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A 60-year-old Nigerian man was crushed to death by an elephant while
trying to collect the elephant's fresh dung for use in traditional medicine.
The elephant, very possessive of its feces, proceeded to go on a rampage in the
small village of Bokkos, in the northeast of the country, injuring five other
people before being shot dead.
Hungry Hungry Hippos
The Warsaw Zoo, looking to get rid of two hippopatumae, placed an ad
in the Gazeta Wyborczaa that read, "To adopt a hippopotamus, call
619-7775." According to a zoo spokesman, the hippos' father will no longer let
the one- and three-year-old hippos remain in the small zoo pond. To adopt the
hippo, potential caretakers have to prove that they can spend $250/month for
the next 40 years to feed the hippos, as well as to provide heated ponds so the
hippos don't freeze in the cold Polish winter.
Thirst-quencher
A teacher in the southern province of Guangxi, China was fired last
month after the Guangming Daily reported that he had forced his
12-year-old students to drink urine. According to the paper, "some of the
children were taken ill with vomiting and others rushed to a nearby pond to
rinse out thier mouths." GESO has lodged a complaint that the teacher is being
punished for his innovative techniques, and should be rehired with back-pay.
NY offers twist on Toys for Guns
Police officials in New York were looking for 400 guns after
Edward Villegas, a deliveryman taking guns from John F. Kennedy airport in New
York to New Jersey decided to give them away for free crack-cocaine. One police
officer said, "We heard they were calling him Santa Claus on the street."
--Compiled by Michael Rubin from The Jordan Times
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