Clowns, magicians and pony rides are so yesterday.
The latest trend for kids’ birthday parties in Florida is inviting an alligator to swim with the guests in the family pool.
An entrepreneur named Bob Barrett provides baby gators with their mouths taped shut for $175.
“It’s taken off like wildfire’’ he said.
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He must have had a really, really, bad case of the munchies.
Cops in Scranton, Pa., said a pot dealer tried to destroy evidence — by eating a marijuana plant they found in his home.
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Rhode Island may be the smallest state — but it produced the world’s biggest pumpkin.
The huge gourd weighs 2,009 pounds.
Grower Ron Wallace will have a very happy Halloween. His 1-ton creation won $15,500 at a local fair.
The current Guinness record for heaviest pumpkin is a mere 1,810.5 pounds.
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Two patrons of an all-you-can-eat buffet in the English city of Brighton have been banned for life — for pigging out.
George Dalmon, 26, and Andy Niles, 25, were finally shown the door at the Mongolian barbecue after scarfing down about five bowls each of stir fry every time they showed up.
And the manager complained that in two years, they never tipped or ordered anything extra, except some bottles of water.
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The Scottish village of Glenelg, like many towns around the world, has adopted a sister city.
But it’s unlikely they’ll be hosting each other’s dignitaries anytime soon.
The other Glenelg is 35 million miles away.
Scientists recently gave the name to a valley on Mars.
And now residents of the Scottish town plan to hold an event called “Space, Stars and Mars’’ to celebrate their bonding.