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Weird News: Fat is where it's at
Iconic female beauty in Mauritania (and in a few other African societies, as News of the Weird has reported) regards “rolling layers of fat” as the height of sexiness, according to a July dispatch by Marie Claire magazine, and professional force-feeders earn the equivalent of about $200 each from parents for bulking up their young daughters in boot camps that sometimes serve animal fat as drinks ...

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 22:08:49 -0700

NEWS OF THE WEIRD
UPDATESn In 2007, News of the Weird highlighted the clothes cults of impoverished Congo: “I

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 14:42:16 -0700

Weird News: Name tattoo ruined alias
Face Tattoos Still a Handicap for Criminals: Royce Spottedbird Jr., 23, apparently once thought it cool to have his name tattooed on his neck.

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 21:23:49 -0700

Weird News: The dress-phone and exploding planes
Plus: Buy the Ghostbuster's car and how NOT to kill a spider Posted by Thomas Tamblyn

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 08:17:48 -0700

Weird News: Things that shouldn't be put off
(1) California requires that if a sex offender’s GPS tagging device signals that he’s in a prohibited area, parole agents must immediately respond, but that law was easier to pass than to implement.

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 22:23:49 -0700