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Rednecks

Goat with birthmark moves Dale Earnhardt fans to tears

Goat’s birthmark seen as Earnhardt tribute

A four-month-old goat with a curious birthmark has fans of the late racing star Dale Earnhardt flocking to a north Florida farm to get an up-close look. The brown goat has been named Lil’ Dale. It was born with a distinctive white number-three on her right side. That just happens to be the number of Earnhardt’s race car.

Who Says Atheists Don’t Indoctrinate?

At Camp Quest, free inquiry and skepticism rule

"’Being an atheist is only natural’, said Edwin Kagin, a Union, Ky., attorney who founded Camp Quest in 1996 in conjunction with the Free Inquiry Group of Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky. ‘Everyone is born an atheist,’ said Kagin, a South Carolina native whose father was a Presbyterian minister. ‘They may not think they are, but they are. They’re not born with any notion of a god.’"

Beauty, Eh!

Study: Beer Builds Strong Bones

"Scientists have kept the secret to strong bones bottled up for years. Now, a new study has raised the bar on the list of nutrients that could have benefits…A new study shows beer is rich in the mineral silicon. Researchers said that learning which parts of our diet have high concentrations of silicon may be key to preventing osteoporosis."

Butt Seriously…

Blind Psychic Reads Butts

“July 11 – Forget palm-reading. A blind German psychic claimed Tuesday he could read people’s futures by feeling their naked buttocks. “

“Clairvoyant Ulf Buck, 39, claims that people’s backsides have lines like those on the palm of the hand, which can be read to reveal much about their character and destiny”

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