According to MSNBC a peacock recently wandered into the parking lot of a Burger King and was promptly brutally attacked by a man that claimed it was a vampire:
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News of the Weird: Skeleton Eroding Out of Iceberg
Posted on June 15, 2007 by afarensis, FCD
The Star has an interesting story about an unidentified skeleton eroding out of an iceberg seen in Bonavista Bay
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A Cure for Gassy Cows?
Posted on December 4, 2005 by afarensis, FCD
No, really! Scientist in the UK (those daffy Brits) are working on decreasing methane emissions from cows: Cows belching and breaking wind cause methane pollution, but British scientists say they have developed a diet to make pastures smell like roses — almost. “In some experiments we get a 70 percent decrease (in methane emissions), which [...]
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Okay, This is Scary
Posted on June 2, 2005 by afarensis, FCD
From the New Scientist Giving people a whiff of a key chemical can make them more inclined to trust strangers with their cash, a new study reveals. Just three puffs of a nasal spray containing a hormone called oxytocin increased the chance that people would part with their money. The research centred around a game [...]
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