WEIRD IS THE WORLD: Sleepwalking 'linked to chromosome fault'

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Sleepwalking 'linked to chromosome fault'
Scientists believe they have discovered the genetic code that makes some people sleepwalk.
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Man dies after being stabbed with a knike by a rooster
A MAN attending an illegal cockfight in California has died after being stabbed in the leg by a bird with a knife attached to its own limb.
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Fears for tourists as Florida invaded by Portuguese Man-of-War
Hundreds of tourists in southern Florida have been stung by Portuguese Man-of-War, after the region experienced its heaviest influx in decades.
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'Smuggle Truck: Operation Immigration' game app draws fire
A game developed by a Boston-based tech company that allows users to drive a truck full of immigrants through the desert and try not to have them tossed out is drawing fire from some immigrant advocates.
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Cannabis triggers earlier mental illness
Latest research shows how the drug can hasten the onset of schizophrenia by several years.
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Ken and Barbie's fate put to Facebook vote
Facebook users are being asked to vote on whether one of the most iconic US couples ever should be reunited after a seven-year split.
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Man Confesses to Butchering Mother, Storing Body Parts in Freezer
A California man is being held without bail after police say he confessed to cutting up his mother and storing her remains in a freezer.
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Woman phones in bomb threat for love
A CHILEAN woman desperate to keep her boyfriend at home called in a bomb threat as his Iberia airline flight to Spain prepared for takeoff.
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Orgasm Inc Premieres in 11 U.S. Cities
Filmmaker Liz Canner got a voyeur's view of how desperately the pharmaceutical industry wants to find the female equivalent of Viagra.
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74-Year-Old Mother Charged in 1957 Death of Infant Daughter
A 74-year-old Wisconsin woman has been charged with second-degree murder in the death of her infant daughter - more than five decades after the child's death was deemed an accident.
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Unmasked! Darth Vader commercial's 6-year-old boy, Max Page, becomes Super Bowl XLV star
He's never seen "Star Wars," but Max Page has become famous as a pint-sized version of its villainous Darth Vader.
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WATCH COMMERCIAL HERE: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R55e-uHQna0

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Simon Cowell's American X Factor offers largest prize in TV history
Simon Cowell announced the prize for the upcoming American version of his talent show The X Factor today: a $US5 million record deal.

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Motorway bridge love stunt ends in tragedy
A man trying to put a sign on a motorway bridge to mark his 10th anniversary fell to his death.
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Alcohol Sold in Ohio Town for First Time Since 1920
People can buy alcohol in one Ohio town for the first time since Prohibition took effect in 1920.
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Man Survives Soccer Ball-Sized Tumor
An X-ray revealed a soccer ball-sized tumor that had been growing in his back for nearly a decade.
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New superbugs resist most powerful antibiotics
LIFE-threatening bacterial infections are likely to become dramatically more common over the next 10 years as antibiotics lose their remaining effectiveness against man's age-old enemy.
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Woman Accused of SUV Theft Said She Was Tired of Walking
Police in Johnson City say a woman they arrested for stealing a car said she was cold and tired of walking.
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Bosses Move 'Haunted' Theme Park Ride
Staff building the water ride at Thorpe Park said they had encounted several strange phenomena, including what appeared to be a headless monk.
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Male nude handyman job advertisement on university student website
AN ADVERTISEMENT seeking a "male nude handyman" has been placed on a website created to find work for university students.
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Woman Tried to Mail Puppy, Now She Wants the Dog Back
A Minneapolis woman who tried to mail a puppy to Georgia is trying to regain custody of the dog.
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