Metal-eating 80-year-old retires after choking on bike pedal

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Metal-eating 80-year-old retires after choking on bike pedal
An 80-year-old man who likes eating metallic objects needed emergency surgery after he nearly choked to death on his bike pedal.
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Instant noodles museum opens in Japan to celebrate 40-year success
To pay homage to the notorious instant noodles industry, Japanese food company Nissin Foods has opened a new museum in Yokohama, near Tokyo.
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Frenchwoman gets 13-euro tax bill 60 years after death
A Frenchwoman found proof of the maxim that nothing in life is certain except death and taxes, when she received a bill in the name of a grandfather who died in 1949.
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Student suspended for wearing banana suit at a football game
Officials at a Virginia high school told a 14-year-old to split after he was arrested for wearing a banana suit to a football game.
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Kindergarten student in Missouri brings mother's drug pipe and crystal meth to show and tell
A kindergarten show-and-tell in Missouri took a lurid turn when a boy whipped out his mother's drug pipe and several baggies full of crystal meth.
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Photo Suggests Pilot in Deadly Reno Air Crash Had Broken Seat, Aviation Mechanic Says
A newly released photograph of the deadly Nevada air racing disaster suggests the pilot in the crash may have become dislodged in the cockpit as a result of a broken seat.
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Fla. teen reels in 800-pound alligator
It was a battle of man versus beast Friday evening on Florida's picturesque St. Lucie River.
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No-show professor had excuse: He died in April
University of Pennsylvania students who were puzzled by a no-show professor later found out why he missed the first day of class: He died months ago.
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'X Factor' judge Nicole Scherzinger calls out Conan O'Brien for staring at her assets
Conan O’Brien was called out by “X Factor” judge and ex-Pussycat Doll lead singer Nicole Scherzinger for sneaking a peek at her ample cleavage during her interview on his TBS talk show Monday night.
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Man shoots himself with grandma's gun
A Sandusky man shot himself in the hand with a revolver he found in his great-grandmother’s East Parish Street home.
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Police seize human skull listed on Craigslist
The owner thought it was a fake, but Phoenix police thought otherwise and confiscated a human skull a man had listed for sale on Craigslist.
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Woman With 2 Uteruses Delivers Twins
Authorities say a Florida woman with a rare medical condition has delivered twins -- one from each of her two uteruses.
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Bonfire fright: Council gives Guy Fawkes new name
A London council's plan to rename its official Guy Fawkes night fireworks display was today branded "political correctness gone mad".
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India's holy cows turn violent
India's holy cows are turning out to be vengeful deities, according to new figures showing the number of bovine attacks is on the increase.
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Hat ‘thief’ is wrongheaded
A thief’s plans to sell a Hasid’s stolen sable-fur hat backfired when he failed to notice that the owner’s name and phone number were marked inside.
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'Virtual Tombs' Offer Chance to Live Forever Online
People who spend their life on the Internet can now spend all of eternity there -- if they fork over $50 a year.
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Uniontown police search for (stuffed) bear
Uniontown police are investigating after an 800-pound taxidermied bear that stood sentry over a bar on Morgantown Street went missing early today.
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Woman harassed online for three years by a mystery stalker... who turned out to be her boyfriend
Shane Webber sent naked pictures of girlfriend to friends and family
Ruth Jeffery became so ill she was prescribed anti-depressants
Couple who met a school knew each other for 10 years
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Ore. man seeking blackjack chips confuses Nebraska police station with casino, lands in detox
An Oregon man pressed his luck one too many times and spent the night in a Nebraska detox cell after twice mistaking a police station for a casino and asking authorities for blackjack chips.
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