A 19-year-old New York City man arrested on robbery charges has been exonerated thanks to his Facebook page.

Rodney Bradford was imprisoned for twelve days on suspicion of robbing two people. Bradford and witnesses insisted he was innocent, saying he was at his father's apartment when the robbery took place, but only after it was discovered he'd posted on his Facebook page during the robbery were the charges dropped.

So, for anybody keeping score, the NYPD has just put "Online networking sites" above "Black witnesses" and "Black suspects" on its Believability Scale.



More than two million dollars worth of counterfeit cigarettes filled with rabbit droppings instead of tobacco have been confiscated by customs officials in Spain.

The fake cigarettes were discovered after smokers noticed the smell wasn't right. "They stunk," said a customs official. "They smell just as you'd imagine burning poo to smell."

The cigarettes also pose a health hazard. "They not only smell bad but the toxic chemicals they give off are pure poison," explained the official.

The customs official says it's possible some of the counterfeit cigarettes made it into the country, and he warns customers to beware of cigarettes branded Chesterfeces or Virginia Squits.