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Tuesday, April 17, 2012

'Prize pig' banned from radio contests

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'Prize pig' banned from radio contests
A local radio station group has pulled the plug on a self-professed “prize pig” who has gorged too frequently from the contest trough over the past three decades.
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Marijuana-Laced Wine Grows More Fashionable in California Wine Country
Wines fermented with weed were a novelty in the early 1980s, but now quite a few California winemakers are producing cannabis cuvĂ©es on the sly—with cabernet the variety of choice.
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Twitter alive with talk of dead rapper hologram as Tupac performs at Coachella
Life-like hologram of Tupac Shakur performed at Coachella
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Circumcision 'robbed me of prowess' - man sues prison hospital over procedure
A prison inmate is suing the hospital where he was circumcised as a newborn, saying he only recently became aware that he'd undergone the procedure and that it robbed him of his sexual prowess.
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Man Accidentally Donates Engagement Ring to Goodwill
A young couple’s wedding plans suffered a setback when the groom-to-be found he had accidentally donated his girlfriend’s engagement ring to Goodwill.
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'Chin jobs' head cosmetic-surgery list in US
Chin implants are the fastest growing type of cosmetic procedure in the US according to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons.
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All five "Star Trek" captains to appear together in London
Trekkies may want to consider a trip to London this fall - because a U.K. fan convention is set to unite all five "Star Trek" TV captains on stage for the first time.
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Hotel offers comedian on room service
An award-winning Scottish comedian is to go on the room service menu at a new hotel in Edinburgh.
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The first ever lickable lift
The doors have opened on the first ever lickable lift that targets the taste buds of city workers.
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Roast potato crisis as cost of goose fat soars
A roast potato crisis is forecast after the price of goose fat soared following changes in the way that Eastern European bird rearers sell their poultry.
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Napping pilot behind Air Canada nosedive
An Air Canada flight that suddenly nosedived, injuring 16 people, was the result of a napping pilot's extreme fatigue and ignorance of the rules, the Transportation Safety Board has concluded.
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Woman eats fruit and veg to stop her smelling of rotting fish
A woman was forced to live on a diet of fruit and veg — to stop her smelling of rotting fish.

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German obesity rates trigger crematoria safety concerns
Rising obesity rates in Germany have triggered safety concerns in crematoria as furnaces struggle to cope with bigger bodies.
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Brazil 'cannibals turned women into pastries'
Three suspected cannibals have been arrested by Brazilian police on suspicion of having murdered and eaten as least two women who they may have turned into pastries.
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Cops 'can't fit in' fancy new patrol cars
A German police force that spent €25 million on new sporty cars found that not only was the visibility rubbish for chases - the fancy seats were so narrow the cops could not get in while wearing their guns, truncheons and other equipment.
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The shuttered French 'ghost factory' where staff still turn up for work
Every morning the employees of the Sodimedical hospital supplies company in this small town in eastern France show up for work in their shuttered factory.
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Killer Swan Blamed for Man’s Drowning
An angry swan is being blamed for knocking a man out of his kayak in a Chicago pond and then continuing to attack until the man drowned.
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