Elephant fitted with contact lens

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Elephant fitted with contact lens
A 45-year old Asian elephant in Amsterdam's Artis Zoo has become the first in Europe to be fitted with a contact lens.
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Unidentified haggis causes security meltdown in Scottish railway station
British Transport Police were called to a train station in Inverness, Scotland, after worried railway staff identified a model haggis dressed in a tartan kilt as a possible security threat.
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Team Pants And Bra Hit The Streets Of London
Runners run over Tower Bridge during the Team Pants And Bra photcalll on January 26, 2012 in London, England. Team Pants and Bra sprinted through central London this morning, encouraging fellow runners to join TeamPB and proudly wear pants and bras for the Virgin London Marathon in April, representing The Prostate Cancer Charity and Breast Cancer Care.
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Stolen World War II rescue fishing boat to be returned
A fishing boat stolen for a dramatic escape during World War II is to be returned to Norway from Scotland.
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The ghost at the window: Dead owner 'returns to haunt' builders demolishing her beloved guesthouse
Frances Grimshaw would stand for hours at the guest house window awaiting visitors and taking bookings on the phone
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Inmate arrested...for refusing to leave Ariz. jail
The northern Arizona inmate has been charged with trespassing, after he refused to leave the Coconino County lockup.
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Hooked on chicken nuggets: Girl, 17, who has eaten nothing else since age TWO rushed to hospital after collapsing
Only other food she eats regularly are fries
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Fla. man arrested for hacking victim to death with ax and eating his brain
A Florida man has been arrested for allegedly hacking to death a Connecticut man and eating the victim's eye and part of his brain.
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Topless woman stops traffic
Police say a woman who walked topless down the street and threw her shoes at a car did indeed stop traffic in a western Pennsylvania city, and may face criminal charges.
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John Travolta's stolen car chopped to bits
Los Angeles police may have caught two men they believe were responsible for stealing John Travolta's beloved Mercedes Benz late last year, but officials said Wednesday that the Hollywood star won't be reunited with the vintage sports car because it has been chopped into pieces.
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Woman Delivers Own Baby on 45-Minute Drive to Hospital
Jennifer Russell makes childbirth look as easy as a Sunday afternoon drive — literally. It may not have been a Sunday afternoon, but Russell delivered her daughter with one push on the car ride to the birthing center as her husband captured it on video while driving.
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Houston grandma tried to give three-year-old granddaughter to stranger
A grandmother was behind bars after she tried to give away her three-year-old grandchild to a stranger in north Houston.
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NM man who pulled own tooth in jail awarded $22M
A federal jury has awarded $22 million to a New Mexico man who was kept in solitary confinement for two years and forced to pull his own tooth after being arrested for drunken driving in Dona Ana County.
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Texas seventh-grader forced to urinate in water bottle after teacher denies restroom break
A Texas seventh-grader, who repeatedly asked his teacher if he could use the restroom, was forced to relieve himself in a water bottle after his requests were denied and was allegedly told by his teacher that she hopes he pees in his pants.
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Alleged Drug Dealers Accidentally Text Conn. Cops, Get Arrested
Two accused drug dealers were collared on Friday after one of them allegedly sent a text offering to sell 200 Percocet pills - directly to a cop in Meriden, Connecticut.
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Boy, 4, brings pot to school for snack time
A four-year-old Connecticut boy brought nine wrapped bags of cannabis to his elementary school for snack time, police said.
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Florida teen calls police to report mom having sex
A Florida teenager called 911 last week to ask police to place her in a children’s shelter because she “heard her mother having sex.”
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Forgotten religious relic rediscovered in New York
Safely tucked away in a private room of the diocese headquarters, a mysterious masterpiece is causing quite a stir in Buffalo, N.Y.
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