British magazine Bookseller recently published poll results that revealed the past year's three strangest book titles, continuing the magazine's annual trend. The award, named the Diagram Prize, for the oddest book title for 2007 was given to one titled "If You Want Closure In Your Relationship, Start With Your Legs. "

A pair of fake Craigslist ads led to a Jacksonville man being stripped of almost all of his belongings. The ads claimed that the homeowner's possessions were all free for the taking, as he had allegedly been forced to suddenly leave the area. Robert Salisbury said that the two ads announced that all his possessions were free to anyone who wanted them - an invitation that resulted in a flurry of people coming to his home and taking his material things.

lucky gambler, still unidentified, bet only 98 cents to win a windfall $1. 97 million, beating odds of two million to one. The man, who has yet to collect his winnings, correctly guessed the outcome of eight horse races in London. He placed wagers on eight horses in eight different contests in what is called 'accumulator bet'. Even the name of his bets, horses 'Isn't That Lucky' and 'A Dream Come True', forebode good luck for the bettor.

A gray seal was spotted Saturday morning, walking along the streets of eastern Maine, passing in front of several houses and a horse pasture, then wondered onto one of the highways. Suspected to have come from Whiting Bay, the seal reportedly got on Route 189 in Washington County. It then ran into trouble upon getting on the highway, with its body shape preventing it from proper mobility on the asphalt. Drivers who spotted the animal stopped.

A new subgenre of malware that ransoms your PC is now stalking the internet for victims, says a security developer. The so-called "ransomware" locks up your PC and demands $35 to return control to you is on the prowl, said Alex Eckelberry, CEO of Sunbelt Software Distribution in Clearwater, Florida. Victims of the Delf. ctk Trojan horse are told to dial a 900 number that can be traced to a payment processor used by hardcore pornography Web sites, he added.