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'Hamlet' trades real skull for fake
LONDON, Dec. 4 (UPI) -- The Royal Shakespeare Company of Stratford-upon-Avon, England, says its production of "Hamlet" will no longer use a real human skull when it moves to London.
Cat, 27, may be Britain's oldest
ST. AUSTELL, England, Dec. 4 (UPI) -- An English family says their 27-year-old cat is believed to be the oldest living feline in Britain and may be the oldest living cat in the world.
Police: Lap dancers exposed counterfeiters
PIACENZA, Italy, Dec. 4 (UPI) -- Police say a counterfeiting ring in Piacenza, Italy, was exposed after lap dancers identified bills shoved into their panties as fakes.
Police: Victims knocked mugger unconcious
ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Dec. 4 (UPI) -- A pair of would-be mugging victims at a hotel in Anchorage, Alaska, fought back and knocked their attacker unconscious, police say.
Police say man chased down stolen pickup
TULSA, Okla., Dec. 4 (UPI) -- Police in Tulsa, Okla., say a man who saw his pickup truck being stolen ran after it, jumped aboard, kicked out the rear window and chased off the thief.
Utah sen. seeks Merry Christmas resolution
SALT LAKE CITY, Dec. 4 (UPI) -- A Utah state lawmaker says the Legislature will be presented with a resolution asking retailers not to exclude "Merry Christmas" from their holiday greetings.
Hotel builds $200,000 home for ducks
MEMPHIS, Dec. 3 (UPI) -- The Peabody hotel in Memphis says it spent about $200,000 building the Duck Palace, a rooftop domicile for its famous ducks.
55,000 mistakenly get free money flier
GRANTVILLE, Pa., Dec. 3 (UPI) -- Officials at Hollywood Casino in Grantville, Pa., said a flier promising free money to play the slot machines was mistakenly sent to 55,000 people.
White House rejects impeachment ornament
WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 (UPI) -- A spokeswoman for first lady Laura Bush said a Christmas tree ornament calling for the impeachment of President Bush will not hang on the White House tree.
Woman protests fine with pennies
CHISELHURST, England, Dec. 3 (UPI) -- A Chiselhurst, England, woman said she paid a $160 parking fine in pennies after her parking pass fell off her windshield.
Boy, home alone, copes with burglars
SALT LAKE CITY, Dec. 3 (UPI) -- An 11-year-old boy, home alone in Salt Lake City, calmly hid under his bed and called police when he heard burglars.
Obama laments loss of Richardson's beard
CHICAGO, Dec. 3 (UPI) -- A beard-free Bill Richardson was with Barack Obama when the U.S. president-elect named the New Mexico governor his nominee for commerce secretary Wednesday.
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Man throws Christmas tree at his father ... Woman arrested for Xmas decoration thefts ... Police: Child drove car for drunken dad ... Woman flees gas pump with nozzle and hose ... UPI Quirks in the News.
Woman flees gas pump with nozzle and hose
RENO, Nev., Dec. 3 (UPI) -- The Nevada Highway Patrol has arrested a woman who was driving along U.S. 395 with a fuel hose and nozzle sticking out of her gas tank.
Robbery suspect allegedly hid in container
STOCKTON, Calif., Dec. 3 (UPI) -- Police in Stockton, Calif., allege a man broke into an area home and then hid inside a large Rubbermaid-type container when officers arrived on scene.
Police: Child drove car for drunken dad
CAPE CORAL, Fla., Dec. 3 (UPI) -- A 27-year-old man in Cape Coral, Fla., had his 9-year-old son drive him to a liquor store because he was too drunk to drive, police allege.
Man throws Christmas tree at his father
PARRISH, Fla., Dec. 3 (UPI) -- Police in Parrish, Fla, arrested a 37-year-old man for allegedly throwing a Christmas tree at his father.
Neighborhoods eyeing separate currency
MILWAUKEE, Dec. 3 (UPI) -- Two neighborhoods in Milwaukee should employ a retail system involving a separate form of currency to help promote local spending, supporters say.
Woman arrested for Xmas decoration thefts
WESTMINSTER, Md., Dec. 3 (UPI) -- A woman in Manchester, Md., has been arrested for allegedly stealing Christmas decorations from her neighbors' lawns, police say.
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