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Friday, August 19, 2011

Yuja Wang's dress at the Bowl causes a crescendo

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Classical gasp: Yuja Wang's dress at the Bowl causes a crescendo
The 24-year-old Chinese soloist had necks craning, tongues wagging and flashbulbs popping when she walked on wearing a burnt orange, thigh-grazing, body-hugging dress atop sparkly gold strappy stiletto sandals.
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RELATED VIDEO: http://youtu.be/nHO4Ucw9zL4

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Man goes in for circumcision, wakes up without penis
A Kentucky man wants his day in court after going in for a routine circumcision on October 9, 2007 - and waking up without a penis.
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Woman shows up for job interview, finds bodies
An Arizona woman expecting a job interview instead found her two potential employers dead when she arrived at their home.
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Video: Betty White spurns Shaquille O’Neal’s marriage proposal
YouTube: http://youtu.be/Y7AZB-wqDlU

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Woman With 200-Pound Legs Has Amputation Surgery
A woman who suffers from a rare condition that left her with legs weighing almost 200 pounds has been given a new lease of life after having one of the giant limbs amputated.
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Queen Hatshepsut, Ancient Egyptian Leader, Might Have Accidentally Poisoned Herself
A German university said Friday that researchers have discovered a carcinogenic substance in a flask of lotion believed to have belonged to Queen Hatshepsut, who ruled Egypt 3,500 years ago – raising a possibility she may have accidentally poisoned herself.
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Poop is in the Detroit air: Study
That foul smell that hangs over Detroit? Turns out it's not a metaphor, it's a scientific fact.
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Cat survives being cooked in microwave by thug... and was still hot seven hours after the attack
A father-to-be tried to kill his cat by cooking it in a microwave because she had scratched his hand.
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Man who tried to use foot as brake, Fred Flintstone style arrested
Roseville police arrested a 24-year-old man Wednesday who tried to use his foot to stop his moving pickup and failed, hitting four cars.
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Burger King's "king" getting the ax: report
According to USA Today. the fast-food chain is de-throning its "king" character as it gives its menu more fresh, healthy options.
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Underwear Bandit Wanted in Texas
Man wanted for aggravated robbery after holding up a gas station wearing a dress and panties on his head
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Rabbit found in Edinburgh hotel shower
A hotel owner in Edinburgh spilled a jug of water over herself in shock when she found a rabbit in the shower of one of the rooms.
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Baby mammoth remains found in Arctic
A reindeer herder in Russia’s Arctic has stumbled on the pre-historic remains of a baby woolly mammoth poking out of the permafrost, local officials said on Friday.
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Chinese police enlist monkey statues in fluorescent jackets to stop speeding

Police officers in China have come up with an unusual measure to deter speeding drivers - by dressing stone monkey statues in fluorescent jackets.
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UFO over motorway in broad daylight
Sighting close to the spot where 'freaked out' BBC reporter saw 'craft'
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Angler reels in his biggest catch... a scuba diver he hooked between the legs
A fisherman fought to reel in what he thought was the biggest catch of his angling career, only to find he had actually caught a scuba diver.
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Melbourne's Sunshine Hospital tells John Berry he's pregnant

A Melbourne man said he nearly "hit the floor" when a major health service told him he was pregnant.
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Behind the Scenes at World's First Spaceport in New Mexico Desert

In the deserts of the western United States, space tourism is becoming a reality as construction progresses on Spaceport America -- the world’s first purpose-built commercial space travel facility, 45 miles north of Las Cruces, N.M.
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Triple Double Oreo Arrives, Begins Attack on America's Waistline
Nabisco has just introduced the Triple Double Oreo, a new variety of the classic bestselling cookie with two layers of Oreo crème (one chocolate, one vanilla) and three Oreo cookies.
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