http://www.kpic.com/news/offbeat RSS Feed for KPIC - News - Offbeat en-us Tue, 21 May 2013 15:21:51 GMT http://www.kpic.com/news/offbeat/Record-18-foot-python-caught-in-Florida-208321691.html According to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, the 18-foot-8-inch snake was caught May 11 alongside a road in rural Miami-Dade County. http://www.kpic.com/news/offbeat/Slow-pokes-Acupuncture-helps-hypothermic-turtles-208266121.html Two endangered sea turtles that are shells of their former selves after getting stranded on Cape Cod during a cold spell are getting some help easing back into the wild - from an acupuncturist. http://www.kpic.com/news/offbeat/Bumbling-crooks-accidentally-dial-911-during-crime-208132671.html Two suspects arrested for breaking into a car in Central California accidentally called 911 on a cellphone, which led police to them. http://www.kpic.com/news/offbeat/Ferris-wheel-ride-world-record-broken-in-Chicago-208130681.html A manager of Chicago's Navy Pier rode the tourist spot's Ferris wheel for more than two days, bringing the world record for the longest ride to the birthplace of the amusement park favorite. http://www.kpic.com/news/offbeat/Milwaukee-backs-off-bra-ban-for-historic-bar-207961431.html A historic Milwaukee bowling alley and bar almost went without the appropriate support after a city inspector decided dozens of bras hanging from its ceiling were a fire hazard. http://www.kpic.com/news/offbeat/Golden-Girl-Bea-Arthur-topless-painting-fetches-19M-in-NYC-207812411.html A painting of actress Bea Arthur topless has sold for $1.9 million at a New York City auction. http://www.kpic.com/news/offbeat/Texas-senior-18-bags-800-pound-record-alligator-207750201.html Texas Parks and Wildlife Department officials say 18-year-old Braxton Bielski bagged the record gator last week at Choke Canyon State Park, about 90 miles south of San Antonio. http://www.kpic.com/news/offbeat/Now-Venezuela-is-running-out-of-toilet-paper-207713021.html First milk, butter, coffee and cornmeal ran short. Now Venezuela is running out of the most basic of necessities - toilet paper. http://www.kpic.com/news/offbeat/Protesters-picket-Barbie-themed-house-in-Berlin-207720031.html Feminist protesters burned a doll on a cross and left-wing demonstrators shouted "pink stinks" at the Berlin opening of a life-sized Barbie house Thursday. http://www.kpic.com/news/offbeat/McDonalds-employee-spots-her-stolen-car-in-drive-thru-207701941.html A Kennewick woman whose car was stolen from her apartment complex saw the stolen SUV hours later - in the drive-thru of the McDonald's restaurant where she works.