Here Are 10 Of The Strangest Things That Ever Happened In Virginia

Brown was born a slave in Louisa County, but as a young man, was sent to work in a tobacco warehouse in Richmond. After his wife and children were sold to another master, he resolved to gain his freedom by any means. With the help of local abolitionists, he had himself crated and shipped for the sum of $86 dollars on March 23, 1849. Twenty-seven hours later, he was received by members of the Philadelphia Anti-Slavery Society. He went on to be a public speaker and active member of the Anti-Slavery Society.

When the U.S. Postal Service began Parcel Post shipping (no longer limiting mail to envelopes), the weight limit was 50 pounds. Since sending a child by mail was significantly cheaper than sending them by train, a number of children were "shipped" to relatives, despite the post office's claim that it was not allowed. (For the record, the children were not in boxes, rather postage was attached to their clothing and they rode with the mail. )Edna Neff's journey cost 15 cents and remains the record for the longest distance any child traveled by post.

By using nearly all possible number combinations, the investment group more than quadrupled their investment. The winning ticket was part of bulk purchases made at up to 125 grocery and convenience stores in the Norfolk and Richmond areas. The win was legal at the time, but since then, legislation has been formed preventing bulk lottery purchases of this nature.

To be fair, it was green and in an unmarked pitcher in the fridge. As the Washington Post reports, the school's kitchen staff found the pitcher full of pre-mixed margaritas left over from a staff party two days earlier and thinking it was limeade, served it up as a special lunchtime treat. Fortunately, most of the children took only a sip before declaring it "gross" or bypassed it altogether because it "smelled funny." On the bright side, at least no one sniffed it and said, "Oh yummy, this smells like mommy."

The would-be senator kitty gained international attention after his satirical run for U.S. senate earned him 7,319 write-in votes and a strong 3rd place finish behind Tim Kaine and George Allen. Sadly, Hank passed away in 2014, otherwise, he might just be running for President. He would have had my vote.

When 75-year old Mona Shaw from Bristow was disappointed in the service she received from Comcast, she made it clear. After several attempts at getting her services restored, the churchgoing AARP secretary marched into her local Manassas Comcast office, hammer in hand, and as NBC News reports, proceeded to smash a keyboard, knock over a monitor and destroy a phone. As she stated, "I figured, 'Hey, my telephone is screwed up, so is yours.'"

Ok, it wasn’t really a cow, rather a man dressed as a cow...and crawling on all fours. In 2011, an 18-year old North Stafford man crawled into the local Walmart in full cow costume. After putting 26 gallons of milk in his cart and sauntering out of the store, on 2 legs by this time (does that make it LESS weird?), he ditched the costume but was later apprehended from video surveillance. Sigh. Only in Virginia.

While it pays to have manners, Dominyk Antonio Alfonseca could also use a little common sense. The Pilot Online reports that in early May, Alfonseca walked into a Virginia Beach bank and handed the teller a note reading, "I need 150,000 Bonds Right NOW!! Please. Police take 3 to 4 minites to get here, I would appriceate if you Ring the alarm a minute after I am gone... Make sure the money doesn't BLOW UP ON MY WAY OUT ,-)" The teller complied (I'm guessing it was the winky-face emoticon that did it) and Alfonseca was on his way. Later, he posted 2 videos of the "transaction" and a photo of his note to Instagram.

When Alfonseca was picked up 22 minutes later by the police, he objected to the robbery charge. His argument? He was polite, he said "please" and he wasn't committing a robbery, simply making a request. In later reports to a local news station Alfonseca asked to give a "shout out" to Michelle Obama, Justin Bieber, and Lady Gaga - as one does, of course.

Something tells me this is the kind of guy who chooses to represent himself at the trial.