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Monday, February 21, 2011

Fish and chips taste better beside the seaside

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Fish and chips taste better beside the seaside, say scientists
Chips taste better when you eat them using your fingers – and at the seaside
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Stolen monkey returned to Sydney wildlife park, but it's not the right stolen monkey
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Stuttering is in the genes not the head
Stuttering is not to do with nervousness or a traumatic childhood as portrayed in the award winning film The King’s Speech but has its root cause in a genetic disorder.
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"Habitable" alien planet find ignites debate
Co-discoverer of Planet Gliese 581g defends its status as "first potentially habitable" alien world
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Lost Daphne du Maurier story found after 70 years
A “macabre” short story written by Daphne du Maurier and lost for more than 70 years has been unearthed by an enthusiast.
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Scientists link oral sex to cancer risk
US scientists say there's strong evidence linking oral sex to cancer
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NASCAR moves Daytona 500 back a week in 2012

NASCAR and track officials announced Sunday that the Great American Race will be a week later in 2012, allowing the sport to shorten its season and avoid any potential conflicts with the NFL's Super Bowl.

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Queen advertises for Royal dish washer
The Queen is advertising for a washer-up to become part of her Royal entourage.
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Boys on new Channel 4 series asked to donate sperm samples for biology
UK - Channel 4 is facing a storm of criticism over Jamie Oliver’s new TV series which features two teenage boys being asked to produce sperm samples for analysis in a science class.
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KFC ditches 'finger lickin' good' for a healthier slogan in UK
The fast-food chain will no longer use the popular slogan in a bid to try and promote healthy eating.
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Woman suing resort mistakenly drinking cleaning fluid
A woman who claims she drank corrosive cleaning fluid after grabbing what she thought was a water bottle from the mini-fridge in her room.
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Red rubber band litter costing Royal Mail £2,840 a day
UK - Royal Mail has spent £5 million in the past five years on the red rubber bands that often litter Britain's pavements
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Women would give up sex if it meant being slim
51 percent of women say they'd skip sex for a year in a trade for being skinny; Shines light on self-esteem issues.
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The man with 39 wives, 94 children and 33 grandchildren
Ziona Chana lives with all of them in a 100-room mansion
His wives take it in turns to share his bed
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Cosmic census finds crowd of planets in our galaxy
'... at least 50 billion planets in the Milky Way.'
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Uphill skier busted
A 78-year-old retired doctor was handcuffed and hauled away on a toboggan for skiing uphill in Wyoming, but he won't face charges.
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'Record-breaking' hot chilli
Experts have pronounced a chilli grown in the market town of Grantham, Lincs, as the hottest in the world.
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School District Uses GPS to Keep Students From Cutting Class
A California school district is using GPS devices to keep tabs on students with a history of cutting class.
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Facebook stalkers on the rise
Young people are taking out restraining orders against stalkers on Facebook, claiming they are victims of intimidation.
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Reading test for six-year-olds to include non-words
A number of made-up words such as "koob" or "zort" are to be included in the government's planned new reading test for six-year-olds in England.
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World's biggest boobs made me suicidal
Awoman with the world's biggest breasts says years of surgical operations led her to attempt suicide.
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Tattooed pigs have animal rights campaigners sizzling in anger
Pigs can expect to be branded, but one farm has turned the process into an art form, decorating them from head to toe with tattoos.
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Cold response to toad whacking day
BASHING cane toads to death with a golf club is the preferred option for 60 per cent of those polled in a Queensland newspaper, and the RSPCA is not amused.
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