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Wednesday, December 07, 2011

Nosey janitor discovers ancient coin hoard

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Nosey janitor discovers ancient coin hoard
A German janitor who decided to take a peek in a box she had walked past a hundred times, discovered more than 170 ancient coins worth millions of euros.
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Parents take teachers hostage in French school
A group of parents have a taken a school headmistress and several teachers hostage in the town of Berre l’Etang in the south of France. The parents want one of the teachers fired.
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'Mythbusters' cannonball hits Dublin home, minivan
One of the zany experiments staged by the "Mythbusters" television show nearly turned into a suburban tragedy Tuesday afternoon in Dublin when the crew fired a homemade cannon toward huge containers of water at the Alameda County Sheriff's Department bomb disposal range.
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Cops hunt callous 'grave robber'
Heartless ... shocking images appear to show woman stealing from schoolboy's grave
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Alec Baldwin 'kicked off plane' over Words With Friends
Actor Alec Baldwin says he was kicked off a plane for playing a popular online game before the flight took off.
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Bad Sex In Fiction: David Guterson's Ed King wins award
An account of a frenzied encounter in a shower has earned US writer David Guterson the annual Bad Sex In Fiction Award.
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MythBusters stunt gone wrong damages home, car
A projectile launched from the Alameda County firing range at Camp Parks in Dublin during a taping for the show MythBusters damaged a home and a car Tuesday afternoon.
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Mich. woman's lawsuit says SUV smells like corpse
A Detroit-area woman is suing an auto dealership, claiming her new SUV smells bad because it once contained a corpse.
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Chinese mother grows hair that's longer than she is
55-year-old's locks have grown to 8ft in 14 years
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Romans up in arms about Christmas tree
ROME city council took down a giant white papier-mache Christmas tree today, just one day after putting it up on a main square, following a storm of protests, officials said.
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Kittens discarded in cat food bag rescued by dog
Two kittens who were thrown mercilessly into a a bag and then dumped in the middle of the road are now available for adoption from and Iowa rescue group But if it weren't for the heroic actions of dog named Regan, they probably would not have survived.
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Man’s Face Catches Fire During Routine Surgery
A Washington state man is thankful to be alive after his oxygen mask caught fire and exploded during a routine surgery.
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New 'psychic' octopus Messi predicts Barcelona win
Ever since the sad death of genuine celebrity Paul the Octopus last year, plenty of people have had trouble letting go.
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Robbery Suspects Pawned Stolen Digital Camera That Includes Pictures of Themselves
Two thieves pawned several electronics items stolen from a Texas home, including a digital camera that has photos the men took of themselves.
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Sexist jokes 'make women worse drivers'
Sexist jokes make women worse drivers, psychologists have claimed.
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Crook stole $1,125 worth of male enhancement products
A Pennsylvania man is looking at doing some hard time after being busted for stealing more than $1,000 worth of male enhancement products, authorities said.
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Cowardly canine is a real-life Scooby Doo
The mutt is on the hunt for a caring home this Christmas after his owner gave him away - because he is terrified of cats and chews his nails.
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eBay bans date with Virgin Mary
An internet dating site was banned from eBay for auctioning a cosy evening with a buxom Virgin Mary.
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Council spends £21,000 on leaflets asking residents 'How can we save money?
A council has spent almost £21,000 on leaflets asking taxpayers for ideas on how it can save money.
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Children left to freeze in the classrooms after head turns off heating on coldest day of year 'to show how school can be eco-friendly'
Furious parents vented their anger at a headteacher who turned off his school's heating on one of the coldest days of the year.
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