Odd News

CLEARWATER, Fla., Jan. 1 (UPI) -- A pirate-themed ship ran aground on New Year's Eve in west Florida, leaving about 100 pirates in need of rescuing, officials said.

LEXINGTON, N.C., Jan. 1 (UPI) -- The old fake $1 million bill scam failed yet again, this time with a North Carolina man allegedly trying to use one at a Walmart store, police said.

GALESBURG, Ill., Jan. 1 (UPI) -- Two people who said they thought it would be funny to order fast-food while naked found themselves arrested for the stunt, Galesburg, Ill., police say.

UPI Almanac for Sunday, Jan. 1, 2012.

Understatement of the week:

Don't try this at home -- or elsewhere!