This week was far from a quiet one in the world of news, the government facing (yet another) possible shutdown, Apple getting slapped with a shocking antitrust lawsuit, and every s—tposter discovering that we've been bullying a woman with cancer for weeks on end.
But more than the failings of modern America — and that fact that we did gone screwed up the whole Kate Middleton thing — a whole lot more news slipped under the radar, much of which was extremely bizarre.
From a real estate agent accidentally setting a home on fire to a Montreal man discovering he's dead, here are 20 of this week's most unhinged headlines.
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State Medicaid offices target dead people’s homes to recoup costs
2
Interstellar signal linked to aliens was actually just a truck
3
Cape Cod man learns weeks after buying new home he doesn’t own part of it
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Our homes are "too clean," should be seeded with germs, says researcher
5
‘Little Rascals’ ages 11, 12, and 16 arrested after Texas bank robbery
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Police seize 'beer bike' in Edinburgh over traffic offences
7
How a Microsoft Excel Spreadsheet From Hell Slowed Williams' F1 Cars For Years
8
Leprosy is spreading in Florida
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Moviegoer Arrested After Lewd Sexual Behavior During ‘Love Lies Bleeding’ Screening in Detroit
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Montreal man returns from vacation, gets letter from Quebec government saying he's dead
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‘I just threw them there’: Real estate agent accidentally burned down house ahead of open house
12
Bratz releases Sinéad O’Connor doll to celebrate Women’s Month
13
Airline Ordered to Pay Compensation to Passenger For Rotten Fish in Checked Luggage it Lost For Five Days
14
Lego instructs California police department to stop using Lego heads to mask identities of suspects
15
12-year-old gets hangover after being served alcohol at Michigan Outback Steakhouse
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Montana man pleads guilty to creating ‘giant hybrid sheep’
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Boeing tells airlines to check pilot seats after report that an accidental shift led plane to plunge
18
The Philadelphia Phillies are scrapping $1 hot dog nights following unruly fan behavior
19
Woman hospitalized after she says Bath & Body Works car freshener exploded in her face
20
Elizabeth Hurley felt 'safe' filming sex scenes directed by her son:' Kind of liberating'.
