Copyright (c) 2009 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved. http://news.yahoo.com/i/1715 Most Viewed - Odd News en-us Sat, 07 Nov 2009 04:56:33 GMT 5 142 18 http://news.yahoo.com/i/1715 http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142b.gif http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewedod/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091106/ap_on_fe_st/as_odd_skorea_aspiring_driver ap/20091106/as_odd_skorea_aspiring_driver AP odd Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:36:49 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewedod/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091106/ap_on_fe_st/as_odd_skorea_aspiring_driver"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091106/capt.3b767d6a73f542ac9d0099a2256f65bf.south_korea_aspiring_driver_sel801.jpg?x=87&y=130&q=85&sig=Cwac57omg3U6PwdTphxqxQ--" align="left" height="130" width="87" alt="68-year-old South Korean woman Cha Sa-soon shows her application form for a driver's license in Wanju, south of Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009. Cha has passed the written exam required for a driver's license Wednesday after hundreds of failed attempts over the past four years, police said Friday. (AP Photo/Yonhap, Kim Dong-chul)" border="0" /></a>AP - A woman in South Korea who tried to pass the written exam for a driver's license with near-daily attempts since April 2005 has finally succeeded on her 950th time. The aspiring driver spent more than 5 million won ($4,200) in application fees, but until now had failed to score the minimum 60 out of a possible 100 points needed to get behind the wheel for a driving test.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewedod/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091106/ap_on_fe_st/as_odd_skorea_aspiring_driver"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091106/capt.3b767d6a73f542ac9d0099a2256f65bf.south_korea_aspiring_driver_sel801.jpg?x=87&y=130&q=85&sig=Cwac57omg3U6PwdTphxqxQ--" align="left" height="130" width="87" alt="photo" title="68-year-old South Korean woman Cha Sa-soon shows her application form for a driver's license in Wanju, south of Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009. Cha has passed the written exam required for a driver's license Wednesday after hundreds of failed attempts over the past four years, police said Friday. (AP Photo/Yonhap, Kim Dong-chul)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewedod/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091106/od_nm/us_missengland nm/20091106/us_missengland Reuters odd Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:29:10 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewedod/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091106/od_nm/us_missengland"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091106/i/r783291815.jpg?x=86&y=130&q=85&sig=GUa98DOa0c805uOX.Wro7g--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="Rachel Christie after being crowned Miss England in London, July 20, 2009. REUTERS/Miss England/Handout" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Beauty pageant winner Miss England gave up her title on Friday after reports she had been involved in a nightclub brawl with another beauty queen.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewedod/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091106/od_nm/us_missengland"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091106/i/r783291815.jpg?x=86&y=130&q=85&sig=GUa98DOa0c805uOX.Wro7g--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="photo" title="Rachel Christie after being crowned Miss England in London, July 20, 2009. REUTERS/Miss England/Handout" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewedod/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091106/od_nm/us_rental nm/20091106/us_rental Reuters health Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:31:44 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewedod/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091106/od_nm/us_rental"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091106/i/r2041420812.jpg?x=118&y=130&q=85&sig=0o0nWTjACD27AhI6vvPy5Q--" align="left" height="130" width="118" alt="Jason Sadler, 26, who founded www.iwearyourshirt.com, is seen in this undated handout photo. REUTERS/iwearyourshirt.com/Handout" border="0" /></a>Reuters - A T-shirt a day has kept unemployment at bay for an American man who is making about $85,000 a year by selling advertising space on his torso.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewedod/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091106/od_nm/us_rental"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091106/i/r2041420812.jpg?x=118&y=130&q=85&sig=0o0nWTjACD27AhI6vvPy5Q--" align="left" height="130" width="118" alt="photo" title="Jason Sadler, 26, who founded www.iwearyourshirt.com, is seen in this undated handout photo. REUTERS/iwearyourshirt.com/Handout" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewedod/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091106/ap_on_fe_st/us_odd_unusual_hunt ap/20091106/us_odd_unusual_hunt AP odd Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:35:26 GMT AP - Retired orthopedic surgeon Chris Smith thought his hunt was over when he bagged a white tail deer with a bow and arrow near Sheridan. Because the light was fading, he decided to return the next day to recover the deer. But when he returned Wednesday morning, the carcass had been covered by grass and bush &mdash; which is what mountain lions typically do. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewedod/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091106/ap_on_fe_st/us_odd_two_holes_in_one ap/20091106/us_odd_two_holes_in_one AP odd Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:46:48 GMT AP - A single hole-in-one is a big enough dream for most golfers. But two in one round? That's some luck. Reeves Barbour, the 30-year-old son of Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour, had two aces in a single round Oct. 25 on a Robert Trent Jones course in Gainesville, Va. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewedod/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091106/ap_on_fe_st/us_odd_sleepwalker_beaten ap/20091106/us_odd_sleepwalker_beaten AP odd Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:36:32 GMT AP - Charges have been filed against three men accused of beating a man who sleepwalks after they found him asleep in one of the men's apartment. Iowa City Police Sgt. Troy Kelsay said the 21-year-old victim who was not identified, suffered injuries over most of his body. Kelsay said the man's injuries did not appear to require hospitalization, but the victim was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewedod/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091106/ap_on_fe_st/us_odd_rolex_obsessed_thief ap/20091106/us_odd_rolex_obsessed_thief AP odd Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:01:44 GMT AP - A Florida thief with a peculiar penchant for Rolex watches faces up to 25 years in prison. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewedod/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091106/ap_on_fe_st/us_odd_circus_elephant_escapes ap/20091106/us_odd_circus_elephant_escapes AP odd Fri, 06 Nov 2009 02:45:48 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewedod/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091106/ap_on_fe_st/us_odd_circus_elephant_escapes"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091105/capt.3e19dc0531e048e885e63c5a4590cd5d.odd_elephant_sideswiped_okeni101.jpg?x=130&y=83&q=85&sig=Y0.D_4eXz7R2La2Zv.6vMw--" align="left" height="83" width="130" alt="An elephant that escaped from the Family Fun Circus at the Garfield County Fairgrounds after being spooked caused a vehicle accident Wednesday night, Nov. 4, 2009 as it ran along North the U.S. 81 bypass in Enid, Okla. According to Enid Police Department Sgt. Billy Varney, the couple in the vehicle were not injured. The elephant suffered a broken tusk, a hurt leg and bumps, bruises and scratches, he said. (AP Photo/Enid News & Eagle, Billy Hefton)" border="0" /></a>AP - It's not unusual to see a deer or a cow crossing Oklahoma's rural highways. But an elephant? A couple driving home from church nearly slammed into a giant pachyderm that had escaped from a nearby circus late Wednesday.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewedod/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091106/ap_on_fe_st/us_odd_circus_elephant_escapes"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091105/capt.3e19dc0531e048e885e63c5a4590cd5d.odd_elephant_sideswiped_okeni101.jpg?x=130&y=83&q=85&sig=Y0.D_4eXz7R2La2Zv.6vMw--" align="left" height="83" width="130" alt="photo" title="An elephant that escaped from the Family Fun Circus at the Garfield County Fairgrounds after being spooked caused a vehicle accident Wednesday night, Nov. 4, 2009 as it ran along North the U.S. 81 bypass in Enid, Okla. According to Enid Police Department Sgt. Billy Varney, the couple in the vehicle were not injured. The elephant suffered a broken tusk, a hurt leg and bumps, bruises and scratches, he said. (AP Photo/Enid News & Eagle, Billy Hefton)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewedod/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091107/ap_on_fe_st/us_odd_stolen_car_court_appearance ap/20091107/us_odd_stolen_car_court_appearance AP odd Sat, 07 Nov 2009 04:21:58 GMT AP - The California Highway Patrol say a man stole a car to make a court appearance on a previous auto theft charge. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewedod/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091106/ap_on_fe_st/us_odd_marijuana_drunk_driving ap/20091106/us_odd_marijuana_drunk_driving AP odd Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:38:53 GMT AP - Oregon police have charged a man with drunk driving after he called 911 to report his marijuana as stolen but the dispatcher couldn't understand him because he was vomiting while on the road. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewedod/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091107/ap_on_fe_st/as_odd_new_zealand_manure_sculpture ap/20091107/as_odd_new_zealand_manure_sculpture AP odd Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:04:42 GMT AP - A sculpture of a New Zealand government minister crafted from cow manure sold for New Zealand dollars 3,080 ($2,220) on an auction Web site. The bust of New Zealand Environment Minister Nick Smith, sculpted as a protest by artist Sam Mahon, attracted 112 bids before being picked up by an anonymous buyer on Friday. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewedod/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091107/wl_uk_afp/britainroyalsoffbeat afp/20091107/britainroyalsoffbeat AFP world Sat, 07 Nov 2009 04:56:33 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewedod/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091107/wl_uk_afp/britainroyalsoffbeat"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091107/capt.photo_1257569021312-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=87&q=85&sig=d9SKxh1Ek0Sm.pLAZtdgCA--" align="left" height="87" width="130" alt="File picture shows a butcher behind his counter in London. A butcher who received a medal from Queen Elizabeth kept his trusty pen tucked behind his ear throughout the ceremony, newspapers reported Saturday.(AFP/File/Sinead Lynch)" border="0" /></a>AFP - A butcher who received a medal from Queen Elizabeth kept his trusty pen tucked behind his ear throughout the ceremony, newspapers reported Saturday.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewedod/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091107/wl_uk_afp/britainroyalsoffbeat"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091107/capt.photo_1257569021312-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=87&q=85&sig=d9SKxh1Ek0Sm.pLAZtdgCA--" align="left" height="87" width="130" alt="photo" title="File picture shows a butcher behind his counter in London. A butcher who received a medal from Queen Elizabeth kept his trusty pen tucked behind his ear throughout the ceremony, newspapers reported Saturday.(AFP/File/Sinead Lynch)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewedod/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091106/od_nm/us_france_robbery nm/20091106/us_france_robbery Reuters odd Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:29:53 GMT Reuters - French police are looking for the driver of a security van suspected of driving off with more than 10 million euros ($14.85 million) after the man vanished, apparently after first clearing out his flat.