Star-Spangled Banner first edition sells for $500,000

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Star-Spangled Banner first edition sells for $500,000
An anonymous buyer has bid $506,500 for a first edition copy of the "Star-Spangled Banner" poem, whose words were adopted for the US national anthem.
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106-year-old man quits smoking — for love
German actor Johannes Heesters says his wife 'should have me as long as possible'
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Study: Tilting Your Head Can Make You Hotter
You know the rules for a good first date: be on time, don't text message and don't talk about your ex. Now add one more to the list: tilt your head.
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Allergic to Sex: 11 Other Crazy Allergies
Americans are one itchy, rashy bunch
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Wet floor ends nude teen's European tour
The teenager told police that he was carrying out a bet with friends that he could travel through Europe naked.
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Jim Morrison Pardon Papers Detail One Wild Night
Papers Given To Fla. Gov. Crist Show Wild Side Of The Doors' Jim Morrison
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World's Hottest Chili Pepper Grown in Snow-Covered Greenhouse
The world's hottest chili was recognized Friday after it was grown in a snow-covered greenhouse in northwestern England.
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302mph Chinese Passenger Train Sets World Speed Record
Chinese engineers celebrated Friday after setting a new world record for the fastest unmodified passenger train speed of 302mph
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Chinese take away shutdown after two live rodents found in noodles
UK -A Chinese takeaway has been shutdown after health inspectors found two live mice in a box of noodles.
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Uk's obese cat population is set to skyrocket and boffins have found a solution
BRITISH cats will be so fat in ten years time they will not be able to fit through a standard cat flap, according to research out Friday.
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Woman dials 999 to report snowman theft
UK - A woman who dialled 999 to report the theft of a snowman from outside her home has been branded "completely irresponsible" by Kent Police.
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Drinking Worms Eases Intestinal Woes
Doctors Investigate Worms as Possible Colitis Cure
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Revellers strip off for record attempt
REVELLERS, stripped down to their budgie smugglers and bikinis, have paraded through Sydney in an attempt to break a world record.
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Chinese 'Unicorn Cow' Horns In on Fame
A cow with a horn smack dab in the middle of its forehead is leading some people to claim the supposedly fictional unicorn is alive.
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Man groped nurse to say thanks
Man says he was trying to show gratitude but faces assault charge for groping nurse twice
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Coma grandmother left untreated by doctors who thought she was 'beyond help' makes full recovery
Left in a deep coma after a series of strokes caused by a brain haemorrhage, doctors swiftly concluded Catherine O’Neill’s was beyond help.
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Wheelchair- bound woman in lingerie gets hour-long search and misses flight
A 52-year-old wheelchair-bound woman was hand searched for over an hour at the Oklahoma City airport even though she was already stripped to her bra and underwear.
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Woman Charged In Theft Of 200 Library Books
Woman Charged With Stealing More Than 200 Books From Public Library
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Finger-Flipping Crosswalk Sign Fixed
A “Don’t Walk” signal at a crosswalk in Spokane, Wash., sent a most impolite message to pedestrians on Wednesday, "flipping the bird" ...
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Facebook causes one in five divorces in U.S
A new survey by the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers also says around 80 percent of divorce lawyers have reported a spike in the number of cases that use social media for evidence of cheating
Facebook causes one in five divorces in U.S

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Tall, Thin Ann Ward Wins 'America's Next Top Model'
'America's Next Top Model' Winner Ann Ward Was Criticized for Her Tiny Waist, Tall Frame
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White Man Used Lifelike Black Mask to Evade Arrest in Robberies
He was arrested in April after a girlfriend encountered the mask and a pile of ink-stained cash, and called police.
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Chuck Norris to Become Honorary Texas Ranger
Actor Chuck Norris for years played a Texas Ranger on television. Now he's going to become one in real life.
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Politician urges men to sex strike
A Ugandan opposition politician on Thursday urged his male supporters to go on sex strike until their wives promise not to vote for the ruling party in upcoming national elections.
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