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Offbeat Carnival goes to the dogs with Rio pet parade (Photo Gallery)

By JENNY BARCHFIELD, Associated Press Published: Feb 12, 2012 at 6:39 PM PST

Most pre-Carnival street parties in Brazil are all about samba, but the moves on display at Sunday's Blocao parade were focused more on wagging and strategic sniffing than on fancy footwork.

Offbeat Pa. couple: We captured a purple squirrel (Video)

By Associated Press Published: Feb 10, 2012 at 9:29 AM PST

Jersey Shore resident Percy Emert says he and his wife, Connie, caught the purple squirrel Sunday in a trap with peanuts. He says even the insides of its ears were purple.

Offbeat Photos: Pretty pooches on parade (Photo Gallery)

By Associated Press Published: Feb 11, 2012 at 10:01 AM PST

Offbeat Hundreds ask Vermont to keep prank pig on police decal

By Associated Press Published: Feb 10, 2012 at 8:47 AM PST

Remember the pig hidden within the decal on the doors of some Vermont State Police cruisers? There's now a movement under way to keep it there.

Offbeat Uggie, `War Horse' among Pawscar award winners

By Associated Press Published: Feb 9, 2012 at 8:15 PM PST

The Oscars aren't until Feb. 26, but winners of the Pawscars are already celebrating.

Offbeat Necklace flushed down toilet returned months later

By Associated Press Published: Feb 9, 2012 at 2:57 PM PST Last Updated: Feb 10, 2012 at 10:59 AM PST

A California woman has her gold necklace back months after she accidentally flushed it down her toilet.

Offbeat Man wins race up Empire State Building for seventh time (Photo Gallery)

By DEEPTI HAJELA Associated Press Published: Feb 9, 2012 at 8:29 AM PST

Stuttgart resident Thomas Dold completed the Empire State Building Run-Up on Wednesday in 10 minutes and 28 seconds.

Offbeat Photos: Best of your pet photos (Photo Gallery)

Published: Feb 8, 2012 at 5:14 PM PST

Offbeat Mom gives birth to 15 pound baby

By Associated Press Published: Feb 8, 2012 at 6:48 AM PST

A mother in central China has given birth to a 15.52 pound baby, possibly the largest newborn on record since the country's founding in 1949.

Offbeat Ex-Calif. mayor admits stealing mixer to make pizza

By Associated Press Published: Feb 8, 2012 at 4:27 PM PST Last Updated: Feb 9, 2012 at 11:35 AM PST

The former mayor of a Los Angeles suburb has pleaded guilty to stealing a commercial food mixer from the local school district so he could make dough for his home pizza oven.

Offbeat President embraces inner geek, fires marshmallow launcher (Photo Gallery) (Video)

By JIM KUHNHENN Associated Press Published: Feb 7, 2012 at 3:50 PM PST Last Updated: Feb 7, 2012 at 4:09 PM PST

"The Secret Service is going ot be mad at me about this," President Barack Obama said as he fired a student's marshmallow air cannon at the White House Science Fair.

Offbeat Critic awarded for year's most scathing book review

By Associated Press Published: Feb 7, 2012 at 12:55 PM PST

A critic who accused a Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist of scattering literary allusions like "tin cans tied to a tricycle" has won a prize for the year's most lacerating book review.

Offbeat Baseball team take bids on Kardashian-Humphries signed ball

By Associated Press Published: Feb 7, 2012 at 11:26 AM PST

The team announced Tuesday it will auction off a baseball autographed by reality starlet Kim Kardashian and her ex-husband Kris Humphries

Offbeat Love gone wrong? Go digital to get over an ex

By LEANNE ITALIE Associated Press Published: Feb 6, 2012 at 10:54 AM PST Last Updated: Feb 6, 2012 at 11:15 AM PST

Forget a pampering makeover to help heal your broken heart this Valentine's Day. Go for a "digital breakover" instead, using a growing number of tech tools to save you from yourself or to sob on a safe shoulder in the ether.

Offbeat Simpson dolls join Barbie on Iran ban list

By NASSER KARIMI Associated Press Published: Feb 6, 2012 at 8:27 AM PST

An Iranian government-affiliated agency has banned dolls of the Simpsons cartoon characters, who join Barbie and others on a toy blacklist, an independent newspaper reported on Monday.

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