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Published October 14, 2008 03:11 pm -

Weird News: Seemed like a good idea


By Chuck Shepherd, Universal Press

Critters 4, Humans 0: (1) A 17-year-old boy in Reno, Nev., accidentally set his family’s house on fire trying to kill spiders (August). A woman in Santa Fe, N.M., accidentally caused severe fire damage to her home while trying to torch a rattlesnake (July). A 26-year-old man in Mobile, Ala., accidentally caused $80,000 damage to his home and a shed trying to kill a swarm of bees (June). A Buddhist monk accidentally burned down his temple in Ojiya City, Japan, trying to destroy a hornets’ nest (September).



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