It's a mad world

A Pennsylvania man in a hospital gown stole $50 from his ex-girlfriend at Wal-Mart, then tried to flee on a store-owned motorized shopping scooter. ACTUAL NEW REPORT

As a Weight Watcher group gathered for a routine weigh-in, the dieters got an idea of how far they still had to go: The floor underneath them collapsed. ACTUAL NEWS REPORT

Canada's second-oldest magazine, The Beaver, is changing its name to "Canada's History" because its current name leaves an unintended sexual connotation, which has caused the history journal to become snagged in Internet filters and has turned off potential readers.
When The Beaver started publication in 1920, the name evoked only Canada's thriving fur industry. Ninety years later, the fur trade has diminished and the magazine's name has become slang for female genitals. ACTUAL ARTICLE