Reuters Odd News Summary
Chicago Tribune
Following is a summary of current odd news briefs. Bradley to hold fire after Twitter users left spitting mad MARANA, Arizona (Reuters) – A dumb-founded Keegan Bradley said even he was taken aback by his excessive spitting as he watched television …

Odd news: Gun found in donated piano
Herald and News
PITTSFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) – Police say an unloaded gun has been found inside a piano that was donated to a southeast Michigan nursing home years ago. AnnArbor.com reports that staff at Whitehall Healthcare Center in Pittsfield Township, …

Wacky world of the NFL's Wonderlic exam
Tucson Citizen
by Bob Young on Feb. 21, 2012, under Arizona Republic News We always look forward to the NFL combine, which gets under way Wednesday in Indianapolis. Bench-press repetitions, 40-yard-dash times and vertical hops all are critical to evaluating …

Wacky winner … Helena Bonham Carter with her CBE
The Sun
By SARAH HAJIBAGHERI THE King's Speech star Helena Bonham Carter met real-life royalty today as she was honoured with a CBE. The quirky actress received the gong for her services to drama after a glittering acting career that saw her play the Queen …

Celebrity parents on the “wacky baccy”
The Imperfect Parent
Sir Paul McCartney, beloved Beatle and father-of five was introduced to “wacky baccy” by the one and only, Bob Dylan. The introduction resulted in almost a lifelong love affair. Throughout the rearing of his four children with Linda McCartney, …

Wacky world of Wonderlic
Arizona Republic
by Bob Young – Feb. 21, 2012 08:49 PM We always look forward to the NFL combine, which gets under way Wednesday in Indianapolis. Bench-press repetitions, 40-yard-dash times and vertical hops all are critical to evaluating prospective draft picks.

These cakes wacky to make, fun to eat
Winnipeg Free Press
A timely letter from Jeanie Dubberley reminded me that long before people were thinking about vegan diets or food allergies, there was wacky cake. Most food historians trace wacky cake back to Second World War days, when North American housewives had …

Wacky Physics: New Uncertainty About the Uncertainty Principle
LiveScience.com
One of the most often quoted, yet least understood, tenets of physics is the uncertainty principle. Formulated by German physicist Werner Heisenberg in 1927, the rule states that the more precisely you measure a particle's position, the less precisely …

Alice event offers some wacky racing
Oxford Mail
THE 150th birthday of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland will see a wacky race on the eve of the Olympic torch visit to Oxford. As the eyes of the world turn to the city, hundreds will gather for a “madcap Caucus Race” in Merton Field, next to Christ …

Berkeley Rep's Doctor Dispenses Wild, Wacky Remedy for the Blahs
Huffington Post
Jacob Ming-Trent, Steven Epp, Allen Gilmore and Liam Craig in Doctor. Photos courtesy of kevinberne.com In 1666 Moliere dashed off A Doctor in Spite of Himself in a few days to compensate for the stony reception that had just greeted The Misanthrope.