The Week's Most Extreme Stories

This week's superlative stories, as voted by you

By Newser Editors

Posted Feb 1, 2013 5:00 PM CST
Updated Feb 3, 2013 12:00 PM CST

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The Week's Most Extreme Stories — This image provided by Heritage Auctions shows an authentic 1913 Liberty Head nickel that was hidden in a Virginia closet for 41 years after its owners were mistakenly told it was a fake. (AP Photo/courtesy of Heritage Auctions.)

It's the weekend—time to kick back, relax, and look back on the week that was. As voted by you, our readers, here are the stories that came out on top during the past week:

Most Hilarious: Twitter's Vine Posts Hardcore Porn, Users Convulse
Most Brilliant: Limbless Soldier Gets Double Arm Transplant
Most Scary: Cops Pass Toys, Meds to 6-Year-Old Alabama Hostage
Most Depressing: Secret Service Pooch Dies at Biden Event
Most Intriguing: America's Most Fascinating Nickel Set to Fetch Millions
Most Ridiculous: Coming Soon: Kris Jenner Talk Show

Click any of the above to see what you may have missed—or to relive the moment—or check out picks from previous weeks here.

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