Call it revenge of the turkeys.
A flock of wild turkeys in Brookline, Mass., has been attacking vehicles, homes and people.
“Some people going to work have been chased,’’ said animal-control officer Pierre Verrier.
Armed with a tennis racket, he goes to the local high school every morning to protect the kids from the real-life angry birds.
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Speaking of turkeys . . .
An ice-cream store in Wellton, Ariz., had a special menu for Thanksgiving.
It served holiday-themed flavors, including cranberry, pumpkin pie, sweet potato and — of course — turkey.
“If you don’t want to cook on Thanksgiving, you can come here and get it all in ice cream,’’ said owner Nindi Wadhwa.
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There’s gold in them thar air-conditioning units.
A Sacramento, Calif., heating and air-conditioning company says its employees, assigned to a job in an older home, stumbled on some $300,000 worth of gold dust hidden in 12 baby- food jars.
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While we’re on the subject . . .
A Japanese jewelry store is selling an-all gold revolving Christmas tree decorated with solid-gold Disney ornaments, including Mickey Mouse, Tinkerbell and Cinderella.
The $4.2 million tree is nearly 8 feet high and made of 88 pounds of pure gold.
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If you’ve always wanted to visit Sandy Island, a remote atoll between Australia and New Caledonia, you’re going to be very disappointed.
It has appeared on world maps and nautical charts for at least a decade — but up until now, nobody actually bothered to take a look at it.
A group of Australian professors finally took a 25-day voyage to the “island,’’ and found nothing but open sea.
No one can figure out how the phantom island made its way onto maps.