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Extra, Extra: Guess Which Former NYC Mayor Gave Carol Brady An STD
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Ben Yakas
Published May 9, 2015
Modified May 9, 2015
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- Jeremy Piven complained on Twitter that he was held "hostage" in Philly on a redirected flight to JFK for over seven hours.
- A beautiful dumb dog ate 23 bullets, has no idea how dumb he is.
- Two patriotic seals wore berets and twirled guns in honor of Mother Russia.
- Former "Brady Bunch" star Florence Henderson claims she got an STD from former mayor John Lindsay.
- Check out this cool project in which a designer recreates vandalized subway ads on her own face with makeup and props.
- Goat pranking sounds like the most pleasant form of bullying ever.
- Learn how to turn your pizza into a magic eight ball.
- A 16-foot-long great white shark named Mary Lee was spotted swimming off the coast of New Jersey.
- Queens high school is 70% girls, so prom is a problem.
- A girl was rescued after being wedged between boulders in Central Park.
- And finally, a turkey kicks a ball around with a little girl:
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