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Aug 19, 2019

This Eckington Couple Made A D.C. Map Out Of 10,000 Pennies … In Their Shower

The District-themed bathroom became a social media sensation over the weekend, and even caught Mayor Muriel Bowser’s attention.

Oct 24, 2012

Single Incident Proves Beyond a Reasonable Doubt That Eating Soap Makes You Do Crazy Things

A driver outside the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center became entangled in a bizarre police standoff yesterday that involved shots fired and soap eaten.

Aug 03, 2012

From the Annals of Weird and Outdated Laws: Go Ahead, March Those Cattle Around Town

Go ahead, walk that herd of cattle around D.C. It’s legal, after all.

Jun 29, 2012

From the Annals of Weird and Outdated Laws: Barrels of Corn

If someone were to approach you and offer to sell you a barrel of corn, it would be perfectly legal according to a D.C. law dating back to 1899 that remains on the books today.

Nov 23, 2011

The Night Euclid Street Unwittingly Hosted A Demolition Derby

Back on November 4, we noted an incredibly unusual occurrence in which an entire string of parked cars along the 1000 block of Euclid Street were totally smashed to bits, leaving police baffled as to what exactly happened. We finally got a chance to take a look at the preliminary police report of the incident, and boy, is it a whopper.

Nov 04, 2011

We’re Not Sure, But Ward 1 May Be Haunted By A Poltergeist

Quick, somebody call Craig T. Nelson!

 
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