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Found: one human brain in the mail

Odd things come from Canada at times.  Case in point:

U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents found the brain packed in a glass mason jar in a Canada Post shipment during a random inspection on Valentine’s Day, CBP spokesman Kris Grogan said.

The brain was packaged with bubble wrap and what appeared to be paper towel, Grogan said, but without any supporting documentation.

The only description along with the package – which originated in Toronto and was headed for Kenosha, Wis. – was that it contained an “antique teaching specimen.”

Somehow this sounds like the next step after all of those body parts appeared in Canada.

(thanks to Randy McCall and Steven Kaye)

Scary clowns wish you a happy holiday

Some Californians enjoyed Valentine's Day wishes delivered by scary clowns.

The three clowns, named Tiny, Peddles and Blanco, have been spotted up and down the Central Valley delivering the grams. They were in Fresno on Friday morning and were planning to deliver all day - and extend into Saturday too.

Each clown is joined by a driver, who scouts out the venue and ensures the clowns don't scare anyone too much. Regalo says the reactions ranged from people shutting their doors on the clowns to people laughing and asking for pictures.

(thanks to Thomas Burkdall)

Today's cheerful clown image

Found on Derren Brown's Twitter.  "He will make you laugh"

(thanks to Rob Henderson)