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- Australian pokes shark in eye to survive mauling
(AP)
Mon, 12 May 2008 11:19:20
AP - An Australian swimmer says he survived a mauling by a 16-foot shark by wrestling with the beast, finally getting free by poking it in the eye. - Hundreds strip for naked photo shoot in Austria
(AP)
Sun, 11 May 2008 23:11:38
AP - The man behind the camera had three requests for his subjects: no sunglasses, no smiling, and no underwear. - Chicago students seek Obama’s haircut, speedy spud, Weird Al
(AP)
Mon, 12 May 2008 03:03:39
AP - Dozens of students from the University of Chicago returned Sunday from a four-day multistate trek dubbed the world’s largest scavenger hunt after trying to find Barack Obama’s haircut and a car horn that plays “La Cucaracha,” among other things. - Woman pays off 1976 parking ticket issued in Mich.
(AP)
Sun, 11 May 2008 07:44:54
AP - Police in this Upper Peninsula town had forgotten about the $1 parking ticket written on Sept. 1, 1976. But the woman who had found it on her windshield hadn’t. - Artificial reef near Miami is cemetery, diving attraction
(AP)
Sat, 10 May 2008 10:06:23
AP - About 45 feet beneath the ocean’s surface lies a cemetery with gates, pathways, plaques and even benches.
- You want fries with that? YES!!!!
(Reuters)
Thu, 08 May 2008 16:47:23
Reuters - The Swiss government has
agreed to ease restrictions on the importation of potatoes
following fears that Euro 2008 soccer fans could face a
shortage of French fries next month.
- Sexy orchids do more than embarrass wasps?
(Reuters)
Thu, 08 May 2008 16:47:59
Reuters - Orchids that mimic female wasps may
not only waste the time of the male wasps they lure into
spreading their pollen — they also seduce them into wasting
valuable sperm, Australian researchers reported on Wednesday.
- Safety in numbers for speeding drivers
(Reuters)
Wed, 07 May 2008 15:28:28
Reuters - Speeding drivers in south China are
getting clear away thanks to machines which switch the numbers
on their licence plates in seconds, state media said on
Tuesday.
- Building boom drives dump truck thefts
(Reuters)
Wed, 07 May 2008 15:27:35
Reuters - Forget the luxury cars that cram
Moscow’s streets: Russian thieves are after dump trucks, cranes
and asphalt pavers to feed a booming construction sector.
- Non-stick chewing gum firm raises $20 million
(Reuters)
Wed, 07 May 2008 15:26:47
Reuters - A British company developing a
non-stick chewing gum that can be easily removed from pavements
and shoes has raised 10 million pounds ($20 million) to help
bring its product to market.
- Thais tailor Beijing bonuses to prevent squandering
(Reuters)
Mon, 12 May 2008 11:52:27
Reuters - Thailand is offering its athletes big
cash incentives for Olympic gold medals — but will pay out in
instalments to stop them squandering it.
- Hamilton recognises his “Apollo” was the pits
(Reuters)
Sat, 10 May 2008 09:18:27
Reuters - McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton has
recognised that acting may not be his forte after a Turkish
Grand Prix promotional stunt turned into an embarrassment for
the Formula One driver.
- Canadian WW1 vet to become a Canadian citizen
(Reuters)
Fri, 09 May 2008 21:31:27
Reuters - Canada’s last known
surviving veteran of World War One is becoming a Canadian
citizen, the government said on Friday.
- Swiss government says Euro 2008 fans can have their chips
(Reuters)
Wed, 07 May 2008 20:42:19
Reuters - The Swiss government has
agreed to ease restrictions on the importation of potatoes
following fears that Euro 2008 football fans could face a
shortage of French fries next month.
- UK non-stick chewing gum firm raises 10 mln pounds
(Reuters)
Wed, 07 May 2008 07:32:59
Reuters - A company developing a non-stick chewing
gum that can be easily removed from pavements and shoes has
raised 10 million pounds to help bring its product to market.
- SpongeBob SquarePants image painted on historic Colo. cabin
(AP)
Sat, 10 May 2008 07:33:14
AP - The U.S. Forest Service is looking for the “SpongeBob fanatics” who painted the cartoon character on the chimney of a historic building. - Rio firm in trouble for slum tour with a twist
(Reuters)
Mon, 05 May 2008 18:16:41
Reuters - A Rio de Janeiro tour company
could be in trouble for giving tourists too intimate a view of
life in the city’s notorious slums, including photo
opportunities with drug gang leaders.
- Omaha man says this was his second self-tracheotomy
(AP)
Sat, 10 May 2008 01:32:16
AP - The 55-year-old Omaha man who performed a tracheotomy on himself with a steak knife says he did the same thing to himself two years ago.
- Maid in HK court after sex with boss’s teenage son
(Reuters)
Tue, 06 May 2008 07:58:19
Reuters - A 45-year-old Indonesian maid admitted having sex with her Hong Kong employer’s 14-year-old son after watching Internet porn together, a newspaper reported on Tuesday. - Driver gets in wreck, sees his home catch fire, gets ticket
(AP)
Fri, 09 May 2008 21:27:53
AP - One moment, Justin Hill was turning into his driveway. Minutes later he was being flown to a hospital as his home went up in flames. Then he got a traffic ticket.
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