WEIRD IS THE WORLD: Offensive mankini confiscated by UK police

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Offensive mankini confiscated by UK police
A BORAT-STYLE mankini is one of the first items deemed offensive and confiscated under plans by authorities at a British seaside village to eliminate lewd and loutish behaviour.
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'Rambo Bridge' being destroyed
The iconic film, First Blood, put the town of Hope, B.C., on the movie-making map, with its steep mountains, lush forests and the rambling bridge used as the back drop to lots of fights and explosions.
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Nude woman wielding gun enters motel lobby
Vacaville police are thanking a quick-thinking motel clerk who convinced a nude woman who walked into the lobby early this morning to put down her loaded gun and surrender.
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Butchered torso found on conveyor belt at Seattle recycling plant
Workers at a recycling plant in Seattle were horrified to discover the dismembered torso of a man rolling by on a conveyor belt.
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Grand marshal Dan Aykroyd pulled over for speeding ahead of Honda Indy Toronto
Canadian actor Dan Aykroyd, the grand marshal of the Honda Indy Toronto, said he was pulled over for speeding on his way to the race.
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Gym junkies are injecting drugs meant for greyhounds
Gym junkies are injecting drugs meant for greyhounds in the mistaken belief it will help them build bigger muscles faster.
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Toronto Sun photograph of Duchess of Cambridge skirt flap generates buzz
A photograph in Saturday's Toronto Sun, capturing the precise moment a gust of wind lifted the Duchess of Cambridge's dress, is causing a stir online.
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Arrest in break-in at NYC's Ed Sullivan Theater
Authorities say they have arrested a man on charges of burglary and criminal mischief in connection with a break-in at the New York City theater where David Letterman tapes his television show.
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Dear diary: thief makes record of armed robbery
Hapless thief Jonathan Ochola was convicted of taking part in an armed robbery after writing about it in his diary.
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Scientists in Scotland decode potato genome
An international team of scientists based in Scotland has decoded the full DNA sequence of the potato for the first time.
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Smell-o-Vision TV Adds Odor to Programming
An odoriferous entertainment system is the technology that no one demands but that many have attempted to invent.
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National Park Warns: Don’t Pee Near Trails…Because of the Killer Goats
Hikers in Olympic National Park in Washington state are being urged not to urinate along backcountry trails in order to avoid attracting mountain goats who lick the urine deposits for salt.
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Inebriate service van taken on drunken joyride
Anchorage police say a city van used to pick up drunken people was taken on a joyride by a man suspected of drunken driving.
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Cowgirl Kate is bigger than the Beatles
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have sparked a fervour not seen in Canada since the Beatles arrived 47 years ago, said the country's prime minister.
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Lung transplant patient dies after 'height error' sees surgeons force oversized organ into her chest
A lung transplant patient died after medical staff made a mistake in recording the height of the donor – and then failed to report the matter to the coroner.
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Roman-era shipwreck reveals ancient medical secrets
A first-aid kit found on a 2,000-year-old shipwreck has provided a remarkable insight into the medicines concocted by ancient physicians to cure sailors of dysentery and other ailments.
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Couple convicted of monkey cruelty
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries said a Texas woman and a Florida man have been convicted of cruelty to monkeys.
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700-Pound Woman Makes a Career Out of Eating
A single mom who weighs 700 pounds is trying to gain an additional 300 pounds so that she can claim and hold the Guinness World Records' title of World's Most Obese Woman.

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