Copyright (c) 2010 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved. http://news.yahoo.com/most-popular/recommended/odd Most Recommended Odd News en-us Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:32:32 GMT 5 142 18 http://news.yahoo.com/most-popular/recommended/odd http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142c.gif http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedod/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_odd_crack_credit_card ap/20100209/us_odd_crack_credit_card AP odd Tue, 09 Feb 2010 02:06:10 GMT AP - Authorities said a man accused of stealing a car then reporting it stolen remains in custody after telling police he was robbed at gunpoint while trying to buy crack cocaine with a credit card. The Flint Journal said the man reported Thursday night that a 2003 Chevy Malibu had been stolen. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedod/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/oly2010fskatejpnasadaoffbeat afp/20100208/oly2010fskatejpnasadaoffbeat AFP odd Mon, 08 Feb 2010 19:37:13 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedod/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/oly2010fskatejpnasadaoffbeat"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100208/capt.photo_1265657776884-1-0.jpg?x=84&y=130&q=85&sig=5YFzztZkxqFsdDwsKCl7pg--" align="left" height="130" width="84" alt="Mao Asada of Japan performs in the exhibition gala during the ISU Four Continents Figure Skating Championships in Jeonju, about 240 km south of Seoul, on January 30, 2010. AFP PHOTO/JUNG YEON-JE(AFP/Jung Yeon-Je)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Japan's figure skating star Mao Asada has captured her first honour at the Winter Olympics by having a hot dog named after her by a street vendor.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedod/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/oly2010fskatejpnasadaoffbeat"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100208/capt.photo_1265657776884-1-0.jpg?x=84&y=130&q=85&sig=5YFzztZkxqFsdDwsKCl7pg--" align="left" height="130" width="84" alt="photo" title="Mao Asada of Japan performs in the exhibition gala during the ISU Four Continents Figure Skating Championships in Jeonju, about 240 km south of Seoul, on January 30, 2010. AFP PHOTO/JUNG YEON-JE(AFP/Jung Yeon-Je)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedod/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/us_swordswallowing_record nm/20100208/us_swordswallowing_record Reuters odd Mon, 08 Feb 2010 20:10:47 GMT Reuters - An Australian performance artist set a new Guinness World Record on Monday by simultaneously swallowing 18 swords, each nearly as long as two and a half rulers. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedod/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/us_germany_cup nm/20100209/us_germany_cup Reuters odd Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:32:32 GMT Reuters - A thief in the German town of Hamelin robbed an amusement arcade by threatening the attendant with a cup of coffee, authorities said on Tuesday. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedod/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/oukoe_uk_swordswallowing_record_life nm/20100208/oukoe_uk_swordswallowing_record_life Reuters odd Mon, 08 Feb 2010 08:18:57 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedod/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/oukoe_uk_swordswallowing_record_life"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100208/capt.78fc6250db85410997f64b50a70368b6.australia_sword_swollowing_syd801.jpg?x=130&y=84&q=85&sig=XecBfhWEDul4pxkSAzLQWQ--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="In this photo supplied by Buscopan, Chayne Hultgren, AKA The Space Cowboy, put 18 swords in mouth at Martin Place in Sydney, Australia, on Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. The Space Cowboy, has set a new Guinness World Record by sticking 18 swords (52cm each) at the same time. (AP Photo/Buscopan, Joe Lararrte)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - An Australian performance artist set a new Guinness World Record on Monday by simultaneously swallowing 18 swords, each nearly as long as two and a half rulers.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedod/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/oukoe_uk_swordswallowing_record_life"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100208/capt.78fc6250db85410997f64b50a70368b6.australia_sword_swollowing_syd801.jpg?x=130&y=84&q=85&sig=XecBfhWEDul4pxkSAzLQWQ--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="photo" title="In this photo supplied by Buscopan, Chayne Hultgren, AKA The Space Cowboy, put 18 swords in mouth at Martin Place in Sydney, Australia, on Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. The Space Cowboy, has set a new Guinness World Record by sticking 18 swords (52cm each) at the same time. (AP Photo/Buscopan, Joe Lararrte)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedod/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/us_newzealand_rescue nm/20100208/us_newzealand_rescue Reuters odd Mon, 08 Feb 2010 20:09:58 GMT Reuters - A tourist who got lost on a New Zealand mountain was rescued after sending text messages to his family in Greece, newspapers and websites reported on Monday. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedod/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/us_rat nm/20100209/us_rat Reuters entertainment Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:01:42 GMT Reuters - British broadcaster ITV pleaded guilty to animal cruelty and was fined by an Australian court on Monday after a rat was killed and eaten on the reality TV show "I'm a Celebrity ... Get Me Out of Here."