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EDITOR’ S NOTE: As you welcome in the new year, enjoy some of the weirdest happenings from around the world in 2021.
What A Dog!
Russell Jones of London couldn’t figure out why his dog, Billy, was favoring one of his front paws while walk- ing. He took the pet to the vet to have X-rays, United Press International reported, but the vet found nothing wrong. Jones, however, had recently broken his own ankle and was wearing a cast and limping. At the $400 vet visit, the doctor suggested that Billy was sim- ply imitating his owner.
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C. Borch, a U.S. soldier who spoke German and French, was one of the first to arrive at the Berghof at the end of World War II. His senior of- ficers told him “to get what you want” from the damaged property, so Borch grabbed a toilet seat and shipped it home to New Jersey, where he dis- played it in his basement.
kansas, for Brian Dale Reams, 32, in connection with several incidents where he allegedly approached women and asked if he could touch their feet — with a twist, KATV reported.
explain how that might work. A third identified him after viewing screenshots of his Facebook account; he ap- proached her in a Kroger store.
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A 50-year-old Italian dentist tried on Dec. 2 to dodge get- ting the COVID-19 vaccine but still gain a health pass by offering the health worker a silicone prosthetic arm for the jab, The Guardian reported. Italy recently cracked down on unvaccinated people at social, cultural and sporting events, so the man alleged- ly purchased a fake arm that may have cost him hundreds of euros.
The medic, Filippa Bua, said she “felt offended as a professional. The color of the arm made me suspicious and so I asked the man to uncover the rest of his left arm. It was well made but it wasn’t the same color.”
The unidentified man will face fraud charges, according to Luigi Icardi, the regional health councilor.
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In Conway, Arkansas, a woman said a man with no arms followed her into a Walmart last September, tell- ing her she had pretty feet and asking if she liked having peo- ple touch them. Later he began harassing her on Facebook.
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