Odd News

Flint, Mich. -- Police in Michigan said they arrested an alleged robbery suspect who attempted to use his credit card to buy crack cocaine.

Dulce, Ind. -- An Indiana man lost for four days after his car became lodged in deep snow said he survived on Mountain Dew and mountain snow.

Malmo, Sweden -- The Swedish tax agency has been ordered to pay damages to a 79-year-old woman who was mistakenly classified as dead.

New York -- A group of New York urban artists are decorating city poles with satirical messages disguised as actual road signs.

New York -- Residents of a New York neighborhood said a flock of about a dozen chickens has descended on the area.

New York -- The principal of a New York school has a message for whoever took the facility's life-sized fiberglass cow: You made the children cry.

Berkeley, Calif. -- Police at a California university said thieves have stolen necessary flushing hardware from more than three dozen campus toilets.

Washington -- Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's use of crib notes written on her hand during a speech became humorous fodder for White House spokesman Robert Gibbs Tuesday.

Auronzo Di Cadore, Italy -- An Italian man said he is vying for Guinness World Record fame by creating a 26-foot scale model of Venice's St. Mark's bell tower completely out of chocolate.

San Francisco -- A group of California fishermen who sent a message in a bottle two years ago said they were delighted when someone found the bottle and even sent a reply.