Adams County officials made a surprise discovery Monday while investigating the source of a drain blockage. The log jam, which the officials had earlier thought to have been caused by a turtle, turned out to be due to a full-fledged alligator. An expert at the site estimated the alligator to weigh about 120 pounds and was between seven and 20-years-old at the time of its death, the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette.

A 23-month-old toddler in Britain will never grow up. Alex Connerty, who is only 2ft 4in, is the only primordial dwarf in Britain and is fated to spend his adult life standing less than 3ft tall. Primordial dwarfism is a rare form of dwarfism that results in a smaller body size in all stages of life beginning from before birth. It is estimated that there are only 100 individuals in the world's history who have had the disorder, 40 of them in the U. S. It is unlikely that sufferers of primordial dwarfism will live past the age of 30.

Dr. NakaMats (real name Yoshiro Nakamatsu) says he will once again run for Governor of Tokyo. The 59-year-old Doctor, who claims to hold the world record with over 3,000 patents, will make his fourth attempt to win the coveted position in Japan's capital. Dr. NakaMats says if he wins, his first goal will be to build a missile defense system to protect the city.

A beaver was spotted in New York City Wednesday for the first time on record since the early 1800s. Earlier this week the male beaver's twig and mud home, or "beaver lodge," was seen on the bank of the Bronx River, but no one had set eyes on the beaver himself until biologists from the Bronx Zoo videotaped it swimming in the river on Wednesday. Beavers were common in the early days of New York City, but they disappeared over time, mostly due to trappers who were interested in their fur.

A Miami priest who served several stints in jail and has 666 tattooed on his body claims he is Jesus reincarnated. His church members, reaching numbers in the thousands, also believe he is what he says. Jose Luis de Jesus Miranda is also called "Daddy" by his followers. Although he calls himself Jesus, some say he is no more than a cult leader.