The weird has Ripley effect on daily news.(FAMILY TIMES)(LIFE AND TIMES)

The Washington Times | July 9, 2006 | Copyright

Byline: Jennifer Harper, THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Stop the presses. German thieves have stolen a roller coaster, Prince Charles is worshipped on the isle of Tanna, wearing flip-flops is a firing offense, the rock group Kiss has its own brand of coffee, a Welsh sheep thinks it's a dog, and Friday is the happiest day of the week, this according to esteemed scholars at a well-known British university.

Oh, and an Austrian burglar was apprehended after falling asleep in the bed of one of his victims.

It's all true, it's all weird, and it's all news. Why, ...

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