3-year-old Hitler can't get name on cake

Seeded on Wed Dec 17, 2008 9:07 AM EST (msnbc.com)

The father of 3-year-old Adolf Hitler Campbell, whose request for a birthday cake with the child's full name on it was rejected by a New Jersey supermarket, is asking for a little tolerance.

us-news, weird-news, msnbci

Tax cows, hogs for passing gas, burping?

Seeded on Fri Dec 5, 2008 1:24 PM EST (msnbc.com)

For farmers, this stinks: Belching and gaseous cows and hogs could start costing them money if a federal proposal to charge fees for air-polluting animals becomes law.

environment, climate-change, us-news, msnbci

Led Zeppelin may tour without Robert Plant

Seeded on Tue Oct 28, 2008 10:13 AM EDT (msnbc.com)

Rockers Led Zeppelin are looking at the possibility of touring and recording without frontman Robert Plant, who has resisted pressure to reunite with his former bandmates, the BBC reported.

entertainment, music, msnbci

Killer who claimed he was too fat is executed

Seeded on Tue Oct 14, 2008 4:15 PM EDT (msnbc.com)

Ohio has executed a 5-foot-7, 267-pound double murderer who argued his obesity made death by lethal injection inhumane.

ohio, lethal-injection, us-supreme-court, us-news, crime-courts, msnbci

Mills fired from 'Apprentice' before it starts

Seeded on Thu Sep 11, 2008 12:21 PM EDT (msnbc.com)

Plans for the former model-turned-activist to join the cast of NBC's "Celebrity Apprentice" went awry according to Britain's The Sun after the ex-Mrs. Paul McCartney reportedly insisted she be guaranteed a place in the finals of the reality show.

entertainment, access-hollywood, msnbci

Madonna dedicates 'Like a Virgin' to pope

Seeded on Mon Sep 8, 2008 1:59 PM EDT (msnbc.com)

Madonna, once accused by the Vatican of staging one of the most satanic shows in history, dedicated her hit "Like a Virgin" to the pope at a sold-out concert in Rome over the weekend.

entertainment, music, msnbci

Drug-addicted elephant kicks heroin habit

Seeded on Thu Sep 4, 2008 3:32 PM EDT (msnbc.com)

A once drug-addled elephant fed heroin-laced bananas by illegal traders will return home after emerging clean from a three-year detox program on China's tropical island province of Hainan.

world-news, weird-news, animal-weirdness, msnbci

Can DNA Determine King Tut's Daughters?

Seeded on Thu Sep 4, 2008 8:59 AM EDT (msnbc.com)

- Egyptian scientists are carrying out DNA tests on two mummified fetuses found in the tomb of King Tutankhamun to determine whether they are the young pharaoh's offspring, the antiquities authority said Wednesday.

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Indonesia's 'tree man' home after surgery

Seeded on Wed Aug 27, 2008 12:10 PM EDT (msnbc.com)

An Indonesian man dubbed the "tree man" because of gnarled growths on his body has returned from hospital after 13 pounds of warts were surgically removed, a doctor said.

health, more-health-news, msnbci

L'Oreal denies lightening Beyonce's skin in ad

Seeded on Fri Aug 8, 2008 10:17 AM EDT (msnbc.com)

Cosmetics giant L'Oreal says it did not lighten the skin of singer Beyonce in a recent ad, despite Web site TMZ.com pointing out some striking differences between the ad and a photograph.

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