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Thursday, April 19, 2012

Chinese farmer takes to the road in wind powered car

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Chinese farmer takes to the road in wind powered car
An innovative Chinese farmer has created a car powered entirely by wind, which he claims can reach speeds of around 90mph.
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Alabama bans beer over dirty name
You can buy Fat Bastard wine in Alabama, but you'll have to go elsewhere for Dirty Bastard beer.
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Distracted doctor 'killed two patients suffering just ulcers with TEN TIMES normal dose of morphine while he surfed the internet'
Computer records 'show he was checking cricket scores, emails and online banking in between seeing patients'
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Weight-Loss Glasses 'Trick Brain Into Thinking Food Is Bigger'
Japanese inventors have designed a hi-tech (and slightly bonkers) device that claims to help people lose weight – and it involves a pair of ‘slimming spectacles’ that trick the brain into thinking that food is 50% bigger than it really is.
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Man Busted Stealing Gas From Cops After Posting Picture of Himself Giving Middle Finger
A Kentucky man was busted for stealing gas from a patrol car after he posted a picture of the act on Facebook, which also included him giving the middle finger.
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'Doctor Who' sonic screwdriver 'created by scientists'
A working prototype of the sonic screwdriver seen in the BBC television series Doctor Who has supposedly been completed.
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Couple make detour into hell
Staying in a remote B.C. cabin would normally be the perfect getaway, but for a couple who broke in to survive, it was just the opposite.
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Indonesian eight-year-old boy kicks his smoking habit
An eight-year-old Indonesian boy who smoked more than a pack a day from age four has kicked the habit.
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Virginia teacher arrested after allegedly firing blank shots from gun at students
A Virginia teacher was arrested Wednesday after allegedly lining up his students during class and firing multiple blank shots from a gun at them.
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Festival condoms cause contoversy in Condom
A festival in South West France has annoyed the local authorities by producing paraphernalia based on its host town’s namesake – a condom.
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Student chokes principal over slow computer
A student at a school Malmö, in southern Sweden, who was angry that he couldn’t get his computer to work, went berserk on Monday, throwing furniture around and trying to strangle the principal.
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Greg Ham, Men At Work flute player, 'found dead'
Men At Work flautist Greg Ham has been found dead at his Melbourne home, according to Australian reports.
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'Eggless' chick laid by hen in Sri Lanka
A Sri Lanka hen has given birth to a chick without an egg, in a new twist on the age-old question of whether the chicken or the egg came first.
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Rare ancient statue depicts topless female gladiator
A small bronze statue dating back nearly 2,000 years may be that of a female gladiator, a victorious one at that, suggests a new study.
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South Carolina McDonald's employee arrested for allegedly spitting in tea
A South Carolina county's deputies say a McDonald's employee spit in two customers' cups of iced tea after the drinks were returned because they weren't sweet enough.
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Seven year itch has become the three year itch
... due to pressures of modern life - with biggest strain on relationships said to be children
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Shells made dinosaurs egg-stinct, scientists say
The fact that land-bound dinosaurs laid eggs is what sealed their fate of mass extinction millions of years ago while live birthing mammals went on to thrive, scientists said Wednesday.
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