xxxNews Of The Weirdxxx
Bizarre but true stories about real people collected by syndicated columnist Chuck Shepherd.
Ingrid Nicholls, a black woman, was originally told by her hospital in Reading, England, that the only foot prosthesis she was entitled to from the National Health Service was a white one and that she’d have to pay extra for black (but two days later, NHS changed its mind).
The city council in Duluth, Minn., tried to help a local community arts group by selling them the old National Guard armory for $1, but then the group’s check bounced.
Canada’s foreign ministry announced that, for “security” reasons, it would issue no more passports in which applicants’ photos show them smiling.
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