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CHP Rescues Giant Sleeping Pig Using Social Media

A (not so) little piggy named June was rescued from the roadside when a California Highway Patrol (CHP) officer responded to a citizen’s call in Santa Rosa the morning after Thanksgiving and guided the sleeping giant out of danger.

Highway 101 (Kevin Dean / betaart.com / Flickr / CC / Cropped)

Students with Fake Guns Hold up 101 Freeway

Two college students in military fatigues with gas masks and replica “assault rifles” were arrested Sunday after motorists spotted them on an overpass near the 101 freeway in Agoura Hills and dialed 911.

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Watch: Levitating Cars Mystery in China Solved

Surveillance video at a Chinese intersection captured what looked like two vans running into an invisible wall and being blown backwards. The video caused “levitating cars” to trend on Facebook, with people wondering what could make those cars levitate with

Dykes on Bikes (goingforfun / Flickr / CC / Cropped)

Man Loses Motorcycle Lawsuit, but Not Erection

A state appeals court in San Francisco deflated the hopes of a man who had filed a lawsuit against two motorcycling companies in 2012, after he suffered a several-days long erection from riding his 1993 BMW bike for two hours, by affirming an earlier judgement brought against the man, thereby dismissing the unique case.

Ben Franklin Bike Messenger (torbakhopper / Flickr / CC / Cropped)

Bike Messenger Delivers…a Baby

An unidentified bike messenger is being lauded as a hero after he helped deliver a baby under a San Francisco bus shelter to a homeless woman who did not even know she was pregnant.

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Bolivian Woman Arrested for Alleged Facebook Baby Sale

LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — Bolivian officials say they have arrested two women on human trafficking charges: one for selling her baby for $250, the other for buying it after placing a “want ad” on Facebook.

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Aussie Police Rush To Scene Of Killing, Find Dead Spider

Piercing screaming and shouts of “I’m going to kill you” prompted Australian police to rush to a Sydney home at 2am, only to find an embarrassed man and a large spider. New South Wales’s police said officers raced to the

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Family Suing PETA After Employee Stole, Euthanized Dog

A Virginia family whose dog was euthanized by PETA last year is suing the animal rights group for up to $9 million, according to a report by KXAN. The Zarate family’s home surveillance video captured their pet chihuahua, Maya, being taken in