash chute where he had to be rescued.Washington, D.C., Fire Spokesman Vito Maggiolo says the man was throwing out trash at an apartment building when he thought he dropped the cellphone in the chute. Maggiolo says the man leaned in to check and fell inside.
Maggiolo says the man was able to call 911 from inside the trash chute around 3 a.m. Sunday, though it wasn't clear what phone he used. A video posted online shows firefighter rescue crews... Read More
California firefighters bring nearly dead dog back to life
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (AP) — A California fire department says a little white dog named Jack is recovering after firefighters rescued him from a burning home and brought him back to life.In a video posted to the Bakersfield Fire Department's website that has been widely shared online, firefighter Matt Smith is shown carrying the nearly lifeless Shih Tzu from the house on Wednesday.
Using a pet oxygen mask donated to the department by a local Girl Scout troop, Smith and his partners slowly bring Jack back to life.
By the end of the video, Jack is sitting... Read More
No dye: Cancer patients' gray hair darkened on immune drugs
CHICAGO (AP) — Cancer patients' gray hair unexpectedly turned youthfully dark while taking novel drugs, and it has doctors scratching their heads.Chemotherapy is notorious for making hair fall out, but the 14 patients involved were all being treated with new immunotherapy drugs that work differently and have different side effects. A Spanish study suggests that may include restoring hair pigment, at least in patients with lung cancer.
With the first patient, "we thought it could be an isolated case," said Dr. Noelia Rivera, a dermatologist at Autonomous... Read More
Is that really a beached whale beneath Paris' Notre Dame?
PARIS (AP) — A sperm whale appears to have beached on an embankment in the shadow of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris.Or maybe not.
A Belgian artists' collective installed a very real-looking, life-size whale sculpture Friday alongside the Seine River, eliciting surprise and concern from tourists and Parisians alike.
Bart Van Peel, a member of the collective, said the installation is about raising environmental awareness and awakening "the child in everyone who still is puzzled about what is real and what is not."
Kim Landman from New York was... Read More
Top Stories in Offbeat News
- He was purrfect: Honorary cat mayor in Alaska town dies
- That stinks! Man seeking dropped phone falls in trash chute
- Rescuers need help after they get stuck helping kayakers
- California firefighters bring nearly dead dog back to life
- No dye: Cancer patients' gray hair darkened on immune drugs
- UK girl left in tears after she's fined for selling lemonade
- Gambler drops 75 pounds to win a share of a $1 million bet
- Is that really a beached whale beneath Paris' Notre Dame?
- Exhumation of Dali's remains finds his mustache still intact
- Man livestreams as he speeds on beach, cursing and drinking
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