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The St. Louis Cardinals baseball team is saying a cat helped turn the tide of a game, and hope that the cat will help them win more games. The cat ran into the outfield during the sixth inning of a game and caused a delay while grounds crews tried to catch it. Immediately after that delay, Cardinal’s…

Do you have Paraskevidekatriaphobia? If you do, 2012 is a bad year for you. Paraskevidekatriaphobia is the fear of Friday the 13th. In most years, two Fridays fall on the 13th. In 2012 and again in 2015 there will be three. Tom Fernsler is a University of Delaware math professor who has studied Friday…

A growing fear of the number 39 is sabotaging the booming car industry in Afghanistan. Residents believe the number is associated with a criminal in nearby Iran who reportedly had a flashy car with 39 in its license number. The sudden aversion to the number has owners of vehicles with license numbers…

There is no accounting for what some people believe. Police in Nigeria have arrested a goat on suspicion of car theft. While a group of vigilantes pursued a pair of auto crooks, one of the crooks escaped. According to a representative for the vigilantes, the other turned into a goat. So the police are…

Guyana Woman Accused As Vampire Lynched Apr 30 10:10 PM US/Eastern | GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) - A crowd of Guyanese villagers lynched an elderly woman they accused of being an evil spirit who drinks the blood of human babies, police said Monday. Authorities in the South American country said the woman…