WEIRD IS THE WORLD: Comedians angry with Jerry Lewis' telethon end

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Comedians angry with Jerry Lewis' telethon end
'Yet Sunday night's MDA telethon ushers in new, younger hosts. That the 85-year-old, who's inspired a generation of comedians, is being pushed aside has the country's funny men angry.'
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Swedish artist plunges to his death in Germany
A Swedish musician plummeted 20 metres to his death at the weekend during a performance at a street festival in Leipzig, Germany.
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Handicapped Swede sets Alcatraz swim record
Swedish handicapped swimmer Anders Olsson shocked a field of experienced open-water swimmers by winning a race from prison island Alcatraz to the California mainland in record time on Sunday.
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This 61-Year-Old Grandpa Is the Oldest College Football Player in History
Alan Moore’s name is cemented in the history books. Although he hasn’t yet played his first game, the 61-year-old grandpa is officially the oldest player in college football history.
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Passengers save blind man from train tracks
Quick-thinking passengers helped prevent an accident from turning tragic after a visually-impaired man fell onto light rail tracks and under a train Sunday.
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Frenchman ordered to pay wife damages for lack of sex
A Frenchman has been ordered to pay his ex-wife £8,500 in damages for failing to have enough sex with her during their marriage.
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Black Widow eats 183 chicken wings in NY contest
The Black Widow of eating contests has scarfed down 183 chicken wings in 12 minutes to break her own world record set last year in Buffalo, N.Y.
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Pregnant Woman Crashes Through Ceiling During Break-In
A woman who claimed to be five months pregnant was arrested Sunday for trying to break into a Phoenix horse racing track through the ceiling.
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Boss Shows Off Gun to Convenience Store Employee, Accidentally Shoots Her
Authorities say a woman was accidentally shot by her boss at a South Florida convenience store.
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Parents face losing their ‘fat’ children for failing to help them lose weight
A couple face never seeing their four obese children again after failing to bring their weight under control.
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Marathon man, 90, who secretly ran races behind his wife's back is caught out after being spotted on TV
A 90-year-old man who has been sneaking out and running half-marathons has been caught out - after a neighbour told his wife they'd seen him on TV.
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Jetstar offers passengers $100 compensation for flying with dead man
JETSTAR passengers who were forced to fly with a the corpse of a man who choked in his in-flight meal have been offered $100 in travel vouchers as compensation.
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Prostitutes Need a Permit to Work the Night Shift
One German city has decided that it’s time for prostitutes to pay up.
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Breastfeeding driver shocks New Zealand commuters
A New Zealand woman has shocked fellow drivers by breastfeeding a baby at the wheel of a moving car with three young children in the back seat.
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Jennifer Lopez reveals first 'American Idol' panel fight
Jennifer Lopez has said that the American Idol judging panel had its first major disagreement during auditions for the show's eleventh season.
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Stanford scientist studies the sex life of corn
In a sun-dappled cornfield on the Stanford University campus, romance is in the air.
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Cow walks into a clothing store
Raw footage from a surveillance camera in a sports shop in Serfaus Tyrol, Austria captured a runaway cow entering the store.
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Spare body parts could be grown in factories in years after scientists implant lab-produced organs in humans
Spare human parts grown in laboratories could be just years away after scientists discovered more than 20 ways of growing organs.
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Bill Clinton 'kicked off' beach by cop after ignoring Irene warning
Former President Bill Clinton was nearly in the doghouse with the East Hampton police while he walked one of Hillary Clinton's pooches in the wake of Irene.
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