Officers had to cut off the elk's five-point antlers to remove the encumbrance because they couldn't slice through the steel in the bead of the tire.
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Snopes→ Bosnian Makes Rotating House a Monument of Love for His Wife
It's not exactly on par with India's Taj Mahal, but a family house in a small town in northern Bosnia is in its own way a monument to love.
Snopes→ Panda Cubs at Tokyo Zoo Get Their Names, to Debut in January
Giant panda twins born at Tokyo’s Ueno Zoo in June got their names — Lei Lei for the female cub, and Xiao Xiao for her brother.
Snopes→ Thai Riverside Restaurant Finds Silver Lining in Floods
A flood-hit riverside restaurant in Thailand has become an unlikely dining hotspot after fun-loving foodies began flocking to its water-logged deck to eat amid the lapping tide.
Snopes→ NYC Public Libraries Will End Late Fees in Push for Equity
Late fees had already been suspended since March 2020 because of the coronavirus pandemic and will now be permanently eliminated.
Snopes→ 2,700-Year-Old Toilet Found in Jerusalem Was a Rare Luxury
The smooth, carved limestone toilet was found in a rectangular cabin that was part of a sprawling mansion overlooking what is now the Old City.
Snopes→ Dirty Laundry in Space? NASA, Tide Tackle Cleaning Challenge
How do astronauts do laundry in space? They don’t.
Snopes→ Was Meth Found in Breakfast Burrito at Houston Airport?
Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officials thought the burrito looked peculiar with an "unidentified lump" in the middle of it.
Snopes→ Were Biden’s Dogs Kicked Out of White House Due to Aggressive Behavior?
The two German shepherds, Major and Champ, moved into the presidential mansion in late January.
Snopes→ Did Facebook Apologize for Removing ‘Plymouth Hoe’ Posts?
Plymouth Hoe is a landmark in Devon, England. The social media site erroneously flagged the name as offensive.
Truth or Fiction?→ Was a Man Arrested for Allegedly Forcing a Woman to Watch ‘Roots’ to ‘Better Understand’ Her Racism?
On February 17 2020, an odd story came out of Cedar Rapids, Iowa via The Gazette, about the arrest of a man who allegedly forced made a woman watch the mini-series Roots so that she might better understand her own racism: A Cedar Rapids man [Rober
Snopes→ Saving Clark’s Neck? Panic at ‘Lampoon’s Christmas’ Display
A holiday display meant to re-create a scene from “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation” looked a little too real and caused a veteran to spring into action.
Snopes→ Dutch Court Rejects Man’s Request to be 20 Years Younger
Dutch motivational speaker Emile Ratelband may feel like a 49-year-old but according to Dutch law he is still 69.
Snopes→ Mystery Ballot Could Sway Control of Alaska State Government
Control of Alaska state government, at least for the next two years, could hinge on a mystery ballot that an election worker found on a table in a Fairbanks voting precinct.
Snopes→ Teen Freed After Being Stuck in Vault at Abandoned Bank
Officials say a teen has been freed after spending more than three hours in the vault of an abandoned Florida bank.
Snopes→ Grinch Steals Christmas from Nuns, But They Get It Back
The Little Sisters of the Poor have a theory about how they got Christmas back from the Grinch who stole half the presents they bought for hospice residents and employees.
Snopes→ Officials: Woman Passes Gas, Pulls Knife on Offended Man
A Florida woman faces an aggravated assault charge after authorities say she passed gas in line at a dollar store and pulled a knife on a man who complained about it.
Snopes→ Photo Thought to Be of Vincent van Gogh Is His Brother
One of only two known photos of painter Vincent van Gogh turns out to most likely be an image of his brother, Theo, the Van Gogh Museum announced.
Snopes→ ‘Fearless Girl’ Statue Is No Longer Staring Down ‘Bull’
The "Fearless Girl" statue that inspired millions with her message of female empowerment has been plucked from her spot opposite Wall Street's "Charging Bull" and will be reinstalled in front of the New York Stock Exchange by the end of the year.
Snopes→ Knickers the Giant Steer Too Beefy to Become Burgers, Reprieved to Life on Farm
Knickers the steer is huge on the internet — for being huge.
Snopes→ Iowa Council Gives Final Approval to ‘Toy’ Firearms Ban
A city council in northwest Iowa has banned people from carrying some types of "toy" firearms.
Snopes→ Couple, Homeless Man Charged in Charitable Scam
A feel-good tale of a homeless man using his last $20 to help a stranded New Jersey woman buy gas was actually a complete lie, manufactured to get strangers to donate more than $400,000 dollars to help the down-and-out good Samaritan, a prosecutor said.
Snopes→ What’s in a Number? Dutch Positivity Guru Seeks Age Change
The 69-year-old television personality has asked a court in the Netherlands to approve his request for a new birthday that officially would make him 49.
Snopes→ Montana Woman Rescues Wandering Llama from Yellowstone Park
"I just had to help him," Susi Huelsmeyer-Sinay with Yellowstone Llamas in Bozeman, Montana, said. "He was abandoned."
Snopes→ ‘Brady Bunch’ Cast Members Reunite at TV Family Home
HGTV purchased the home in the Studio City neighborhood in Los Angeles for its new series, "A Very Brady Renovation."
Snopes→ Gone to Pot: Marijuana Shortages Plague Canada
British Columbia, the third-largest province by population and a place that historically supplied of much of the country's illegal weed, still has just one retail store.
Snopes→ Goodwill Workers in NJ Find Original 1774 ‘Rebel’ Newspaper
The discovery was first reported by NJ Pen, an online news site.
Snopes→ Man Arrested Trying to Steal Magna Carta from UK Cathedral
British police said that cathedral alarms sounded when a person tried to smash the glass display box surrounding the Magna Carta in Salisbury Cathedral.
Snopes→ Blowtorch Used to Kill Spiders May Have Started House Fire
There's no word on what happened to the spiders.
Snopes→ UK Police Hunt Shoplifter Who Looks Like David Schwimmer
The actor responded with a Twitter video that showed him scuttling furtively through a convenience store clutching a carton of beer.
Snopes→ $1.537 Billion Mega Millions Ticket Sold in South Carolina
The ticket is worth about $877.8 million in a lump-sum cash payment, which most winners choose to take.
Snopes→ Billionaire Boys Club’s Joe Hunt Seeks Cut in Life Sentence
He's calling on California Gov. Jerry Brown to make him eligible for parole and give him a chance to leave prison after spending 34 years behind bars.
Snopes→ 12-Pound Lunar Meteorite Sells for More Than $600,000
It is considered one of the most significant lunar meteorites ever found because of its large size and because it has "partial fusion crust" caused by the tremendous heat that sears the rock as it falls to Earth.
Snopes→ Mega Millions Players Would Spend $1.6B on Bills, Charity
From San Diego to New York, people are dreaming of how they would spend the money should they beat the astronomical odds of winning.
Snopes→ Worsening Odds Lead to Bigger Lottery Jackpots
Most people don't expect to win and instead think the $2 ticket is a small price to dream and be part of a wishful conversation with co-workers or family.
Snopes→ What Happens If You Win Mega Millions’ $900M Jackpot?
Here are some answers for someone holding that prized lottery ticket for what would be the second-largest lottery jackpot in U.S. history.
Snopes→ Police Say Teenager Baked Grandfather’s Ashes Into Cookies
The student and a friend baked the cookies and shared them with at least nine classmates at their public charter high school near Sacramento.
Snopes→ No Winning Mega Millions Ticket; Jackpot Climbs to $868M
The estimated jackpot for that drawing would be the second-largest lottery prize in U.S. history.
Snopes→ Mega Millions Jackpot Now $667M, 3rd Largest in US History
After nearly three months without a winner, the Mega Millions lottery game has climbed to an estimated $654 million jackpot.
Snopes→ Doggy Bag: Beagle Intercepts Roast Pig at Atlanta Airport
A passenger traveling from Ecuador was relieved of the leftovers after the beagle alerted to the baggage at the world’s busiest airport.