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Monday, April 02, 2012

'Elvis Presley' armed robber Martin Reilly given life sentence

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'Elvis Presley' armed robber Martin Reilly given life sentence
Martin Reilly, who dressed up as Elvis Presley and sported a series of outlandish disguises, has been jailed for life for a string of armed robberies at betting shops across England.
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Family sues after wrong body prepped for viewing
A western Pennsylvania family is suing a hospital and funeral home after the wrong man's body was prepared for a viewing that had to be canceled after the family discovered the error.
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Bare Breasts, Poem Displayed To Cops During Florida Burglary Investigation
Florida police say a drunk and disorderly 31-year-old woman allegedly tore off her shirt, and flashed her tattooed breasts, revealing a poem, during a burglary investigation.
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Condom campaign lists ways of 'wanting it'
Germans are being urged to use condoms with a new campaign which features people saying how they want sex – romantic, tender, exciting and even “at last.”
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Police 'smash car window to rescue toy dog'
Two police officers broke into a car to save a dog they feared was overheating inside, only to find it was a cuddly toy.
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Longboarding wizard dressed as Gandalf causes traffic commotion
Having won the battle to save Middle Earth in fantasy film trilogy Lord of the Rings, wise wizard Gandalf has returned to rage war on some rather confused motorists armed with just a longboard.
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Driver leaps to safety as tow truck plummets off cliff
This amazing footage shows a tow truck driver's miracle escape just moments before his vehicle plummeted off a mountain road into a ravine.
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Man with 'best driver' bumper sticker flips car
A driver who crashed and flipped his car in New York City might want to consider retiring his bumper sticker, which reads, "Why am I the only one on the planet who knows how to drive?"
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Fossilized poop reveals ancient hyena's main dish
By reading the genes in ancient poop, researchers have uncovered the diet and descendents of the cave hyena, which roamed throughout Eurasia alongside the Neanderthals.
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Bob Marley's bandmate smokes dope through a carrot
Bob Marley's last surviving bandmate has revealed his own peculiar approach to drug-taking, by smoking marijuana out of a hollowed-out carrot.
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World's tallest treehouse
The world's tallest treehouse towers into the sky on a heavenly mission that puts most childhood hideaways to shame.
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New York City's oldest cab driver still behind the wheel at 92
New York City's oldest hack is Johnnie "Spider" Footman, a cigar-munching 92-year-old from Harlem who has been on the job since Franklin Roosevelt was in the White House.
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Letter reaches Swedish address after 76 years
A letter sent some 76 years ago was finally delivered to its destination address in Visby on the Baltic Sea island of Gotland this week and the search has begun to find the intended recipient.
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Sweden mulls shaving products ban for minors
Sweden wants to draw up legislation that would bar anyone under 18 from purchasing shaving products, after a spate of bullying towards women who are "pro-hair" highlighted public health concerns.
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"Leprechaun” wins massive Powerball lottery prize in Alabama
Seamus Fortune who works as a leprechaun part-time is the winner of the Alabama/Mississippi Powerball lottery prize of over $60 million dollars.
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Simon Cowell ‘break-in’ girl
Leanne Zaloumis, 29, was pictured as a fresh-faced wannabe beauty queen.
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