Army built 'fake Paris' to fool Germans

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Army built 'fake Paris' to fool Germans
Towards the end of World War 1, the French army drew up plans to build a "fake Paris" in an attempt to get German planes to drop their bombs away from the real capital city.
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Florida bank closes man's account after he urinates in drive-through
One irate customer of the RBC Bank in Florida left a deposit of a very different kind after he was disgruntled with the customer service
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Fat man got stuck in train seat
A 32-stone graphic designer was shamed into losing half his body weight after getting so fat that he got stuck in his train seat.
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The anorexic mother who weighs less than her daughter, 7
At first glance they might be sisters, but look again at this startling picture.
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Colombo's restaurant takes a stand against technology at the dinner table
Restaurant owner wants "no gadgets at the dinner table" Move mirrors plot from TV comedy Modern Family Colombo's boss also cites a safety risk
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Human foot found in south-western British Columbia is ninth in four years
A dismembered foot in a shoe was discovered at the weekend in south-western British Columbia - the ninth in the region since August 2007, the BC Coroner's Service announced today.
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Ancient horses' spotted history reflected in cave art
Scientists have found evidence that leopard-spotted horses roamed Europe 25,000 years ago alongside humans.
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New Yorkers sack Santa
Faced with the difficult task of balancing a budget in austere times, officials in New York's Suffolk County said on Friday they had no choice: they had to sack Santa Claus.
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Carp clubbing kicks off Czech Christmas season
Most are clubbed to death in festive street markets and served up on Christmas Eve. The lucky ones — in homes where children grow attached to the fish in the bathtub — are released back into the rivers.
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Man runs naked through Subway restaurant, assaults customer
A 26-year-old man was arrested Wednesday night after running, naked, into a Subway sandwich shop. Once he got inside the store, he assaulted a customer in line.
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Naked man seen wandering at Dulles airport
A naked man was wandering around Dulles International Airport Monday morning.
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Safety pro falls off ladder
A health and safety instructor has been suspended after wrongly demonstrating the use of a ladder — and falling off.
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Woman Says Amputated Leg Is Growing Back
A woman who had one of her 70-pound legs amputated claims the limb is growing back.
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Zoo to split up ‘gay’ Canadian penguins
Zookeepers in Toronto, while “fascinated” by male African penguins who appear to be a couple, even displaying signs of mating rituals, plan on splitting up the pair.
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Spanish cemetery: Pay up or face eviction
Pushed for space, a Spanish cemetery has begun placing stickers on thousands of burial sites whose leases are up as a warning to relatives or caretakers to pay up or face possible eviction.
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Adam Lambert Faces Lawsuit Claiming He Was Ineligible For 'American Idol'
Adam Lambert may be continuing to ride the crest of a successful post-"American Idol" wave, but a new lawsuit claims the singer violated the competition's rules when he appeared on the reality series.
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She spent five years training to be a nun... now she's Miss World
•Ivian Lunasol Sarcos Colmenares, 22, crowned Miss World
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Pa. man picked fight with grandma's dog
A western Pennsylvania man has been cited for animal cruelty and other crimes because police say he tried to pick a fight with his grandmother's 15-year-old dog.
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Police hunt snowblower, find moonshine
When police in northern Sweden were busy searching for a stolen snowblower they accidentally stumbled upon 130 litres of illegally distilled alcohol hidden in the same garage.
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Woman, 85, reels in 850lb marlin
This tourist showed reel skill snaring a massive 850lb marlin off the Australian coast — at the age of 85.
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