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FindNews: Recreation > Offbeat - 5/9/2008 5:57:01 AM AP - Twenty-two years after graduating from high school, Angie Collins is now her former English teacher's favorite student.
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FindNews: Recreation > Offbeat - 5/8/2008 7:55:17 PM AP - Just the threat of a jolt stopped a man in his tracks. A Salt Lake City police officer couldn't catch up to a 32-year-old man until he yelled, Taser, Taser, Taser.
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FindNews: Recreation > Offbeat - 5/8/2008 7:45:56 PM AP - Power has been restored to 20,000 people in north Broward County, after an iguana caused a short circuit. The critter came in contact with some high-voltage equipment, which triggered
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FindNews: Recreation > Offbeat - 5/8/2008 3:42:44 PM AP - The driver of a 1997 Honda Civic that struck and killed a dog near Cloquet is suing the dog's owners for damage done to his vehicle. Jeffery Ely was driving on the night of Jan. 4 when
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FindNews: Recreation > Offbeat - 5/8/2008 1:44:15 PM BERNE, Switzerland (Reuters) - The Swiss government has agreed to ease restrictions on the importation of potatoes following fears that Euro 2008 soccer fans could face a shortage of French fries next
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FindNews: Recreation > Offbeat - 5/8/2008 10:12:39 AM <p><a href=http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/oddlyenough/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080508/ap_on_fe_st/odd_robbery_photo_op><img
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FindNews: Recreation > Offbeat - 5/7/2008 11:28:23 AM BEIJING (Reuters) - Speeding drivers in south China are getting clear away thanks to machines which switch the numbers on their licence plates in seconds, state media said on
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FindNews: Recreation > Offbeat - 5/7/2008 11:27:27 AM MOSCOW (Reuters) - Forget the luxury cars that cram Moscows streets: Russian thieves are after dump trucks, cranes and asphalt pavers to feed a booming construction
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FindNews: Recreation > Offbeat - 5/7/2008 11:26:47 AM <p><a href=http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/oddlyenough/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080507/od_nm/chewinggum_dc><img
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FindNews: Recreation > Offbeat - 5/7/2008 11:26:41 AM LONDON (Reuters Life!) - A British company developing a non-stick chewing gum that can be easily removed from pavements and shoes has raised 10 million pounds ($20 million) to help bring its product
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FindNews: Recreation > Offbeat - 5/6/2008 9:23:08 PM AP - A man with a guitar and a megaphone climbed atop a convenience store roof to serenade commuters with his musical protest of high gasoline prices — until police halted the impromptu concert.
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FindNews: Recreation > Offbeat - 5/6/2008 8:22:18 PM <p><a href=http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/oddlyenough/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080507/ap_on_fe_st/cuba_giant_cigar><img
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FindNews: Recreation > Offbeat - 5/6/2008 5:13:30 PM AP - One city commission wants to divide Florida into two states: North Florida and South Florida. The North Lauderdale City Commission says in a resolution that it's not confident in state
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FindNews: Recreation > Offbeat - 5/6/2008 4:25:15 PM AP - A male who lied to Sheboygan police to hide his unpaid traffic citations almost got himself into far more serious trouble. Police said they stopped a vehicle Saturday for improper registration.
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FindNews: Recreation > Offbeat - 5/6/2008 3:13:25 PM AP - Until last summer, 50-year-old George Hood of Aurora held the world record for continuous exercise by a human being — 111 hours, 11 minutes and 11 seconds on a stationary bicycle.
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FindNews: Recreation > Offbeat - 5/6/2008 3:10:50 PM AP - A man with a guitar and a megaphone climbed atop a convenience store roof to serenade commuters with his musical protest about high gasoline prices — until police halted the impromptu
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FindNews: Recreation > Offbeat - 5/6/2008 2:45:35 PM AP - It was the odor of chocolate on the suspect's breath that gave away a 15-year-old boy accused of shoplifting candy bars in Bremerton. An officer responding to the shoplifting report Friday
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FindNews: Recreation > Offbeat - 5/6/2008 12:58:25 PM BEIJING (Reuters) - China opened the worlds longest cross-sea bridge last week aiming to cut travel time between two major ports, but hundreds of drivers have been fined already for,
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FindNews: Recreation > Offbeat - 5/6/2008 12:38:49 PM BEIJING, May 6 (Xinhua) -- Chinese citizens must register their identities when they buy potentially deadly knives, Xinhua quoted the Ministry of Public Security on Tuesday as
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FindNews: Recreation > Offbeat - 5/6/2008 12:32:31 PM RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - A Rio de Janeiro tour company could be in trouble for giving tourists too intimate a view of life in the citys notorious slums, including photo opportunities with drug
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