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Nowhere near my house, but still interesting.  But there is an Outback Steakhouse down the street, maybe he was heading there?

LEWISVILLE – Police found themselves in a chase over the weekend that involved a suspect of the hopping kind.

As a veterinarian was putting up Christmas lights at his Lewisville home, authorities said a 60-pound Kangaroo that was left in his care managed to escape out of the home’s back gate.

When police arrived on the scene to help in its capture, the kangaroo then led police on a 15 minute chase as it hopped “around in circles.”

When the chase reached just about the area it all began, authorities said the pursuit finally came to an end as Officer Scott Haney managed to catch the animal by its tail as it ran right between his legs.

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We’ve all heard of urban legends, those plausible sounding but false stories that circulate so widely on email and news groups, such as the old lady who microwaved her cat or the Nieman-Marcus $250 cookie recipe. There are several web sites devoted to researching and exposing these fake stories. The same sort of thing happens in the world of food and cooking, although on a much smaller scale. This page is my answer.How do I know these are myths? Why should you believe me over someone who says that something I call a myth is in fact true? I can’t answer that question for you but I can say that all of the information on this page has been carefully researched. I do not claim that something is true or false just because I heard it somewhere or because it seems to “makes sense.” I require that something be backed by a credible source (the key word here is “credible”) and/or that it be in accord with accepted scientific knowledge (I am a scientist by training). In most cases this is also backed up by my personal experience. I certainly do not claim to be infallible but I do try hard to present accurate, verifiable information.

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An accounting mix-up led to the wrong woman being crowned Miss California USA, and she’s relinquished her crown to the rightful winner, organizers said Monday.

Christina Silva, 24, was declared the winner of the annual state beauty pageant, but she gave up the title to Raquel Beezley, who was originally named the second runner-up. Beezely, 21, will represent the state at the Miss USA pageant next April.

The pageant’s state director, Keith Lewis, said several judges questioned the results of the November 25 competition at the Orpheum Theater in Los Angeles. Lewis said the error was discovered the next day after the ballots were opened and recounted.

“It was a simple human error,” Lewis said.

Silva has hired an attorney and is weighing her legal options, according to her manager, Tony Brewster.

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