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Wednesday, August 17, 2011

New Pacific eel is a 'living fossil', scientists say

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New Pacific eel is a 'living fossil', scientists say
A new type of eel that inhabits an undersea cave in the Pacific Ocean has been dubbed a "living fossil" because of its primitive features.
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Wife of New Zealand love rat goes on rampage at wrong building

A woman went on a $NZ42,000 ($35,000) rampage after discovering her husband was having an affair - but later discovered she had targeted the wrong property.
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103-year-old nun to leave convent for first time in 84 years to meet Pope
For the last 84 years she has spent every day of her life behind the cloistered walls of a convent to the north of Madrid but on Friday Sister Teresita, aged 103, will venture into the world outside – to meet the Pope.
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Burt Reynolds faces being thrown out of home
Burt Reynolds, the veteran actor, faces being evicted from his longtime southeast Florida home, according to a lawsuit filed by a mortgage firm.
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Construction worker survives four-inch nail being fired into his brain

A construction worker in Texas has miraculously survived having a four-inch nail accidentally fired directly into his brain.
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Farmers are putting pedometers on cows to see when cattle are in the mood to mate
British dairy farmers are taking a lead from the keep-fit brigade to see when their cows are in the mood for sex.
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Texas Teen 'Vampire' Bites Stranger, Says He 'Needed to Feed'
A Texas man was behind bars Monday after breaking into a stranger's apartment and biting her neck, claiming he was a 500-year-old vampire who "needed to feed."
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Woman sues after getting stuck in bathtub
An Illinois woman has sued a company that manufactured the bathtub she became "wedged" in for more than 30 hours.
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Toothache blamed for Norway bear attack
THE polar bear that mauled a British teenager to death on August 5 in the Norwegian Arctic may have attacked because he was suffering with a toothache, Norway's veterinary institute says.
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Mouse on a plane grounds flight from Sweden to US
A flight from Stockholm in Sweden to Chicago, US was grounded today after a mouse was spotted in the aircraft.
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Burglary suspect caught by loud snoring
A burglary suspect was reportedly arrested on Sunday after his loud snoring revealed his whereabouts.
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Police Chase Shirtless Man on Forklift
Fort Worth police recently got involved in a strange low-speed chase with a forklift.
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Driver Caught Using Two Cell Phones Banned in U.K.

Safety campaigners criticized a "woefully inadequate" 12-month driving ban given Monday to a man caught using two cell phones as he drove along a main road in the UK.
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Ore. mother gets probation in home circumcision
An Oregon woman who tried to circumcise her 3-month-old son at home after reading the Old Testament and watching YouTube videos has been sentenced to five years of probation.
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Farmyard fugitive, Yvonne the cow, still on the loose
Yvonne the cow has become a celebrity and a traffic hazard after escaping from a farm in the southern German state of Bavaria.
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Doris Day releases first album in two decades
Doris Day, the American singer who first made the charts at the end of the Second World War, is staging a musical comeback aged 87.
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Berlin slutwalk 2011 photos
"Slut Walk" march on August 13, 2011 in Berlin, Germany
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Baby rocks out to Queen
Ever wondered if Freddie Mecury would make a good babysitter... than look no further than this entertaining clip.
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Mayor takes divorce spat public after dumping 20-tonne boulder on ex-wife’s driveway
The mayor of a small Canadian town is under police investigation after dumping a 20-tonne, gift-wrapped boulder on his ex-wife’s driveway.
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