WEIRD IS THE WORLD: Saved by Facebook! Father wakes up paralysed, taps SOS message and friends 6,000 miles away call an ambulance

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Saved by Facebook! Father wakes up paralysed, taps SOS message and friends 6,000 miles away call an ambulance
A critically ill father owes his life to Facebook after he posted a mayday message on the site that was picked up by friends 6,000 miles away in America.
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Schwarzenegger opens museum dedicated to himself in Austrian hometown
Hollywood star Arnold Schwarzenegger unveiled a larger than life bronze statue of himself and opened a museum dedicated to his life during a visit to his hometown in Austria today.
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California 'Psychic' Scared Girl Into Stealing $10G in Jewelry
A Californian "psychic" has been arrested on suspicion of telling a 12-year-old girl she would remain cursed unless she paid her a fee, causing the youngster to steal $10,000 of jewelry.
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Salt Lake City underwear run sets world record
A protest of Utah's uptight laws that featured people running through the streets of Salt Lake City in their underwear has set a new world record.
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Denver man 'thought dead friend was drunk'
One of two men accused of driving around a US city with their friend's corpse in the back seat thought the dead man was just drunk, a court heard.
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Florida Lawmaker Wants to Repeal Dwarf-Tossing Ban
A Republican state legislator has submitted a bill that would repeal Florida's 22-year-old ban on tossing little people for sport at bars. He's doing it for job creation!
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Grocery worker: I gave out semen-tainted yogurt
A grocery store worker accused of handing out a semen-tainted yogurt sample at an Albuquerque market pleaded guilty Thursday.
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Man flagged down cars in G-string for bet
A Louisiana man got on the wrong side of the law when he was caught flagging down cars wearing nothing but skimpy women's underwear.
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Amish hair-cutting gang terrorises communities
A group of Amish men is being investigated for allegedly breaking into Ohio family homes and chopping their victims' hair and beards off.
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'Phone thief' adds photo to victim's Facebook
Police in Georgia were looking for a handbag thief who apparently snapped a photo of himself on the victim's phone and then accidentally posted it to her Facebook page.
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Elderly men bare all for church calendar
Twelve male parishioners, ranging in age from 64 to 87, bare all in a calendar to raise needed money for their Massachusetts church.
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Woman jailed after using drill to sink estranged husband's £75,000 yacht
Mandy Fleming 'lost it' when she realised her spouse had splashed cash on his boat after pleading poverty to her
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Girl, eight, sold to Afghan police officer as his bride
Ten years after British forces entered the war-ravaged country, the Standard has uncovered shocking evidence of an eight-year-old girl who was married off to a policeman for cash. She was sold to the officer, in his twenties, in clear breach of laws introduced two years ago to protect women.
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Man Undergoes Plastic Surgery to Look Like Superman
Not even kryptonite could keep Herbert Chavez, 35, from pursuing his dream to look like Superman.
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Thai medical officials send condoms to flood-ravaged province
Condoms are desperately needed in flood-ravaged areas of Thailand because "villagers have nothing to do," officials say.
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Robber prays wirh wheelchair-bound before fleeing
A home intruder robbed a wheelchair-bound woman of $25 after getting down on his knees and praying with her.
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Most ludicrous thesis of all time? Doctor teaches tortoise how to yawn to prove they can't
In the ultimate awards ceremony for mad science, it was a worthy thesis.
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Ontario teachers college official resigns over teen erotica
A teacher in charge of disciplining his fellow educators has quit his job amid controversy over his side gig -- writing teen erotica.
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Pensioner led police on 27 mile chase at 10mph
A pensioner who led police on a 27 mile low-speed chase at 10mph finally stopped after an officer tapped on her window while running alongside the car.
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