DES MOINES, Iowa – It’s no secret the Iowa State Fair is a fried food lover’s paradise. But with nearly 200 concession stands, this year’s vendors are urging fairgoers to make room for dessert. Mike …
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Paris residents peeved at very public eco-friendly urinals
PARIS (Reuters) – A new set of eco-friendly but completely exposed urinals deployed on the streets of Paris are provoking uproar from locals. One of the bright red “urinoirs” installed on the Il…
Man accused of filling water cup with soda at fast food restaurant starts fight, gets Tased, cops say
Daniel Stine was arrested after starting a fight with a restaurant employee who told him he could not fill his water cup with soda. (Missoula County Sheriff’s Department) A Montana man who was …
Sacre bleu! Blue wine makes a splash in southern France
(Wine marketer corrects number of bottles under order in paragraphs 3, 10 of Aug. 10 story) A glass of Vindigo, Mediterranean chardonnay wine, is seen at a beachfront restaurant in Sete, France, Augus…
Video shows camel trapped inside car after collision
It wasn’t a mirage. A camel was trapped inside of a car last month after the speeding vehicle collided with it Rajasthan, India. Newly uncovered footage from the accident scene shows the terrifi…
London Cathedral cat immortalized in stone
LONDON (Reuters) – A stray cat that wandered into a London cathedral a decade ago has been immortalized in the building’s stone renovations, the first addition in 200 years. ‘Doorkins Magnificat…
Texas student plays with giant gator in graduation pictures: 'He's a real life dinosaur'
Makenzie Noland, 21, poses with a gator named “Big Tex” at Gator Country in Beaumont, Texas, on August 3, 2018. (William Hammonds/Gator Country) Makenzie Noland celebrated her upcoming co…
The greatest show on turf, Luxembourg team win 12-hour UK lawn mower race
LONDON (Reuters) – A team from Luxembourg fought off 42 others to claim victory in Britain’s lawn mower race on Sunday, a 12-hour competition that pits modified grass cutters against each other …