Easter egg hunts yields bonus for Iowa children. An Easter egg hunt in a Des Moines park provided added entertainment when kids discovered a body in a wooded area nearby. Said one excited third-grader: “This is the best Easter ever! I can’t wait to see what they have for us next year!”

Easter quake strikes northern Baja; hundreds of dollars damage reported. The 7.2 magnitude quake, centered more than 100 miles southeast of Tijuana, reportedly knocked over several beer bottles and lawn chairs in San Diego and Palm Springs and made a few swimming pools a bit choppy for a minute or two. There was also a report of a house collapsing in Mexicali - 200 people are now homeless.

Qatari diplomat causes commotion aboard United Airlines flight. The diplomat, Mohammed Al-Madadi, was caught by airline crew in a toilet, smoking a joint and trying to join the mile-high club with a fellow passenger. Flight attendants aboard the Washington, D.C. to Denver flight became suspicious when they smelled the tell-tale aroma of marijuana and heard giggling and slapping sounds coming from inside the lavatory. Al-Madadi was released without charges due to his diplomatic status, though TSA officials suggested that next time he should “take care of those urges before boarding a plane.”

Two British women violate airline’s carrion rules. The women were arrested at Liverpool’s airport when they tried to board a plane while pushing a dead body in a wheelchair. They were about to board when airline staff noticed the “sleeping” 91-year-old man with sun glasses wasn’t sleeping after all. The three happy travelers were headed to a goth convention in Germany. Thus the old adage is true: a friend will help you move, but a best friend will help you move a body.

This week’s edition of NFTS was compiled by Tina, who has never shared a flight with a dead person, though she has seen a few stiffs on the local buses.