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The hungry German man's start to the day was completely ruined when he discovered the dead bat in his bowl of cereal at his home in Stuttgart. He was left feeling more horrified than hungry when he realised the mummified mammal was not a Halloween themed toy. The incident was reported to health officials who are attempting to establish how the errant bat managed to fly into the box of corn flakes.They believe the bat may have flown into the plastic packaging by mistake and suffocated to death.Scientists are investigating whether the bat had flown into the box of Mini-Zimties cereal at the factory or after they had been opened.Food safety official Jorg Sturmer said: 'I have never seen anything like it. This really is an unusual case.'Last month, a live frog was found jumping around a Waitrose salad bag bought by a family in Hampshire. Hopping mad mum-of-three Christina Carrington said she was left feeling 'repulsed' after tucking into the mixed leaf selection for lunch.Read more: http://www.metro.co.uk/weird/917782-man-finds-mummified-bat-in-his-morning-bowl-of-cereal#ixzz2C8Ua0awL
Uno could probably make you deader...
A Utah man claims to see the Virgin Mary holding baby Jesus in a piece of wood.Dean Hansen made the discovery about six weeks ago when he and his uncle were chopping pinyon pine wood in central Utah for tent posts and firewood, Salt Lake City TV station KSTU reported."When we first saw it, we were like 'Wow,'" Hansen told the station.He said he's keeping the piece of wood in a safe place as he decides whether to put it on display.Read more: http://www.wmur.com/news/national/Virgin-Mary-spotted-in-piece-of-wood/-/9857926/17327056/-/u5riwmz/-/index.html#ixzz2C8WLtoWM
The after party for the premiere of "Breaking Dawn Part 2," the last film in the massively successful "Twilight" franchise was by all accounts a standard Hollywood affair — except for the live caged wolves. Organizers for the bash, which was attended by the cast of the film, decided that it would be clever to include three wolves as a reference to the werewolves in the film. Naturally, PETA was less-than-thrilled that the animals were brought in for entertainment. "Didn't it dawn on the Twilight event organizers that real wolves do not belong at a party with blaring music and flashing lights?" PETA said in a statement to E! News. "The wolves were provided by Hollywood Animals, a notorious exhibitor that has been cited for numerous violations of the Animal Welfare Act for repeatedly failing to provide the animals it exploits with basic veterinary care and proper shelter, space, food and water. "We hope the rest of the promotional events surrounding 'Breaking Dawn' celebrates the brilliant work of the cast and crew and shows enough respect for wildlife to leave animals out of it." While PETA may be less-than-pleased with this event, they've certainly had nothing but praise for the actors involved with the film franchise. Just last week, actress Christian Serratos, who starred in three of the "Twilight" films, revealed her second PETA ad in support of the vegetarian lifestyle. “Dia de Los Muertos is a holiday that pays tribute to the dead and also celebrates life," she says. "So I thought what better of an idea than to bring it in with PETA and let people know how we can respect the living and the dead.” Check out the ad below.
A man narrowly avoided an abduction arrest after he picked up the wrong little girl at school and drove away with her. Art Deaner was supposed to pick up six-year-old Courtney Fetters yesterday at her Gloucester City, New Jersey school as a favor to her mother. Instead, he drove away with nine-year-old Courtney Durr -- and almost wound up in jail. Durr vaguely resembled the little girl he was supposed to bring home, Deaner said, and since she answered to the name Courtney, he assumed it was her. Courtney Durr, 9, (left) was supposed to go home with her mother's friend while Courtney Fetters, 6 (right) was supposed to go home with Art Deaner after school. Deaner took the wrong girl home and nearly got arrested.'I told her I was looking for Courtney,' Deaner told NBCNews. 'And the young girl said her name was Courtney.'Courtney Durr, who was also expecting one of her mother's friends to bring her home that day, climbed into Deaner's car. 'I got off the bus and he pulled up and he asked if there was a Courtney,' she told NBC News 10. 'I said, 'Yeah.' My crossing guard let me go and I went with him.'The two of them drove away, with Deaner unaware that Courtney Fetters, who he was supposed to pick up, was still patiently waiting for him.Deaner hadn't seen her in several weeks and she'd recently gotten a haircut, so he didn't recognize her. Deaner didn't realize he had the wrong Courtney until they'd driven several blocks. Art Deaner got the scare of his life when he picked up the wrong girl after school.But he knew he'd made a terrible mistake when he asked her about a recent family vacation.Courtney said she had no idea what he was talking about. 'He was like, "You weren't with Aunt Mary in Maine?" No, I would never have been in Maine,' Courtney said.Deaner stopped the car and told Courtney they were going back straight away.'I know Courtney was in Maine for two weeks,' said Deaner. 'I had to turn around and take her back. I got the wrong Courtney.'But police, alerted by the sharp-eyed crossing guard who saw Courtney climb into an unfamiliar car, were already on the prowl for him.The crossing guard had even jotted down his license plate number to give to police. Police pulled Deaner over in his car and nearly arrested him for abduction. But after asking him and Courtney several questions, it became clear it was a simple mix-up. No charges were filed. Meanwhile, the friend who was supposed to pick up Courtney Durr was waiting at the bust stop and unable to find the little girl. More...Teacher sues after school ‘failed to accommodate her breastfeeding schedule and her female boss told her to RETRAIN her breasts'Mother 'starved two-month-old son to death until he was mere skin and bones and living in a house unfit for human habitation'Miscarrying mother dies after Irish doctors refuse abortion, saying: This is a Catholic country She called Courtney's mother, who had a few moments of panic before learning her daughter was alright.'My girlfriend called me and said, "Where's Courtney?'' said Courtney Durr's mother, Pam Durr. 'I said, "Well she's supposed to be at the bus stop waiting for you." She said, "She's not here.'''Both Courtney Fetters and Courtney Durr were reunited with their mothers after police untangled the comedy of errors. Although the situation ended happily, there was also a lesson learned for the girls. 'Don't go in someone's car when you don't know 'em,' said Courtney Durr.As for Deaner, he says he'll have no problem recognizing the right Courtney in future. 'I won't forget,' he said. 'I'll take a picture.'Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2233156/Case-mistaken-identity-nearly-lands-man-jail-picks-wrong-little-girl-school-drives-away-her.html#ixzz2CIvnPG78 Follow us: @MailOnline on Twitter | DailyMail on Facebook
SOUTH SALT LAKE — A man who was invited to spend the night at an acquaintance's house was arrested after police say the homeowner awoke to find the man attacking his daughter's pet rabbit with a sword.Jason Shawn Price, 49, was arrested for investigation of aggravated assault and cruelty to animals.Price was invited to spend the night with a friend of the family, said South Salt Lake police detective Gary Keller. The homeowner was awoken about 5 a.m. Tuesday to the sound of his daughter screaming.When the homeowner went to investigate, he found Price trying to hold a pet rabbit down with one hand and a 2 ½ foot sword in the other, Keller said. Price was trying to kill the rabbit, according to a Salt Lake County Jail report."The victim confronted Jason, who then sliced the victim's hand with the sword and then fled the home," the report states.Investigators found Price several blocks away and arrested him."Jason had blood on his hands and made comments about killing rabbits and cutting peoples' fingers without police questioning him," the report states.The homeowner suffered a 1-inch cut on his index finger, Keller said."The rabbit did have a gimpy hop after the attack," the report states.According to Utah court records, Price has a history of being referred for mental health treatment over the years following convictions on charges including felony robbery, misdemeanor assault, and lewdness involving a child.
Should have used the holy hand grenade.
A connector route linking Highway 191 east of Roy with Highway 87 at Grass Range, was closed for nearly 20 hours Wednesday and Thursday while Air Force personnel responded to a mysterious leak at a nearby missile launch facility. The closure of U.S. Highway 19 forced traffic traveling between the central Hi-Line and the Yellowstone Valley to divert through Lewistown, adding 50 miles to the trip between Havre and Billings.The exact reason for the closure remains unclear. Late Wednesday afternoon, Malmstrom Air Force Base’s Public Affairs Office released the following statement:“While performing routine maintenance in a Launch Facility northwest of Lewistown at approximately 1 p.m., Malmstrom personnel detected abnormal instrument readings. We are working to ensure the safety and security of the people in the area is maintained during this response. At this time we only know that we have picked up abnormal readings and actions being currently taken are only a precaution.“Safety of the community and base personnel is our number one concern. If there is a suspected/actual leak, we will inform the community and base populace of what measures need to be taken to ensure their safety.”Initial reports suggested the closure could be related to a gas leak at a missile launch facility six miles north of Grass Range. One resident of Grass Range reported several Air Force vehicles in the area Wednesday.“There were military vehicles galore,” Jeannie Walter said. “There was a helicopter that came out here, came down but didn’t land, and then took off again.”The Public Affairs Office for Malmstrom Air Force Base did not respond to repeated requests for additional information regarding the highway closure, nor has it elaborated on the meaning of “abnormal instrument readings.”According to the Fergus County Sheriff’s Office, Highway 19 was reopened to traffic at 10:15 a.m. Thursday.
Britain's first infestation of a the deadly Black Widow spider has been discovered in a machinery plant in East Norfolk.Engineers at the plant discovered the notoriously viscous spider and after a Google search to identify it called in pest control. Factory workers and office assistants were evacuated by pest control officers as the spider was sealed in an air tight container. A nest of eggs was later discovered in the same crate where the spider was originally found after more than 100 baby Black Widows hatched from a small sack the size of a pea.Scroll down for video Aggressive: The spider, seen here through a magnified lid, was identified on site and quickly sealed in a special air-tight container The nest of spiders was discovered once 100 babies hatched from the small sack'You could tell it was a Black Widow because of the hourglass pattern on the thorax and the aggressive stance the spider was taken once trapped in our containers,' said Ian Parkinson, a service manager at Abate Pest Control, who dealt with the request.''We cordoned off the area in the yard where the spider was discovered and created a ring of insecticide around it. We then used ele4ctric and petrol based foggers on the rest of the site. 'After the factory was closed last night we then sprayed the office areas with a water-based insecticide as well.'We are now satisfied that the premises is safe.' More...Civil servant, 31, almost loses her arm after being bitten by house spider... in SURREYForget the celebs in the jungle, Newcastle start their very own bush tucker trials... before bringing out the snakes and spidersVIDEO: Not for arachnophobics. Up close and personal with the black widows It is believed that the spiders had come into the country from a delivery of imported machinery goods from Texas.All products are fumigated before being exported but it remains a mystery as to how the spiders survived. Mr Parkinson believes that Black Widows can survive up to some weeks after only one large meal so it is not unlikely that they would survive during transit.Black Widow spiders are considered the most venomous spiders in North America.The southern Black Widow has the shiny, black, globular abdomen with the distinctive red hourglass on the underside.'As far as we know this is the first time Black Widows have been found in the UK though there have been some cases of hoaxes,' Mr Parkinson added.A plan was implemented that included tracking down where antivenom is located in the UK, which turned out to be just two hospitals, in Liverpool and London. However, no bites had been reported. The local James Paget hospital was notified and medical advice was given should anyone receive a bite. Jon Blake (left) and Ian Parkinson (right), the pest control officers who trapped the Black Widow in an airtight containerJon Blake Director of Abate said: 'It was down to the fast reaction of the company who called us to deal with the problem that brought this issue safely under control. 'Black Widows are very notorious spiders identified by the coloured, hourglass-shaped mark on their abdomens. 'This spider's bite is much feared because its venom is reported to be 15 times stronger than a rattlesnake's. 'In humans bites produce muscle aches, nausea, and a paralysis of the diaphragm that can make breathing difficult. 'However, contrary to popular belief, most people who are bitten suffer no serious damage. 'We have been called out for snakes, scorpions and spiders before but never in the past 24 years for one of these deadly creatures.'The Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge has been notified about the case, however Abate have now frozen the spiders to eliminate any danger.Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2233582/Deadly-black-widow-spider-produces-hundreds-babies-NORFOLK-hitching-lift-crate-Texas.html#ixzz2CP9DFm7L Follow us: @MailOnline on Twitter | DailyMail on Facebook
UFOs over Denver (maybe)By Mike Krumboltz | The Sideshow – 22 hrs agoEmailShare0Share27PrintStraight out of the X Files comes this clip from Denver's Fox 31. Last week, a viewer sent the station a video of something ... something spooky. A flying object was buzzing in the sky, and it looked like maybe it was carrying little green men.Was it really a UFO? Suspecting the clip was a prank, the TV station sent out its own photojournalist to see if he could document the same weirdness on his own. Guess what? He did.Fox 31 aired the footage and interviewed several experts in the field. None could identify the flying object. Aviation expert Steve Cowell told Fox 31's investigative reporter Heidi Hemmat, "That is not an airplane, that is not a helicopter, those are not birds, I can't identify it." Cowell, while mystified, did come up with a less mysterious possibility. "Perhaps there is some sort of debris that is being raised by atmospheric winds."[Related: UFO or elaborate hoax? Flying-saucer like object filmed from plane]The New York Daily News quotes UFO expert Robert Sheaffer, author of "UFO Sightings." On his blog, Sheaffer writes, "The 'UFOs' appear at least several times a week [for months], we are told, usually around noon to 1 PM. Most flying insects become more active during the warmest part of the day."Discovery News writer Benjamin Radford thinks bugs are likely the answer. "There are many obvious holes in the spacecraft explanation, not the least of which is that it's amazing that no one in Denver apparently noticed the extraterrestrial spacecraft launching and landing in the skies over the downtown area in the middle of the day. The most likely explanation? A bug or insect, probably a fly or bee."Check out the clip and judge for yourself. Sure, it's probably a bug, but we much prefer the idea of aliens dropping by (the "E.T." kind, not the "Alien" kind).
Teen builds a wooden bike from one sheet of plywood19 hrs ago, Odd News Videos15-year-old Collin Graver was bored with his physics homework and ended up building a 65-pound bike out of a single sheet of plywood. With a material cost of just $20, the Avondale Estates, Georgia teen used his talents to construct the working wooden bike in his father's basement workshop. While the bike is rigid and has no brakes, Graver says, "The point is, it's cool.".
