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Oddity Central report- ed on Sept. 3 that Li Zhanying of Henan,
Wife Only Sleeps When She’s Wide Awake
King’s hair over multiple haircuts and kept the base- ball-sized ball of tresses in a plastic bag, which he then gifted to Thomas Morgan, a friend of both men. United Press International reported on Sept. 8 that the hair, now in a sealed jar and backed up by “extensive documentation,” sold at auction for $72,500. A Los Angeles auction house offered the hair alongside one of Presley’s concert jump- suits and other items.
Jonathan George, 31, of Norwalk, Ohio, told police on Aug. 30 that his dog, Lula, shot herself while bringing him his gun, Fox8-TV re- ported.
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a Covington Domino’s Pizza store tossed some of its left- over dough into a dumpster out back, nola.com report- ed. Temperatures in the area climbed into the 90s, and the dough climbed ... out of the waste container.
when it went off accidental- ly.”
China, is known in her com- munity for having gone more than 40 years without sleeping at all. Her husband and neighbors confirmed her claims, saying that she stayed up all night to do chores and didn’t ever nap.
Nicole Amstutz, who lives nearby, started documenting the wayward dough blob on Sept. 1, posting updates on Facebook. The dough spilled over onto the pavement, but Amstutz reported on Sept. 4 that it had fallen and boxes were placed on top of it. The general manager of the Dom- ino’s store did not respond to an interview request.
Police, however, didn’t believe that story. Fulton said George’s blood alcohol content was 1.7, about twice the legal limit for driving, and that he “shouldn’t be drink- ing and handling firearms, bottom line.”
But recently, Li visited a Beijing medical center, where doctors used sensors to moni- tor her and discovered that Li does sleep — with her eyes open and while talking to her husband. Doctors called it “sleep when awake,” which is similar to sleepwalking. They said Li sometimes had “slow eyeballs and hollow eyes,” indicating that she was resting.
George later admitted that he’d been trying to unload the gun when he shot the dog in the jaw.
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him: a foosball table.
The Associated Press re-
of the club. Pope Francis is a big fan of soccer and of his home club, San Lorenzo, in Argentina.
As Hurricane Ida made its way up the East Coast and Louisiana started to clean up,
Elvis has left the barber- shop.
“He trained the dog to bring a gun to him,” said po- lice Capt. Jim Fulton. “The dog had the gun in its mouth
Doug Simmons, 44, and Debra McGee, 43, of Chi- cago, planned a destination wedding in Jamaica, to which they invited 109 guests.
Holy Foosball!
ported that a Tuscany-based table football association, Sport Toscana Calcio Balilla, presented the pope with the game on Aug. 18, and he im- mediately struck up a match with Natale Tonini, president
Elvis Presley’s personal barber, Homer Gilleland, scooped up snippings of the
The Vatican in Rome is full of the spoils taken by or given to popes over the cen- turies, but Pope Francis has a new toy that’s delighting
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Lula is recovering from her injuries but lost an eye in the shooting. George was charged with cruelty to ani- mals and two other misde- meanors.
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