AP - Nearly a dozen central Florida firefighters pulled a 2-month-old foal from some deep doo-doo after the little horse fell into a septic tank.

AP - Paul Murphy came all the way from Glasgow, Scotland, to stand against the back wall of The Irish Pub with a pint in his hand and a paper bag on his head.

AP - Two teenagers, one dangling from a rope tied to an interstate bridge and holding a can of spray paint, did not see Sheriff’s Deputy Melissa Myers when she drove up. They never got a chance to express their love with graffiti.

AP - A long love story is over at a German zoo: Petra the swan and her swan-shaped paddleboat are parting ways. Petra, a black swan, became a minor celebrity in 2006 when she became so attached to the boat which is shaped like an oversized white swan that she refused to leave its side.

AP - Ben Russell has a title most people would walk away from. Russell, 15, from Eagle River, Alaska, beat seven other contestants from around the country to claim the title of rottenest sneakers in the country.

Reuters - California resident Nancy Fiddler
has put for sale on eBay a mastodon skeleton that takes up most
of her garage. The minimum bid — $115,000.

Reuters - An American in Costa Rica
was caught smuggling nearly a pound of cocaine (0.4 kg) in his
stomach after he went into convulsions on a plane bound for
Miami, police said on Friday.

Reuters - A Japanese sailor has set out from Hawaii
for Japan, hoping to complete the 7,000 km (4,400 mile) journey
using only the power of the waves beneath his boat.

Reuters - It is the one moment every man wants to
get right — and which London floor-fitter Lefkos Hajji could
hardly have got more wrong.

Reuters - The Florida Senate wants
public school students to pull up their pants. Lawmakers passed
a bill Thursday that could mean suspensions for students with
droopy britches.

Reuters - The Lloyd’s of London insurance market
has insured the nose of a leading wine maker and taster for 5
million euros (3.9 million pounds), covering the Bordeaux
producer against the loss of his nose and sense of smell.