A book about the living dead has been named as the "Oddest Title of the Year" by Bookseller The book, "People Who Don't Know They're Dead: How They Attach Themselves to Unsuspecting Bystanders and What to Do About It," is given the award on Friday.

A South African man has a good reason for losing his wedding ring: a crocodile ate the arm it was attached to. Pieter Abrahamse tells Reuters from the hospital: "He took my wedding ring, I suppose he ate it up. "

A 24-year-old man's punishment for punching a police horse may entail shoveling horse manure. According to the Associated Press, Butte County Superior Court Judge Stephen Benson sentenced Robert William Huff, of Chico, to 20 hours of community service and 24 hours in jail after pleading no contest Tuesday to a charge of assaulting a police horse.

A 24-year-old man may be facing a lot of manure in his future, as part of punishment for punching a police horse. Robert Huff has been sentenced to 20 hours of community service and jail time of 24 hours after pleading no contest to assaulting a police horse.

A 13-month-old cattle dog named "Lassie" helped rescue its injured master after he fell from a horse in eastern Australia. George Crowther, 90, broke his pelvis when he was knocked off a bucking horse and his foot became entangled in the reins.