'Because you just can’t make this stuff up' …………..Sunday’s Dose of Cultural Enrichment
Those Crazy Rednecks
A man who police say was run over with a lawn mower while trying to kill his son with a chain saw has had to have his leg amputated.
The Bristol Herald Courier reports that a warrant for 76-year-old Douglas Ferguson couldn’t be served until Tuesday because of the severity of his injuries. MORE
A Florida woman claimed to accidentally stab husband after slipping on dog feces
The stabbing death occurred on June 25, but a medical examiner’s report recently ruled the death of 40-year-old Bryant Fidanian as a murder. Polk County detectives said the wife and suspect, 38-year-old Rachel Fidanian “gave several inconsistent statements” about the events leading up to the stabbing.
According to her arrest affidavit, Rachel gave two different explanations during the initial 911 call. She first said she was holding her dog while doing dishes, then ran towards her husband, slipped, and a knife entered his shoulder area. Later in the call, detectives said she explained holding her dog while slicing pizza, went to talk to her husband, tripped and accidentally stabbed him. MORE
Maybe It's Time For a Career Change
A parked Belgian Air Force F-16 was reportedly destroyed after being accidentally fired upon by the six-barreled 20mm Vulcan cannon of another parked F-16 that was being worked on by a maintenance worker. MORE
China plans to ‘launch its own artificial moon’ by 2020
‘Mega mosquitoes’ up to 20 times larger than normal are invading the Carolinas