Weird But True

Weird but true

Detroit could soon become a firefighter fantasy camp.

The commissioner of the city’s fiscally strapped fire department has proposed allowing small-town “tourist firefighters” to tag along and help the Motor City’s Bravest on the job — and charge them for the training.

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Now we may learn how this Facebook fool “likes” it in prison.

The girlfriend of a wanted Maryland sex offender was arrested along with her fiendish beau after she went into her Facebook account and “liked” the police department in the Virginia town where they were hiding out.

Samantha Dillow said she “liked” the police only as a joke, but it helped detectives determine the fugitives’ whereabouts.

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Here’s a “bank” where you can make a deposit and scoop up more than cash.

An ice-cream shop in the Pittsburgh area is offering banking services for customers along with its frozen desserts.

The Oh Yeah! ice cream shop promises 5 percent interest on larger deposits.

The “bank” is sure to face a rocky road. State officials say the operation violates banking rules.

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Here’s a perfect example of parents’ love for their child.

A German boy with cystic fibrosis got the first double-lung transplant in the nation’s history when his mom and dad both donated one of theirs.

And genetics cooperated: Both parents had blood types compatible with that of their 12-year-old son.

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This dog really is man’s best friend.

A German shepherd in Argentina was so distraught by the death of his master in 2006 that the bereaved pooch ran away from home.

A week later, the man’s family went to his grave and found the dog, Captain, sitting there wailing. The dog reportedly has not left the grave since.

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