Great White Attack, Crazy Road Rage Vid, Missing Man Found - After 7 Years: Patch's Most-Read Stories of January

The Patch was crackling with hyperlocal goodness all of January. Some of these local stories hopped the fence of their local Patches and took the Internet by storm. Here are the top ten most-read stories from our network of 905 sites.

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1. 1. 1. 1. Great White Shark Attacks Fishing Boat (135K reads)
         2. Insane Road Rage Accident Caught on Video (132K reads)
         3. Internet Raises a Fortune for Pizza Delivery Guy Stiffed on $7 Tip (127K reads)
         4. ‘Bigfoot’ Spotted by Local Fisherman (125K reads)
         5. Petco Drops Chinese-Made Treats that May Have Killed Thousands of Pets (122K reads)
         6. Missing Man Found - After 7 Years (120K reads)
         7. The Great Patch Reader Debate: Should You Idle Your Car to Warm It Up in the Morning? (111K reads)
         8. Patch’s List of Netflix Streaming Movies that Will Expire in February (110K reads)
         9. Watch: Man Tackles, Chokes Armed Wal-Mart Shopper -- Then Gets Arrested (100K reads)
         10. Woman Gives Birth Hours After Finding Out She Was Pregnant (100K reads)