| Tunisian 12-baby pregnancy claim pronounced falseTUNIS, Tunisia — A Tunisian health official says a woman who claimed she was pregnant with 12 babies underwent a medical examination that showed she is not pregnant. The official says the 30-year-old teacher from central Tunisia had agreed to the ultrasound exam after initially refusing. READ STORY |
| ![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20090820160113im_/http://images.chron.com/images/odot.gif) | ![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20090820160113im_/http://images.chron.com/photos/2006/07/26/video/video.gif) CHRON.COM VIDEOS | DARWIN AWARDS ![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20090820160113im_/http://images.chron.com/photos/2005/09/02/arrow/arrow.gif) A salute to those who remove themselves from the human gene pool in really stupid ways. | | URBAN LEGENDS ![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20090820160113im_/http://images.chron.com/photos/2005/09/02/arrow/arrow.gif) A collection of well-known and obscure tall tales of our time. | | FARK ![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20090820160113im_/http://images.chron.com/photos/2005/09/02/arrow/arrow.gif) The online king. | | Share your bizarre photos | |
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YOSHIKAZU TSUNO : AFP/Getty Images | At the stroke of midnight ... — Jackie the sea lion paints the word "ox" in Chinese character as part of a preparation to welcome the New Year of the Ox in Yokohama, Japan. See this and more offbeat photos here. |
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| | Plastic surgery ![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20090820160113im_/http://images.chron.com/photos/2005/09/02/arrow/arrow.gif) The worst male celebrity cosmetic procedures, with before and after images. |
| | Gross me out ![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20090820160113im_/http://images.chron.com/photos/2005/09/02/arrow/arrow.gif) Ripley's Believe It Or Not opens in Times Square. |
| | Bubble man ![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20090820160113im_/http://images.chron.com/photos/2005/09/02/arrow/arrow.gif) Fan Yang performs part of his off-Broadway show Gazillion Bubble Show. |
| | A real hot rod ![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20090820160113im_/http://images.chron.com/photos/2005/09/02/arrow/arrow.gif) St. Louis man converts a 1975 Porsche into a barbecue pit and smoker. |
| | Pampered pets ![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20090820160113im_/http://images.chron.com/photos/2005/09/02/arrow/arrow.gif) These little guys get luxury rooms at the Wag Hotel in San Francisco. |
| | Fiesta Pooch Parade ![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20090820160113im_/http://images.chron.com/photos/2005/09/02/arrow/arrow.gif) San Antonio canines get in the act to celebrate the Alamo City's annual event. |
| | Too cute Knut ![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20090820160113im_/http://images.chron.com/photos/2005/09/02/arrow/arrow.gif) Berlin's celebrity polar bear cub, rejected by his mother, is all the rage. |
| | Pillow Fight ![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20090820160113im_/http://images.chron.com/photos/2005/09/02/arrow/arrow.gif) No featherweights allowed in Pillow Fight League |
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