On Oct. 17, 1814, a ruptured tank at the Meux and Company Brewery unleashed over 3,500 barrels of beer onto the streets of London, creating a wave of beer that knocked down walls, flooded basements, and demolished houses. Eight people drowned. The ninth died of alcohol poisoning after attempting to stop the flood by drinking the beer.

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A couple where driving along a lone road, when the wife looks over at her husband and said, “I want a divorce.” The husband stayed concentrated on the road. “I’ve been cheating on you with your best friend and we're in love, and we’re going to get married.” She went on as he stayed silent driving. “
I'm already with his child, and I want the house, the kids, the summer home...” As she went on, he began picking up speed. “I want the majority of the bank account, the yacht...” L
Later, he was at a speed of 90mph, still gaining. His wife looked at him and asked, “oh wait, did you want anything.” The husband smiled and looked over, “No. I've got everything I need.” The wife looked puzzled and asked, “Oh, what's that?” He looked at the speedometer, now 105mph, and said “The airbag is on my side.”

A recluse by the name of Gilles Garnier freely confessed to killing two of the numerous children's corpses that were found in the area of Dôle in the summer of 1573.

The partially devoured corpses of children started appearing around that area and a number of local peasants claimed to have spotted a strange wolf-like beast with Garnier's face. In November of that year a public proclamation was read in the town square. It was giving permission for the people of the town to track down and kill the werewolf. A group of villagers, following the sound of a young girl's terrified screams and hearing the howl of a wolf, discovered her in the forest, still alive but badly wounded, in the clutches of a huge wolf fitting this description. Although the wolf escaped, Garnier and his wife were arrested a few days later when a ten year old boy disappeared in the vicinity of Garnier's home.

Garnier, at the trial, confessed to some of the murders, and to being a werewolf. He even pointed out the fact that he had taken home a portion from the body of one of his victims and he and his wife had eaten it. They were both later burned at the stake in January 1574.

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A woman on a subway sees and expensive-looking leather glove lying on the floor just as a well-dressed man is leaving the train. She snatches it up and throws it onto the platform before the train doors close.

The other passengers all stare at her, and then one of them, a mild-looking man, asks plaintively, "Why did you toss my glove out the door?"

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EDINBURGH, Scotland (AP) -- Like tartan, bagpipes, and shortbread Scotland's Loch Ness Monster is as much an emblem as a tourist draw.

And now Nessie's back.

An amateur scientist has captured what Loch Ness Monster watchers say is among the finest footage ever taken of the elusive mythical creature reputed to swim beneath the waters of Scotland's most mysterious lake.

"I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw this jet black thing, about 45-feet (15 meters) long, moving fairly fast in the water," said Gordon Holmes, the 55-year-old a lab technician from Shipley, Yorkshire, who took the video this past Saturday.

Read full aritcle and see footage at CNN.com

A drug-awareness official giving a warning lecture at a high school passes around a plate with two marijuana cigarettes on it so the students can view and sniff the real thing to know how to identify it. The official cautions the students, "There had better still be two joints on the plate when I get it back!" When the plate had been around the room and was returned to the official, there were three marijuana cigarettes on it.

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Recently, in New York City, a man had a flat tire. He was still jacking up the front wheels when he noticed that the rear of the car was starting to rise. Someone else was already starting to claim the rear wheels and tires! When the owner protested "Wait a minute; this is my car!", the automatic assumption was fraud, and the bargaining began: "Okay, just let me have the radio."

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Roger Keith Coleman (November 1, 1958 – May 20, 1992) was a Grundy, Virginia, coal miner convicted and executed for the murder of his sister-in-law, Wanda McCoy. Coleman's case drew national attention before and after his execution because of his repeated claims of innocence. In 2006, Virginia Governor Mark Warner announced that recently re-examined DNA evidence had conclusively proven Coleman's guilt.

There is a tale once told of a Mississippi riverboat captain who called all of the passengers to the top deck in the middle of the night. When the announcement was made, everyone hurried topside, wondering fearfully why the captain disrupted their sleep.

Once all the passengers were present, the captain stood atop a crate and looked over the half-dressed, shivering crowd.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I fear that our ship has struck a snag and is sinking," he announced.

This statement was greeted with gasps of horror from those assembled.

"I wonder," the captain continued solemnly, "if there is anyone among us skilled in the art of prayer?"

The frightened passengers nodded wisely to one another. Yes, a prayer at such a perilous time was a very good idea.

After a moment's hesitation, a young clergyman stepped forward. "I have some skill in praying," he said.

"Excellent," said the captain. "You stand here and pray, while I hand out the life vests. We're one short."


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An often repeated story, since dismissed as an "urban legend", involved a guest appearance by Zsa Zsa Gabor carrying a white Persian cat. Gabor is said to have asked Johnny if he would like to "pet my pussy?" During a 1989 appearance, Jane Fonda noted that her son had repeated the claim, and "my son said that you said, uh, 'I'd love to, if you'd remove that damned cat!' Is it true?" Carson denied the episode on-air ("No, I think I would recall that...") and both he and Gabor responded to researchers by stating the event "never happened." Despite widespread insistence by people who claimed to see the episode, no audio or video recording has ever been produced.

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