Mary, Joseph and... an astronaut star in Vatican's new nativity scene, and more of this week's weirdest news
Mary, Joseph and... an astronaut? The Vatican's unconventional nativity scene mocked
Jesus, Mary and Joseph don't normally appear alongside astronauts or Darth Vader-like figures, but the Vatican has upset some Catholics by bringing them together in its latest nativity scene.
Pope Francis inaugurated the scene, which features a number of life-sized ceramic figures, last Friday, but many people have expressed their disapproval of its unusual appearance.
The nativity scene has drawn criticism from many Catholics.
A small town in North Carolina is installing a cannon to get rid of vultures
A small town in North Carolina is planning to install a propane cannon on top of a high school in order to combat vultures that have been gathering in the area.
The town will use a cannon to try and keep vultures from gathering.
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Bunn, which is located approximately 30 miles northeast of Raleigh, announced that it would be temporarily installing a cannon on the roof of its high school gymnasium on December 22 and leave it in place until January 3. The town, with a population of around 350 people, told CNN it planned the installation of the cannon for when kids were out of school on winter break.
Ghost boat carrying 1,400 pounds of cocaine washes up on remote Pacific island
A small, unassuming boat washed up on a remote island in the Pacific last week carrying no passengers -- but loaded with around 1,430 pounds (649 kg) of cocaine.
The 18-foot (5.4-meter) fiberglass vessel was discovered on a beach at Ailuk Atoll in the Marshall Islands, a chain of coral atolls and volcanic islands between the Philippines and Hawaii.
