OFFBEAT NEWS:

Fortune Teller Being Forced To Pay $850K For ‘Brainwashing’ Client

One woman in Japan got way more than she bargained for when she visited a psychic. In case you missed it, the fortune teller was able to convince the woman she owed her money and said the only way to pay it off was to join the sex trade.

In 2011, the client moved into the psychic’s house and handed over almost her entire income. All in all, the captor is said to have made $785-thousand over the years the victim lived with her.

Now, the so-called clairvoyant is now being ordered to cough up $850,000

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Reptile Park Is Asking People To Catch Deadly Spiders

Apparently, you can milk a spider for its venom and the Australian Reptile Park in New South Wales wants citizens to get involved. The park has an anti-venom program and are asking “responsible adults” to catch deadly funnel-web spiders they come across.

A bite from a funnel-web can kill a human within 15-minutes but despite being deadly, they don’t pose a huge risk. Over the last 100 years, only 27 people have died because of the spiders’ venom.

The reptile park isn’t expecting average Joes to go into spider catching completely blind, though.

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Woman Thinks She Has The Longest Legs In The World

Carolina Arthur has legs for days and she’s hoping to walk right into the record books. The former model from Australia claims her gams clock in at 51.5-inches from hip to heel, or a bit over four-feet.

The current record holder is Russian Svetlana Pankratova, who stands 6-foot-5 and has legs measuring 51.9 inches. Since the numbers are close, Arthur figures it’s worth getting Guinness involved.

The mother of two began modeling at 15 and says before that, she was self conscious about her height. At 36, however, she’s more comfortable than ever in her skin.

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STUPID CRIMINALS:

Former employee takes street car for a joyride:

Austria’s privacy laws prevent news organizations from publishing criminals’ identification, but that doesn’t stop them from letting us know some stupid people live there. One such person is a 36-year-old man who took a Vienna streetcar for a joyride. Authorities were able to stop him pretty fast by turning off the electricity. That’s when it was discovered the unidentified man was actually a former employee of the Vienna Lines transport authority. No word on what exactly he’s being charged with, but he’s in police custody.

Man brings a inactive grenade to the airport:

Sure, TSA rules can be hard to keep up with. One thing we should all know to leave at home when going to the airport, however? Grenades. John Gregg brought a inactive grenade in his carry on bag to West Virginia’s Yeager Airport. Naturally, it caused a bit of panic and more than a 30-minute delay. Gregg has since been cited for attempting to carry a prohibited item “into the sterile part of the airport” and transporting or possession of a hoax bomb. So far it’s unknown why exactly Gregg brought he weapon with him.

Man who pulled fire alarm tells police he’s a “drunk, stupid” football fan:

If nothing else, Dennis Harrison is self aware. The 25-year-old allegedly pulled a fire alarm inside the Hilton Boston Logan Airport hotel on a dare, waking up Pittsburgh Steelers fans in town to see their team in the championship game against the New England Patriots. When police arrived, Harrison reportedly said, “I’m drunk. I’m stupid. I’m a Pats fan.” He has since pleaded not guilty to charges of disorderly conduct, disturbing the peace, and setting off a false fire alarm and is due back in court next month.