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A burglar who broke into a funeral home tried to fool police by playing dead, but two things gave him away. First, he breathed. Plus, he wore grungy clothes rather than the Sunday best of those settling in for eternal rest.
Sometimes people can be very stubborn - particularly older folks - when asked to evacuate their homes because of a hurricane threat.
They might need extra motivation to clear out, Jay Baker, a professor of behavioral geography at Florida State University, said during a morning session at the National Hurricane Conference today in Orlando.
They might need extra motivation to clear out, Jay Baker, a professor of behavioral geography at Florida State University, said during a morning session at the National Hurricane Conference today in Orlando.
It's here again, the day when jokers set out to make fools of the rest of us. But not every bizarre story is a hoax. Here is a round-up of some of the day's seemingly spoof news stories which are actually true (and one that isn't).
London, England -- Carla Bruni-Sarkozy has been appointed by Gordon Brown to inject more style and glamour into British life -- if you believe a report in the UK's Guardian newspaper.
Carla Bruni-Sarkozy has charmed Gordon Brown into giving her a job, according to an April Fool's day report.
She is set to join British Prime Minister Brown's "government of all talents" and move to London for three months to take advantage of the "Carlamania" that is gripping the country.
Carla Bruni-Sarkozy has charmed Gordon Brown into giving her a job, according to an April Fool's day report.
She is set to join British Prime Minister Brown's "government of all talents" and move to London for three months to take advantage of the "Carlamania" that is gripping the country.
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The BBC will today screen remarkable footage of penguins flying as part of its new natural history series, Miracles of Evolution.
Telegraph TV: Watch footage of the flying penguins
Telegraph TV: Watch footage of the flying penguins
RIVERSIDE, Ohio - Police say a pastor who was reported missing from his home in western New York has been found at an Ohio strip club.
A man in central Ohio is accused of having sex with his picnic table.
The investigation began when a tipster gave police three DVDs showing Arthur Price having sexual intercourse with a metal round table on his deck.
The investigation began when a tipster gave police three DVDs showing Arthur Price having sexual intercourse with a metal round table on his deck.
A Vicar in Germany who had the novel idea of helping parishioners escape the stresses and strains of daily life by letting them lie in an open grave was upset when intrusive journalists spoiled the atmosphere.
"I meant it as a meditative exercise," pastor Thorsten Nolting said.
"I meant it as a meditative exercise," pastor Thorsten Nolting said.
A Magistrate today issued an arrest warrant for a man who failed to turn up to court because he is "God" and above the law.
NO one likes getting a speeding ticket in the post.
But when South Australian police sent one half way around the world to David Smart in northern England, the 65-year-old former surveyor was flabbergasted.
Mr Smart was fined $196 for driving 8km/hr over the speed limit in the Adelaide Hills, despite the fact he has never been to Australia.
But when South Australian police sent one half way around the world to David Smart in northern England, the 65-year-old former surveyor was flabbergasted.
Mr Smart was fined $196 for driving 8km/hr over the speed limit in the Adelaide Hills, despite the fact he has never been to Australia.
