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Offbeat - News February 16, 2012 See Offbeat Weather Calif. Man Jailed for Cooking Cats: Cops (NBC Miami) Jason Louis Wilmert, 36, is being held in the Kern County Jail on misdemeanor charges of animal cruelty and using a pet or domesticated animal for food, The Associated Press reported. The Top Ten Craziest Things People Have Sold Their Body For (ranker) Since there have been human beings there have been people willing to give it up for money... or McNuggets or iPads or homework. Man Fabricated Carjacking for a Free Ride: Cops (NBC Miami) A Florida man allegedly admitted he had falsified a carjacking in hopes of getting a free police escort back to his Hollywood, Fla. Woman Says She Lied to Serve on a Jury (NBC New York) Most people lie to get out of jury duty, but a Bronx woman allegedly lied her way onto a jury last year. $1 Million in US Gold Coins Fall from French Rafters (NBC Philadelphia) A worker renovating a former grape-drying facility in France hit an unlikely motherlode when he struck the ceiling with a crowbar. Janitor satellites to grab space junk (WANE-TV Fort Wayne) Swiss scientists said Wednesday they plan to launch a "janitor satellite" specially designed to get rid of orbiting debris known as space junk. Bulldog adopts 6 little pigs in Germany (WTSP-TV Saint Petersburg) French bulldog named Baby, left, attends the feeding of wild boar piglets at the Lehnitz animal sanctuary outside Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, Feb. Man stricken eating Heart Attack burger (WLUK-TV Green Bay) Menu warnings nearly proved true for a man at a downtown Las Vegas restaurant that offers "Bypass" burgers, "Flatliner" fries and free meals to people over 350 pounds. Trinidad Moruga Scorpion, hottest chile (WLFI-TV West Lafayette) There are super-hot chile varieties. And then there's the sweat-inducing, tear-generating, mouth-on-fire Trinidad Moruga Scorpion. Student Suspended for "Hot For Teacher" Essay (NBC Dallas) Joseph Corlett's "Hot for Teacher" landed him in the hot seat. The 56-year-old California resident was suspended for three semesters from Oakland University for writing about his attraction to his professor. Pa. smokehouse fire 'best-smelling in long time' (WHDH) Firefighters in Pennsylvania have managed to save 200 pounds of Polish sausage from what they're calling the best-smelling fire they've doused in years. Hand gives cops clue about fake shoes (WLFI-TV West Lafayette) Police say one of the first clues the Nike shoes might be fake was the logo of Michael Jordan. More Offbeat News...

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