Peruvian potatoes head to frozen ‘doomsday vault’

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Peruvian potatoes head to frozen ‘doomsday vault'
Farmers in Peru are sending 1,500 varieties of potatoes to a "doomsday vault" in the Arctic Circle in order to safeguard the tubers' future.
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Newbury horse deaths caused by electrocution - Confirmed
A British Horseracing Authority (BHA) investigation has concluded the deaths of two horses at Newbury were caused by "accidental electrocution".
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Man Accused of Pantyhose Prank Calls
'... man with an apparent fetish for nylon made more than 400 random phone calls in a single day, in an attempt to get women to engage in sexually explicit conversations about pantyhose.'
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WikiLeaks threat prank upsets residents
'... she was upset at the threat of a fine and federal charges from a recorded voice and noted she doesn't even have a computer to visit the websites that were identified.'
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Clumsy thief's resume left in car
'Forgetting his resume behind in a stolen car might put a thief's job hunt in park ...'
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Japan planning to send Twitter robot into space
Japan's space agency is planning a mission to send a humanoid robot to space so that it can communicate with people on Earth through Twitter.
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Picture of Heinrich Himmler moments after suicide on sale
A photograph taken of Heinrich Himmler minutes after he committed suicide will be sold at auction next month.
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World's Oldest Skull-Cups Discovered in England
'... time was when humans regularly used each others' skulls for drinking cups.'
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Lindsay Lohan's dad behind David Letterman booking
Letterman's production company said today they were misled into believing the Mean Girls star had agreed to be on the show.
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Dwarf Village May Hold Clues to Cure Cancer
Scientists are trying to determine whether a group of dwarfs in Ecuador -- all of them living in a remote village on the slopes of the Andes Mountains -- could hold the clues to cure cancer.
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Hero grandmother to auction handbag
A grandmother from Northampton who chased off a group of armed thieves using only her handbag has spoken publicly about the incident for the first time on US television.
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World's largest toy collection up for sale
A collection of 35,000 vintage toys and trains assembled by an American collector over 50 years is going on sale.
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China row over synchronised goldfish magic trick
Chinese animal rights groups are urging TV stations not to show a magic trick of goldfish swimming in formation.
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German government proposes legislation to protect children's right to make noise
German government is proposing a bill allowing citizens under six to laugh, shout and play at any volume.
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Weatherman Pleads Guilty in Public Masturbation Case
The longtime TV meteorologist -- who recently resigned from his post at KUSI-TV -- has pleaded guilty to engaging in lewd conduct in public.
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Lady Gaga gets horny on Leno
'...the star looked a bit like Kryten from BBC's Red Dwarf after sticking sharp skin-coloured prosthetics underneath her eyes and to each side of her forehead, making it appear like the angular lumps had been implanted.'
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Sun unleashes huge solar flare towards Earth
The Sun has unleashed its strongest flare in four years, observers say.
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Letterman's 'booking' of Lohan a boo-boo
A spokesman for Letterman's production company acknowledged that "Late Show" had been duped.
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Alive Man Pronounced Dead
Leroy Tarver was breathing two hours after paramedics pronounced him dead.
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Anna Nicole Smith Subject Of Provocative New Opera
Sex, Money And Cosmetic Surgery Center Stage In New Opera About Tabloid Diva Anna Nicole Smith
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Teacher Draws Ire with Blog Calling Students Lazy
English Teacher Suspended for Profanity-Laced Blog
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Androids to run in 1st robot marathon
A technology company is organizing the world's first marathon for robots in Japan.
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