oddities

Samantha Larned El Inde Arizona In the window of the replica drugstore, alongside lollipops, menus and other knick-knacks, is a package of Black Jack Chewing Gum and a candy jar of little…

YATES, N.Y. (AP) — A New York fertility doctor who was accused of using his own sperm to impregnate several patients died over the weekend when the hand-built airplane he was in fell apart mid-flight and crashed,…

AVON, Conn. (AP) — A hungry black bear barged into the garage of a Connecticut bakery, scared several employees and helped itself to 60 cupcakes before ambling away.Workers at Taste by Spellbound in the town of…

By MAE ANDERSON - Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — For decades, a giant, inflatable rat with beady eyes, sharp teeth and a pustule-covered belly has loomed over union protests, drawing attention to…

By LEANNE ITALIE - Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The late Karl Lagerfeld's fluffy pampered cat, Choupette, is a star in her own right — and still very much alive. So, naturally, there was much…

AP CINCINATTI (AP) — A pitcher with the Philadelphia Phillies is criticizing some Major League Baseball teams for extending alcohol sales with games running around 30 minutes shorter due to the sport's…

CLIVE, Iowa (AP) — At first, the recent winner of a $40 million jackpot says he couldn't believe he won the lottery — after all, he bought the ticket on April Fools' Day.“I thought it was a joke,” said Earl Lape, a…

By MARK THIESSEN - Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — So this moose walks into an medical building...While that could be a setup to a bad joke, it actually happened in Anchorage on Thursday.A…

By MIKE CORDER - Associated Press AMSTERDAM (AP) — Throw another mammoth on the barbie?An Australian company on Tuesday lifted the glass cloche on a meatball made of lab-grown cultured meat using the…

By MADDIE BURAKOFF - AP Science Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Nearly 200 years after Ludwig van Beethoven's death, researchers pulled DNA from strands of his hair, searching for clues about the health problems…