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111.4-decibel shout wins contest in Japan
YUFU , Japan, Oct. 16 (UPI) -- A Japanese man out-shouted 100 other people in the city of Yufu with a contest-winning 111.4-decibel yell.
Man threatened doctor over fetus sex test
HALLSTAHAMMAR, Sweden, Oct. 16 (UPI) -- A Swedish man has been fined $555 for threatening to put a gun to a doctor's head if he did not reveal the sex of the man's unborn child.
Judge sends God lawsuit to afterlife
OMAHA, Oct. 15 (UPI) -- A Nebraska lawmaker says he may appeal after an Omaha judge tossed his suit against God because there was no evidence the defendant had been served papers.
Mom brings son's ashes to his court date
LITTLE SALKELD, England, Oct. 15 (UPI) -- An Englishwoman took her son's ashes to court after the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency tried to prosecute him two years after his death.
Halloween display depicts KKK McCain
CATHERINE, N.Y., Oct. 15 (UPI) -- A New York man known for his often controversial Halloween displays has erected a model of John McCain in a KKK outfit chasing Barack Obama.
New airport scanners see 'private parts'
MELBOURNE , Oct. 15 (UPI) -- Australian officials say new X-ray scanners being field tested at Melbourne Airport are effective enough to reveal the nude bodies of travelers.
Frito Lay trucks collide on rural highway
GEORGETOWN, S.C., Oct. 15 (UPI) -- Two delivery trucks from the same snack food company traveling in opposite directions collided on a rural South Carolina highway, state police say.
Cops say man smashed store over crack cost
FORT PIERCE, Fla., Oct. 15 (UPI) -- Police in Fort Pierce, Fla., say a man allegedly trashed a section of a convenience store because he was upset about the rising price of crack cocaine.
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Seniors flock to strip club for flu shots … Couple gets $9.5 million parking ticket … Taser doesn't work on wild boar … Wisconsin car wash polling favors Obama … UPI Quirks in the News.
Protester tags U.K. graffiti wall
WADEBRIDGE, England, Oct. 15 (UPI) -- British police say the culprit who tagged a wall built for graffiti artists prior to its grand unveiling acted on bad information.
Seniors flock to strip club for flu shots
CASSELBERRY, Fla., Oct. 15 (UPI) -- The offer of free flu shots was enough to entice hundreds of Florida senior citizens into a strip bar for vaccinations, the owner says.
Danish HOA mandates neighborly greetings
VIBORG, Denmark, Oct. 15 (UPI) -- A homeowner's association in Denmark says its new rule requiring neighbors to say hello to one another only applies to pedestrians.
Taser doesn't work on wild boar
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., Oct. 15 (UPI) -- A Florida sheriff's deputy discovered that a Taser is useless when it comes to trying to stop a 450-pound wild boar.
Stockholm: Rat capital of Europe?
STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Oct. 15 (UPI) -- Rising global temperatures may be contributing to an increase in rat populations in Swedish cities.
Wisconsin car wash polling favors Obama
MADISON, Wis., Oct. 15 (UPI) -- The owner of car washes in two Wisconsin cities says his amateur attempt at electoral polling has favored Democratic U.S. presidential nominee Barack Obama.
Immigrant gives birth at Kennedy Airport
NEW YORK, Oct. 15 (UPI) -- A woman from the West African country of Gambia gave birth at New York's Kennedy Airport shortly after her plane touched down, officials said.
Station sells gas for 35 cents a gallon
WISCONSIN RAPIDS, Wis., Oct. 15 (UPI) -- A Wisconsin woman got the deal of a lifetime when she was charged just $8.85 for 25.36 gallons of gas.
Flying Wallenda a surprise to commuters
NEWARK, N.J., Oct. 15 (UPI) -- A member of the famed Flying Wallendas daredevil group offered a shocking high-wire performance Wednesday morning in Newark, N.J., commuters say.
Couple gets $9.5 million parking ticket
GLENCOE, Ill., Oct. 15 (UPI) -- A suburban Chicago couple received a $9.5 million parking ticket for leaving their car in downtown Glencoe, Ill., for more than two hours.
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