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It's a mad, mad world. News junkies of the world, rejoice! Here's an all new follow-up to the best-selling News of the Weird that once again shows what you've always known to be true -- fact is indeed stranger than fiction. And we can prove it! Gathered here in one hilarious volume are more than 500 of the weirdest, craziest, most outlandish stories ever to find their way into our nation's newspapers. There are coincidences so bizarre, crimes so unbalanced, and behavior so inappropriate, you won't believe your eyes. But it's all true! - Back cover.
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More news of the weird: over 500 all-new, all-weird, all-real news stories that prove the world is completely out to lunch!
1990, Plume, published by the Penguin Group
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in English
0452265452 9780452265455
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Table of Contents
Introduction
In the wrong place at the wrong time
Weird haberdashery
People who won't take no for an answer
The entrepreneurial spirit
Makes sense to me
No artificial ingredients
Far-from-perfect crimes
It seemed like a good idea at the time
The great pretenders
The sports section
Fire
Surges of testosterone
A poor choice of words
First things first
The world as I see it
Medical milestones
Visions of Mary and Jesus
On the job
Okay, you explain it
In context
Oops
Put some clothes on
Weird weapons
Chutzpah
Marching to their own tune
Government
Gives me the willies
Fruits of research
The only way out
Let's make a deal
Fetishes on parade
Don't lose your head
Missed the point
Nuts behind the wheel
Legislative thrusts
When in Rome
Thanks for nothing
Just can't say goodbye
Order in the court
Last days of the planet
Weird coincidences
The voices in my head
Weird clergy
Felonious food
Reached the boiling point
Their 15 minutes
Occupational hazards
Wrong arm of the law
Odd endings
Even we didn't believe these
Lists
Uncategorically weird
Lists
Uncategorically weird
Appendix : A few notes on weirdology
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