Saturday, August 09, 2008

Lord for sale

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An eccentric British millionaire has put his entire life up for sale on the Internet -- including his title of Lord of the Manor of Warleigh...

Homer Coin

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A one euro coin has turned up in Spain bearing the face of cartoon couch potato Homer Simpson instead of that of the country's king, a s...

8lbs 8, Born 8:08 on 8/8/08

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Talk about a memorable birthday: A Fergus Falls family is welcoming a baby girl born at 8:08 a.m. on the eighth day of August, weighing in a...
Saturday, August 02, 2008

Close call

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Video footage has captured the moment a New Zealand man narrowly escaped the crushing force of a 30m falling tree on the South Island city o...

Russia wipes California from map

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California will no longer exist on the Russian map. Russia's north-western region of Nizhny Novgorod has decided to eliminate the tiny v...

Proposal rescue

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Two lovers were rescued as they drifted out to sea following a romantic marriage proposal in a rowing boat. The couple were dressed in full ...

Torta record

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Mexican caterers have made what they say is the longest sandwich in Latin America, throwing together a 48-yard "torta" in five min...
Wednesday, July 30, 2008

Balloon priest's body found

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The body of a Brazilian priest who floated out over the ocean suspended by hundreds of helium-filled party balloons, has been found off the ...

Ruff Justice

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A dog has appeared in court in the eastern Indian state of Bihar accused of breaching the peace. Police demanded severe action against the d...

Got change for $10bn?

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Zimbabwe's central bank has said it will introduce a new currency on 1 August as part of efforts to fight the effects of hyperinflation....
Tuesday, July 29, 2008

Cute

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Sunday, July 27, 2008

Dwarf in suitcase stunt

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Swedish airport staff were not amused when a team from a TV comedy show tried to check in a suitcase with a dwarf inside. Employees at Bromm...

Chocolate tart wins Edible boat race (Update)

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An edible boat race which is believed to be the first of its kind in the UK has been won by a chocolate tart. About 30 contenders sent their...

Piggin' marvelous!

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Two men on a tandem towing a giant blue pig are due to end their epic ride from Glasgow to London at 1200 BST today. Steve Hunt, from Chippe...

Man shoots mower

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A 56-year-old man from the Midwestern US state of Wisconsin has been arrested after shooting his lawn mower in his garden because it would n...
Friday, July 25, 2008

Scrabble champ disqualified

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A young Scrabble champion from Senegal has been stripped of his title at the Francophone World Championships (French Scrabble) for lying abo...

Oldest bible goes online

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The oldest known surviving copy of the New Testament gets the modern touch Thursday when parts of it go online for the first time. The Briti...
Wednesday, July 23, 2008

Bug-ger!

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A New Jersey man trying to exterminate insects in his apartment blew it up instead, the New York Daily News reported on Monday. Isias Vidal ...

Plane Stupid

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A campaigner against Heathrow Airport's third runway has attempted to glue himself to Gordon Brown at a Downing Street reception. Dan Gl...

Sand Castle Hotel

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The world's first ever sand hotel has been made in Dorset and is accepting its first guests for £10 a night. It took 1,000 tonnes of san...