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Saturday, October 01, 2011

Travel firm bans over-80s in case they ‘spoil’ the fun for everyone else by being too slow

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Travel firm bans over-80s in case they ‘spoil’ the fun for everyone else by being too slow
A holiday firm has banned anyone over 80 from joining its tours – because they ‘spoil’ the fun for everyone else.
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Woman charged with stealing bull semen
A western Ohio woman has pleaded not guilty to charges that she took frozen bull semen valued at $110,000.
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'Broken penis': Karma for cheating husbands?
Affairs may do more than break hearts — they may break penises as well, a new study says
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Carjacked couple spot criminals on holiday 1,200 miles away
A Belgian couple on holiday in Spain spotted the armed criminals who had carjacked them at gunpoint a month previously in Liege, 1,200 miles away.
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Lost Beethoven sonata found after 200 years
The music world is buzzing over the performance of a Beethoven piece that had been lost for more than 200 years
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Goths banned from 'Dracula' graveyard
A rector has banned "Goths" from posing for photos in a graveyard after catching dozens lounging on tombs.
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Japan's Answer to Next Tsunami? Mini Noah's Ark

A small Japanese company has developed a modern, miniature version of Noah's Ark in case Japan is hit by another massive earthquake and tsunami: a floating capsule that looks like a huge tennis ball.
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Jug made from Oliver Cromwell's horse found on Antiques Roadshow
A leather jug made from the skin of Oliver Cromwell's horse has been hailed as the most exciting Antiques Roadshow find in years.
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Boy's 1911 grave dug up
The grave of a 12-year-old boy who was hit by a train in 100 years ago has been dug up in a Pennsylvania cemetery.
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Passengers use bottled water to get overheated train started
Passengers donated bottles of drinking water to get their train working again after it broke down because of the heatwave.
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Man Parks Illegally on Mountaintop...Again
A 4x4 car has been found abandoned at the top of Mount Snowdon in northwestern Wales for the second time in less than a month.
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Football Coach Suspended for Taking Team to Cemetery

The coach of a junior varsity football team has been suspended for making his players lie down in a central New York cemetery after a loss in an effort to motivate them.
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‘Til 2013 do us part? Mexico mulls 2-year marriage
Reform would allow couples to decide on the length of their commitment
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Bear gobbles up pies at B.C. pizza joint
This unexpected visitor had a bear-size case of the munchies.
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'The X Factor could cause mental problems'
The X Factor is 'playing fast and loose with people's minds', according to the distinguished mental health campaigner Marjorie Wallace.
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British dad chokes boy who 'killed' him in online war game
A British man attacked a teenage boy who "killed" his character in an online computer war game, a court in southern England has heard.
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'Flying carpet' of conductive plastic takes flight
A miniature magic carpet made of plastic has taken flight in a laboratory at Princeton University.
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Man Found Alive Days After Car Plunged 200 Feet off Mountain Road

A 67-year-old man found alive days after his car plunged 200 feet off a mountain road built a makeshift camp, ate leaves and drank water from a nearby creek to survive.
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