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Friday, May 20, 2011

'Judgment Day' May 21: a $72,000,000 business

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May 21 End of the World: Harold Camping's $72M business
At the center of it all, Camping's organization, Family Radio, is perfectly happy to take your money -- and in fact, received $80 million in contributions between 2005 and 2009.


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Stuntman breaks pole standing record
Israeli stunt man Hezi Dean broke U.S. magician David Blaine's endurance record after standing on a nine story high pylon for a total of 35 hours.
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YouTube: http://youtu.be/WYGwFAlRafM

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Royalty 'dined on human flesh'
British royalty dined on human flesh, a new book on medicinal cannibalism reveals.
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Tim Hortons doughnuts banned from Nova Scotia hospitals
A Nova Scotia hospital authority plans to ban some baked goods to prevent its visitors and employees from getting too doughy.
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'Adult baby' under investigation for Social Security fraud

Earlier this month National Geographic's "Taboo" television series featured a segment about Stanley Thornton, a 30-year-old man who sleeps in a crib, wears XXL diapers and sucks juice from a bottle.

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O.K. Corral Slain from famous shootout getting new epitaphs
'And in popular culture, the Earps have always been the good guys; the McLaurys and Clantons, the bad guys.
But something peculiar has happened at the O.K. Corral: The white hats and the black hats have all gotten a bit grayer.'

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Man hopes to inspire with backward journey over 35 years - video
Sam Klemke began filming himself 35 years ago long before the term vlogger even existed using Super 8 film and a separate audio recorder.
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YouTube: http://youtu.be/K2xTBHyfOks

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Calgary Camera store scores viral video hit with 'Battle at F-Stop Ridge'
The short promotional video posted online Monday by staff at The Camera Store in Calgary is rapidly building international buzz for the downtown business.
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YouTube: http://youtu.be/awq90APEVgw

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Dopey beagle fails to spot fox behind him as he stumbles on den

It's a case of the hunter being hunted in this comical scene which shows, just like actors in a pantomime, the beagle fails to spot the fox just inches behind him.

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I'm Just a Cat and I'm Doing Cat Stuff (Music Video)

YouTube: http://youtu.be/0lDnmKzUza4

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Amazonian tribe discovered with no concept of time

A tribe has been discovered in the Amazon basin which has no concept of time or dates, scientists have claimed.
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Man's parrot joyride
A driver who filmed himself driving with his pet parrot clinging to the windscreen wiper was being quizzed by cops today.
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'Rapture' apocalypse prediction sparks atheist reaction - plan parties
US atheists are to hold parties in response to an evangelical broadcaster's prediction that Saturday will be "judgement day".
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Businessman's spankings lead to charges
Single mothers, former drug addicts and other beaten down young women who came to wealthy businessman Henry Allen Fitzsimmons for a chance to climb out of their financial hole ... they agreed to be spanked if they broke his rules.
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Wrong Number: Man Accidentally 'Pocket Dials' 911 While Discussing Drug Deal
Authorities say a Georgia man "pocket-dialed" 911 and the dispatcher on the other end overheard people discussing a drug deal.
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Virtual Technology Allows Commandos to Train in Bin Laden’s Compound
Just three weeks after the death of Osama bin Laden, Wired reports that defense giant Raytheon and “motion-capture studio” Motion Reality have come together to create a ground-breaking simulation of bin Laden’s compound ...
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Surfing Madonna Encinitas CA
After weeks of debate, Encinitas city leaders decided a mosaic that mysteriously appeared on an Encinitas train trestle last month will be removed.
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YouTube: http://youtu.be/I1D_2wFZyw4

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Ford developing in-car health monitoring tech
Drivers will be able to track pollen counts, check blood glucose levels
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Family finds $45,000 in new home, returns it

They stopped counting at $40,000, but estimated there was at least $5,000 more on the table.
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