Women's Body Found Mummified in Apartment 35 Years Later

ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) -- A woman's body was found mummified in her bed when tenants broke into an apartment in Croatia. Nobody had seen anyone using the apartment for some time, so the tenants tried to claim the apartment for their own use. To their suprise, they found a mummified body of the owner of the tenant, who died sometime in 1973.

You saw that right, 1973!! How could anybody go that long without being missed by someone? What about the neighbors? How were the bills being paid for the apartment?

Well it seems that the mummified owner was talking about taking a trip abroad right before she went missing, so the neighbors all thought she was out of the country. The apartment was owned at the time by the communist government and probably is still owned by them. The windows of the room were open, which might have diminished the smell of the decomposing body.

BUT COME ON!!! 35 YEARS????

For more details, go to CNN.

Virtual Gamer Worth One Million USD

I saw this a few months ago and finally got around to posting this wacky news. CNN reported on November 27, 2006 from the business site that Ailin Graef, a former school teacher, created a Second Life game character who has become a real-estate tycoon in the virtual world. The character's make-believe holdings can be legally converted to genuine US currency. The wacky part of this... the holdings are now worth over $1 million US dollars once converted. Second Life is an online role playing game similiar to simcity where characters buy and sell with fake money called Linden dollars. There are real companies that convert this fake money for real money.

So now when your kids want to play video games, get them hooked on Second Life so that they can become the next millionaire.

Mummified Body Found from Hurricane Katrina

Beaumont, Texas --- Over 18 months since hurricane Katrina, and the death toll has increased by one when a mummified body of a 51 year old man was found. The interesting part of this story is that the man was found fully clothed lying on his bed. How could this man's body go so long without being found? To make the story more interesting, the man had relatives that lived within miles of his house. It is surely amazing to know that your could die and not be missed for 18 months.

To find out all of the excuses, read the story here.

Great Ape Triggers Fire Alarm for Fun

Des Moines, Iowa --- Panbanisha, a bonobos from the Great Ape Trust in Des Moines, likes to trigger the fire alarm when she doesn't get her way. She learned the trick after watching a welder trigger the alarm a few months back.

The latest episode was performed because Panbanisha was upset with staff for not allowing her to go outside. It is reported that one of the staff members explained the danger of these actions to Panbabisha and that she promised not to do again. Bonobos are the most human like of apes and have incredible language skills. BUT, I guess that doesn't mean that apes don't lie.

For the entire story, visit here.

Hero Dog Dies Trying to Save Cat

Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin --- A incredible dog saved his disabled owner from a house file that the cat started by accidently knocking over a candle that ignited fake plants on the coffee table. The owner was unable to distinquish the flames immediately because of the fact that she fell off the couch and couldn't reach the fire or her artificial leg. Jesse, the 13 year old dog, brought the owner the phone and then her artificial leg. As the owner and the dog were heading outside to safety, the dog heard the cat upstairs still in the house. Jesse raced back into the house to try to bring the cat to safety, but perished in the fire.

For more of this very touching story, visit here.

Women Expels Lightning Out Her Butt

Zadar, Croatia --- While leaning over a sink to rinse her mouth of toothpaste from the tap, a woman was struck in the mouth by a bolt of lightning. Since she was wearing rubber bathroom slippers, the surge of electricity could not "earth" through here feet, but instead shot out her butt and "earthed" through a damp shower curtain that was barely touching her.

The really wacky part of this story is that the shower curtain probably saved her life. Experts emphasized how she would have been killed if the lightning would have "earthed" through her feet as it most commonly will. The lady spent only 24 hours in the hospital, probably laying on her stomach.

Read the full story here.

American Revolutionary Flags Sell for $17.4 Million

New York --- Four extremely rare Revolutionary Flags will bought on Flag Day for 17.4 million USD by an anonymous bidder. The flags will in extremely excellent shape and have been in posession for 225 by the family of the British Officier who captured the flags in 1779-80.

For more information and images of the other flags, click here.