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Faulty translations make Japan one of the most humorous and downright weirdest places in the world, and we love them for it.

An 82-year-old rural South Dakota man said to have been lost in the fog was discovered more than 300 miles from his home.

An independent newspaper in the Islamic Republic reported Monday that a government-affiliated agency has banned dolls featuring the yellow Simpsons characters to avoid the promotion of Western culture.

Quarterback Eli Manning of the New York Giants hands off to running back Ahmad Bradshaw of the New York Giants during the first quarter of Super Bowl XLVI at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana, Sunday, February 5, 2012.

Convicted stalker Felix Velazquez hoped the plan to kidnap his former girlfriend would have a happy ending - winning back her affections and bringing about a reconciliation.

A Chicago college is offering a class on the Occupy movement. Thirty-two undergraduate students are enrolled at Roosevelt University's "Occupy Everywhere" class.

A northeast Ohio farm market says its doughnut business doubled this week after word spread that some of the New York Giants would be chowing down on its blueberry doughnuts ahead of their Super Bowl appearance.

Hugh Hefner 's son finds it "weird" that his father has girlfriends younger than he is.

Pick up lines rarely work these days, or so we heard, but if you're going to attempt one, be sure it's not one of these weird winter-themed examples.

In the Netherlands a weekend break can become a weekend break-up for couples hoping for a swift and cheap divorce.

Fire investigators say a dog inadvertently turned on a stove and started a fire that destroyed a house in Vancouver, Wash., early Saturday.

Right around 8:15 on Sunday night, a sad reality will start to set in as the smoke and glitter are cleared away in time for the Giants and Patriots to play the second half of a football game: Our world is running dangerously low on superstars worthy of taking the stage at halftime of the Super Bowl.

The plan was to deliver five tons of ice carved out of icebergs from the Jorge Montt glacier to upscale bars and restaurants in the capital for use as ice cubes, authorities said today.

A man’s body was found this morning in Platte City inside one of nine vehicles that authorities said had been set on fire.According to Platte County Police Chief Carl Mitchell: At 5:25 a.m., Platte City police officers were dispatched to a car fire at 1881 Wilkerson Drive.

For all the damage -- the broken glass, the busted office door, and broken liquor cabinet door -- the measly cash seems hardly worth it, said Joanne Wendler, the pub's manager.

More than a year after the 3-year-old elk escaped from his paddock, he's being denied re-entry to the state from West Virginia.

A 250-pound man with a history of jumping on the backs of student athletes in the Pacific Northwest has pleaded guilty to assault.

A fugitive described by the FBI as being a "tall, dark and handsome bandit" has been accused of holding up two banks this week inA Texas.

A 55-year-old Montana man who says he "always wanted" to be part of a police chase can check that off his bucket list.

"I just always wanted to do that," John C. Hughes, 55, said after his arrest for speeding on the interstate early Thursday morning, The Montana Standard reported , citing a Butte police report.