Weird But True

Weird but true

Where’s Waldo?

Florida scientists are trying to track down an underwater robot nicknamed “Waldo” that mysteriously vanished in the waters off the Gulf Coast.

The remote-controlled, $100,000 robot equipped with a detector to find red tide, a toxic algae bloom, has been missing for a week from the Mote Marine Laboratory in Sarasota.

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So what was wrong with the water fountain?

A Florida woman broke into a car parked at a police station to get change for the soda machine.

Sophia Paulinyce, 19, was busted for stealing $7 and charged with a felony burglary and misdemeanor larceny.

Paulinyce apologized to Fort Pierce, Fla., cops for her illegal and quite dumb bid to quench her thirst.

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God-fearing motorists can now super-size their prayers.

A preacher has set up a drive-through stand along an Arizona highway.

Matthew Cordell, 38, said drivers in need of a spiritual fix can pull in and make a variety of requests to a variety of deities.

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His cat ate it.

A German pet owner tried to get his country’s central bank to replace a 500-euro note worth about $713 after his feline feasted on it.

The bank refused because there wasn’t enough evidence that the cat had actually consumed the cash.

A court upheld the denial last week.