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• "Radioactive-Looking" Sinkholes June 19, 2013
  It sounds like a scene from an episode of "The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles," a Nickelodeon slime show or a toxic waste dump. […]
• The money mattress: A Spanish invention stores cash in beds June 19, 2013
  For Spanish businessman Paco Santos, the safest place to keep money is still under a mattress - or rather, inside it. […]
• Hairy Stockings Sold in China Designed to Fend Off Perverts June 19, 2013
  Hairy stockings sold in China are apparently the latest craze used to ward off sexual predators, according to a user on Sina Weibo -- China's Twitter equivalent -- who posted a photo of the accessory that has gone viral. […]
• Independence police release photos in statue theft June 18, 2013
  The male polar bear at the Kansas City Zoo is off exhibit and is being treated with gastrointestinal medication, officials said Tuesday. […]
• Minn. mother, son accused of stealing gopher feet June 18, 2013
  A Minnesota mother and her 18-year-old son are accused of stealing nearly $5,000 in frozen gopher feet and selling them for a bounty. […]
• Chrysler agrees to recall of Jeeps at risk of fire June 18, 2013
  A Kansas City man supported a “nascent” plot to bomb the New York Stock Exchange, an FBI official said Tuesday at a Washington D.C. hearing. […]
• Couple finds 400-year-old skeleton, gets $5,000 bill June 18, 2013
  A Canadian couple who recently stumbled upon a 400-year-old skeleton is now saddled with a $5,000 bill, Two weeks ago, Ken Campbell of Sarnia, Ontario, came upon some bones while digging postholes in his backyard. […]
• Embarrassing Typo on Koch Tombstone June 18, 2013
  Former New York City Mayor Ed Koch meticulously planned his own funeral, but his tombstone has the wrong birth date. […]