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ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- A man watching TV and listening to music inside an Orange County apartment was struck by lightning while holding a cigarette out of a window.
Adam Rice was struck on the hand Wednesday afternoon at the Whisper Lake apartments, located on state Road 436 south of University Boulevard.
"All of sudden it sounded like fireworks go off, just loud pops, like, constantly," Rice said. "The whole house lit up blue, and I got zapped on my hand."
smallest toes on one of his feet.
"My foot just kind of burns a little and stings when I walk," Rice said.
The lightning strike also caused a small brush fire nearby.
"I called the fire department and I (said), 'I just got struck by lightning and the woods are on fire," Rice said. "Next thing I know my body felt like I stuck a fork in an outlet. I just dove off my bed until it was gone," Rice said.
Rice refused medical treatment and said he will be going on a date Wednesday night.
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"A stuntman was killed and six others injured in a fire while shooting an action scene in director John Woo's Chinese historical epic "Red Cliff," the film's crew and Chinese media said Tuesday.
The accident occurred Monday morning while filming an action sequence in Beijing, the crew said in a statement.
A small boat was set ablaze and collided with a larger boat as the filmmakers had intended, but the fire quickly raged out of control and engulfed both ships.
The person killed was a 23-year-old stuntman, the Beijing News reported, citing a local fire commander."
The movie has a huge $80 million budget and is being pushed by the China Film Group to be released before the Beijing Olympics, as it depicts an important part of Chinese history.
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Got a burnin' in your crotch? Then you may be one of four adults who live in New York City with Herpes Type 2.
Why the cultural epicenter of NYC? According to this newspost, NYC houses a greater demographic of African Americans and homosexual men (or as the doctor says 'men who have sex with men'), two subsets of people that have a high rate of carrying genital herpes. The common misconception that condoms will solve the risk of getting genital herpes is to blame as well; condoms are only 50% effective against preventing the contraction of genital herpes.
The national average of infected adults is about one in six.
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Police didn't have to look too hard to figure out the source of a soda vending machine found in a front yard — they just followed the tracks.
Deputies from the St. Francis County sheriff's office spotted a Pepsi machine on Thursday in the yard of a home in Hughes. A set of dolly tracks in front of the machine led back to a liquor store less than a mile away that had reported it missing.
Two men in the yard fled when authorities arrived. One was arrested on suspicion of theft, fleeing on foot and obstructing government operations. The other remains at large.Police didn't have to look too hard to figure out the source of a soda vending... more
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Another severed human foot has been discovered washed ashore on Canada's Pacific coast, but police are no closer to solving the gruesome mystery.
The foot, still wearing a shoe, was discovered on Thursday on a small uninhabited island south of Vancouver in the Strait of Georgia, and is the fourth discovered in the region in the past 10 months.
The previous cases all involved right feet still in sneakers, and each was found on a different island. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police have not said if the latest discovery was a right or left foot.
DNA testing has failed to link the earlier discoveries to any missing person cases.Another severed human foot has been discovered washed ashore on Canada's Pacific... more
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A Florida man got his arms stuck in a machine while alone.
Shaking his cell phone from his belt, he called the police using his big toe.
He was taken the hospital, but his condition is still unknown. A Florida man got his arms stuck in a machine while alone.
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Sam White, a Civil War history enthusiast spent a lot of his time after retiring collecting old Civil War relics.
One tragic day, while trying to restore the cannonballs he found, a cannonball exploded killing him. Homes in the area were evacuated after this freak-accident.
White's relic hunting partner misses him dearly and has yet to return to look for relics. Sam White, a Civil War history enthusiast spent a lot of his time after retiring... more
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Much akin to those crazy chest-bursting creatures in the sci-fi horror series Aliens, this sharp-shinned hawk was found dying by an Animal Rescue Team. On the way to the vet, it died.
Looking closer, examiners found that a claw of a partially digested songbird was protruding from what is called the hawk's crop. Hawks and other birds of prey typically don't eat the legs of its meals; this hawk seemed to have eaten most, if not all of the songbird and this could have very well caused its demiseMuch akin to those crazy chest-bursting creatures in the sci-fi horror series Aliens,... more
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Patrick "Deep Dish" Bertoletti looked down at the litter of empty oyster shells in front of him and savored the sweet taste of victory. For Crazy Legs Conti, the bitter taste of defeat could be washed away only by beer.
The Acme World Oyster Eating championship belt - leather, with a silver dish featuring an oyster on the half-shell - hung on Bertoletti's skinny hips. The 22-year-old Chicago resident took the title Saturday by slurping 35 dozen of the big bivalves in eight minutes.
"I could probably do a couple dozen more, especially if they were charbroiled," said Bertoletti, who holds the endurance oyster-eating record, having downed 53 1/2 dozen in 2007 before calling it quits. "Although they're great raw."
Conti, the defending champion, tied for third, sucking down 24 dozen.
"They're supposed to be an aphrodisiac," said Conti, whose real name is Crazy Legs. "But I think that's only true for about the first three dozen. When you get up higher than that, you don't want much activity for a while."
Juliet Lee, 43, of Germantown, Md., formerly a Ninjing University chemistry professor, methodically polished off 31 1/2 dozen for second place.
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It's only paranoia if they aren’t out to get you right? So the jury's still out on Mr. Radivoje Lajic. The Bosnian native is developing a slight persecution complex, to say the least, after a series of five meteorites landed on his property in the village of Gornja Lamovite.
"I am obviously being targeted by extraterrestrials. I don't know what I have done to annoy them but there is no other explanation that makes sense," says Lajic. "The chance of being hit by a meteorite is so small that getting hit five times has to be deliberate."
The first missile from space hit its target in November. Since then four more space rocks have rained down on Lajic in this alien campaign of shock and awe. The strikes always happen during heavy rain, so the only time Lajic feels safe is when the skies are clear. In an effort to strengthen his defenses, Lajic has reinforced the roof of his home with a steel girder.
"I did not know what the strange-looking stones were at first but I have since had them all confirmed as meteorites by experts at Belgrade University," says Lajic. Belgrade University is now investigating local magnetic fields to see if they can shed any light on the ET assault.
"I am being targeted by aliens. They are playing games with me," complains Lajic. "I don't know why they are doing this. When it rains I can't sleep for worrying about another strike."
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Today there are two different stories in the press concerning heart transplant recipients who took on some of the personality traits of their organ donors. Apparently the phenomenon is not uncommon, with about 70 such cases documented by scientists.
In the most recently reported case, a Georgia man named Sonny Graham received the heart of a 33 year old man named Terry Cottle who had committed suicide by putting a gun to his head. Wanting to thank the family of the donor, Sonny got in touch with Terry 's widow Cheryl. When they met, despite a very large age gap (Sonny was thirty years older than Cheryl), the two felt an instant attraction, and subsequently married in 2004. "I felt like I had known her for years," said Sonny. "I couldn't keep my eyes off her. I just stared."
Sadly, last week, in a bizarre turn of events, Sonny was found dead with a single bullet to the throat. With no foul play suspected, it appears that Sonny had used the same suicide method as the first owner of his heart to tragically end his life.
The second similar case, which was reported by The Daily Mail, has a less gruesome ending. Claire Sylvia, a former professional dancer from Massachusetts, had a heart and lung transplant in 1988 at the age of 47. While recovering from surgery she discovered she had developed entirely new cravings for very un-dancer-like consumables such as Snickers bars, green peppers, Kentucky Fried Chicken, and beer. "For some bizarre reason, I was convinced that nothing else in the world could quench my thirst," recalls Claire.
She noticed other physical and emotional changes too. She was much healthier, easily fighting off the colds to which she would have previously succumbed. She found she was becoming more independent, assertive and aggressive, and even began to walk with a more confident, and masculine, swagger. After dreaming of a man called "Tim L." one night, she searched through obituaries in old newspapers on file at a local library, and eventually saw one for a man named Tim Leighton, who matched the vague donor description she'd been given of an 18-year old male who died in a motorcycle accident. Like Sonny, Claire wanted to contact her donor's family to thank them. After tracking them down, a meeting was arranged, during which the family confirmed that Tim had shared Claire's new-found robust constitution and cravings.
Such stories certainly leave us thinking about the nature of our soul and where it resides. Those that would like to read more on the subject might like to read Claire's book A Change of Heart, which was first published in 1997 and is available via Amazon.com.Today there are two different stories in the press concerning heart transplant... more
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Sounds like a childrens TV show doesn't it? Well actually its a internet religion, started by a Oregon Physics Student in 2005. Sounds like a childrens TV show doesn't it? Well actually its a internet... more
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A burglar broke into a Wisconsin apartment, but instead of grabbing valuables, he walked out with a pizza, six eggs, a can of beef ravioli, a can of peaches and one chicken-and-broccoli Hot Pocket. Police have brought in every roommate ever for questioning.A burglar broke into a Wisconsin apartment, but instead of grabbing valuables, he... more
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