WEIRD IS THE WORLD: Turtles Slow Things to a Crawl at JFK Airport in New York

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Turtles Slow Things to a Crawl at JFK Airport in New York
Turtles seeking to lay their eggs caused delays at New York's John F. Kennedy Airport this morning.
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Hotel introduces 'snore absorption' room
A hotel chain is testing "snore absorption" rooms, intended to lessen the volume of people snoring in their sleep.
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Apple horse semen sold in New Zealand pub
A pub in Wellington, New Zealand is serving apple-infused horse semen shots for a limited time.
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12-year-old Wade Schlote in Colorado wakes up with live moth in his ear
The 12-year-old was taken to the hospital where doctors struggled to figure out the best way to remove the insect - which was still alive in Wade's ear.
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Great-grandmother Noelene Edwards faces court for alleged drug dealing
Mrs Edwards, a grand-mother of seven and great-grandmother of six, was charged with possession and supply of prohibited drugs.
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2,000-Year-Old Priestly Burial Box Is Real, Archaeologists Say
Israeli scholars say they have confirmed the authenticity of a 2,000-year-old burial box bearing the name of a relative of the high priest Caiaphas of the New Testament.
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Florida Couple Has 15 Pet Skunks in Home
A Florida couple likes skunks so much that they have adopted 15 of the stink-spraying animals, which share their home.
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Thai 'ladyboy' pics confuse election officials
Thailand’s community of “ladyboys” complained on Wednesday they were being marginalized in next week’s general election because their ID card pictures were too confusing for polling officials.
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Man's heart attack in heart disease class
Dr William Phillips was giving a lecture Monday on heart disease at the Central Maine Medical Centre in the US when he was interrupted by a man complaining of chest pain.
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Radio makes Britons happier than TV and web
Listening to the radio makes people happier and gives them higher energy levels than watching TV or browsing the internet, new research has found.
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Baby Born Without Skin
Brody Curtis has a big smile across his face, about the only part of his little body that is not swaddled in thick bandages.
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The London West Hollywood hotel lets you 'write' on its walls
Joe Vasquez, the hotel's sales and marketing director, says the wall "writing" has become part of the hotel's culture.
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Model-maker produces life-size replica of Tyrannosaurus Rex in 55 hours, using 1,400 balloons and a lot of hot air
Mark Verge has been perfecting the art form for more than 16 years and has created a 39ft life-size replica of a Tyrannosaurus Rex out of 1,400 balloons.
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New San Francisco bridge built in China to be shipped to US
China is making a 2,050ft-long bridge spanning the San Francisco bay.
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Body of missing woman, 26, found trapped in ventilation duct above steakhouse in Austin, Texas
The body of a 26-year-old Texas woman who went missing more than a month ago was found lodged in a ventilation duct above a swanky steakhouse restaurant.
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Tourist left behind on Great Barrier Reef trip
A US tourist has been forced to swim for help after realising he was left behind on a Great Barrier Reef snorkelling trip.
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Diana returns from grave in Newsweek cover
Princess Diana has returned from the grave on the front cover of Newsweek in a picture that imagines her, and her life, as it might have been had she lived to mark her 50th birthday Friday.
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Drunk driver didn't notice man fall into car
A texas driver was so drunk he struck a man walking along the highway overnight and never realised the victim's body fell into the passenger side of his car.
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