OFFBEAT NEWS:

United Airlines Passenger Gets Stung By Scorpion

United Airlines can’t catch a break. Just days after the airline came under fire for the way it savagely handled a customer on an overbooked flight, another passenger was in need of medical attention after traveling on United. This time though, it was a scorpion that did the damage. That’s right, a scorpion.

Richard Bell was on a United flight from Houston to Calgary when he was stung by a scorpion that had fallen from an overhead bin. Cabin staff contacted a doctor on the ground who gave directions on how to help the man. According to United, the man’s injuries are not life threatening.

No word on how exactly a scorpion made its way on board.

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Firefighters Had To Rescue A Cat And Its Owner After They Both Got Stuck

We’ve heard plenty of stories of firefighters having to rescue cats that get stuck in a tree. Humans who get stuck in a tree? That’s less likely. A woman in Topeka, Kansas climbed up to try and rescue her pet…but ended up getting stuck herself.

Eventually, authorities came and were able to rescue both the feline and her owner from 16-feet up in the tree. Her name isn’t being released, which she’s probably thankful for.

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STUPID CRIMINALS:

Woman arrested while wearing a very fitting t-shirt:

Ladion Logan is not only a criminal, but a bad mom, too. The 31-year-old was arrested after she crashed into a parked car while drunk…with her six-year-old son in the back of the car. When police arrived, Logan did not go quietly but at least her son was uninjured. Logan’s now facing drunk driving, resisting arrest, and endangering the welfare of a child charges. Oh, and she was arrested while wearing a shirt that reads “support your local bartender.”

Someone tried to steal from a Walmart by shooting at locks:

Authorities in Bend, Oregon are looking for the man who used his gun to try and steal electronics from the local Walmart. The man walked into the store and fired two rounds in the electronics department, reportedly to break the locks so he could get his hands on the more expensive stuff. He fled empty handed but the store was put on lockdown just in case he tried to come back.

Thieves steal gold bars from inside a parked car:

A 52-year-old woman in Bad Radkersburg, Austria left 12 gold bars unattended in her parked car. She told authorities she was planning on using the bars, which are worth around $124-thousand, in a real estate deal. Clearly someone didn’t want that deal to go through because by the time the woman got back to her car, the gold had been stolen. No word on why regular old cash wasn’t an acceptable form of payment.