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Desmond Hatchett’s brood, and more

A Tennessee man who claims to have fathered 21 children with 11 different women by the tender age of 29 is believed to have set a national record.

Las Vegas casino sued over feng shui tactics, and more

A Taiwanese gambler is suing the Venetian casino in Las Vegas, claiming it used ancient feng shui techniques to break his winning streak.

Living in a rented closet, and more

A Florida man who lost his job as an architect is making ends meet by living in a rented closet.

Teenager brandishes banana in store hold-up, and more

An ingenious North Carolina teenager allegedly brandished a banana rather than a gun while holding up a store, then tried to eat the evidence.

Kenyan man sues organizers of national sex boycott, and more

A Kenyan man is suing the organizers of a national sex boycott, claiming that the protest caused him mental and physical suffering.

Pilot saved by portable toilets, and more

A pilot’s life was saved when his plane crashed into a field of portable toilets.

Bra's metal underwire deflects bullet, and more

A Detroit woman cheated death when she was shot in the chest and the bullet was deflected by the metal underwire of her push-up bra.

Mississippi woman survives shot through the head

A Mississippi woman who had been shot through the head calmly offered arriving police a cup of tea.

Russian survives two five-story plunges, and more

A Russian man who downed three bottles of vodka survived a five-story plunge—twice.

Colorado man coughs up 1-inch nail, and more

A Colorado man who was having an MRI suddenly felt a sharp pain in his nose, and coughed up a 1-inch nail that had been embedded in his head for 30 years.

The dumbest guy in Pennsylvania, and more

A Pennsylvania man allegedly tried to rob a retired police chief at a convention of police officers.

The 60-foot phallus on the roof

The British teen who wanted to stand out on Google Earth

Time capsule ends up as garbage can, and more

Santa Fe officials have figured out why they couldn’t find the 50-year-old time capsule due to be opened in 2010: The capsule was never buried.

Venomous spider bite cures paraplegic

A California paraplegic who used a wheelchair for 20 years recovered his ability to walk after he was bitten by a spider.

Georgia inmate sneaks back into jail, and more

An inmate escaped from jail and then returned with 14 stolen cartons of cigarettes.

Beau hides engagement ring in a milkshake, and more

A New Mexico woman accidentally swallowed her engagement ring after her boyfriend hid it in her milkshake as part of his proposal plan.

Burglars foiled when getaway van is stolen, and more

A Washington state man turned the tables on burglars who were ransacking his home by stealing their getaway van.

Bitten by a poisonous snake at Wal-Mart, and more

A Florida man is suing Wal-Mart after he was allegedly bitten by a poisonous snake in the lawn and garden section.

A 12-fingered pianist?, and more

A boy has been born in California with six fingers on each hand and six toes on each foot.

Dinosaur dung, and more

Curators at London’s Natural History Museum say that someone has stolen a priceless, 4-inch lump of dinosaur dung.

November 27, 2009

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