The leaning tower of Pisa has officially lost its distinction as the world's most lopsided building after a German church steeple that tilts at a 5. 19 degree angle secured the honor in the Guinness Book of World Records. The church tower in the village of Suurhusen applied for official recognition in June, and has just received verification. In confirming the award, Guinness said the Suurhusen church easily beats the tower of Pisa, which leans at only 3. 97 degrees.

A man who lost his leg twice, first when it was amputated, and second when all his possession were auctioned, has formally started his battle of trying to reclaim his parted limb from a man who bought his amputated leg at an auction. His leg was reportedly in his barbecue smoker when it was sold. The Daily Telegraph reported that John Wood's leg, which was amputated after a plane crash in 2004, is now the subject of a tug-of-war between him and Shannon Whisnant, the man who bought the barbecue smoker with the amputated leg.

A man who bought a smoker at an auction found a human leg, that was severed about two to three inches above the knee, in the device on Tuesday. The Maiden police said the man opened up the smoker he bought and saw what he thought was a piece of wood wrapped in a paper bag. When he unopened it he was surprised to see a human leg.

An Idaho woman got a big surprise when a mother moose tried to bash its way into her home. Anita Ovard saw two baby moose in her yard when she arrived home, but got a close-up view of the mother when the moose tried to jump through her storm door and front door.

Mysterious chunks of ice fell out of the sky and onto Dubuque, Iowa on Thursday. One 50-pound chunk fell through a woman's roof, others ripped through trees. Authorities say that whether the ice dropped from a passing plane or formed naturally in the atmosphere that either situation was rare. That is good, because the falling ice chunks rattled residents.