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Yahoo! Odd News

India ministers quit after caught watching porn in parliament (Reuters)


Reuters - Three Indian politicians from a morally conservative party, including a women's affairs minister, resigned on Wednesday after being Launch >>

French min deletes "stay indoors" tip for homeless (Reuters)


Reuters - A French health minister tried to tweet her way out of embarrassing blog advice that homeless people should Launch >>

Frozen sauerkraut causes German motorway chaos (Reuters)


Reuters - Piles of sauerkraut tumbled out of a truck on a busy German motorway and quickly froze to the Launch >>

MSNBC Weird News

Chicken lays really jumbo egg in Colombia

A Colombia farmer hopes his hen's enormous egg will make it into the record books. The egg weighs 8.6 ounces, or about four times the normal weight of an egg. Launch >>
 

Students' tardiness leads to criminal charges for parents

Detention for chronically late students is common, but what about parents in court because of their frequently tardy children? That’s happened to some parents in Loudoun County, Va. Launch >>
 

Serious potty talk gets boy a dream toilet

Some kids ask for Legos, others a train. But Dustin Kruse, 4, of New Berlin, Wis., wanted something extra special this Christmas -- a toilet. Launch >>
 

Police: Man shoots self in leg at gun show

Authorities say a Georgia man is recovering after accidentally shooting himself in the leg at a Savannah gun show. Launch >>