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Christopher Callen, 33, was charged with assaulting his
Cellmate Pays Heavy Price For Being Gassy
cellmate at the Monroe County Detention Center in Key West, Florida, on Nov. 4, The Smoking Gun reported.
In other Weird happenings:
two teeth and had a broken rib and bruised left eye.
Domingo Gomez Maldon- do filed a lawsuit on the an- imals’ behalf to save them from being euthanized, arguing that sterilization would be a better option.
Hold The Ring
Archaeologists in Israel have found a gold ring with a purple stone, believed to be amethyst, that they think was used to ward off hangovers. The ring, dated to between the 3rd and 7th centuries, was discovered in the ruins of an ancient wine factory, United Press Inter- national reported.
probably belonged to a wealthy person who may have worn it to counteract the “side effects” of wine. The winery was known for its white Gaza variety.
Waste From Space
On Nov. 7, as four astro- nauts prepare to leave the International Space Station, they’ ll have an extra “load” to carry, the Associated Press reported. The SpaceX cap- sule that will bring them back to Earth has a broken toilet, so the two NASA astronauts and one each from France and Japan will be wearing what NASA calls “absorbent undergarments” for 20 hours.
“Spaceflight is full of lots of little challenges,” said NASA astronaut Megan McArthur. “We’re not too worried about it.”
Home Delivery
Callen told police that Amado Dominguez-Que- vedo, 57, “farts too much, stinking up the cell” and doesn’t do a “courtesy flush” after using the toi- let. Plus, Callen added, he “speaks weird languages.”
Animal Rights
About 100 hippopota- mi that are descendants of hippos once owned by late drug lord Pablo Escobar have been recognized by the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio as legal persons, United Press International reported. The hippos live in Colombia, but nonhuman animals are allowed to go to a federal court in the U.S. to obtain testimony in defense of their interests.
Emily Johnson of Va- caville, California, didn’t think it was time to go to the hospital when her con- tractions were 10 minutes apart on Nov. 4 — but then they quickly started coming faster, and as Emily and her husband headed to the car, she knew it was too late.
The victim told police that he was cleaning the toilet when Callen started punching him in the face and ribs. As a result, he lost
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Colombian attorney Luis
The Israeli Antiquities Authority said the ring
“I’m going to be here. This is my spot,” she said to her husband, Michael, ac- cording to KCRA-TV.
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