South African farmer killed by pet hippopotamus

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South African farmer killed by pet hippopotamus
A South African farmer has been killed by his pet hippopotamus.
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Royal rooms for rent: If one requires an Olympics crash-pad, call the Queen
The Queen is set to cash in on the London Olympic Games, renting out regal palace apartments for thousands of dollars a day to businesses, a British newspaper reports.
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Owners killing their pets to get insurance payouts
Pet insurance fraud has almost quadrupled in the space of a year, with some owners even killing their animals to get payouts.
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Navy’s bird poo fight
Royal Navy top brass have called up kites to protect the Ark Royal — from pigeon poo.
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North Carolina Couple Sues Air Tran Over Cockroaches on Flight
A North Carolina couple is suing Air Tran Airways, alleging they were sickened by cockroaches coming out of air vents and storage areas on a recent flight.
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Sword stolen from statue at Lincoln's Tomb
Copper thieves have struck at Abraham Lincoln's burial site in Springfield, Ill.
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Japanese cosmetic trend for 'sexy' child-like look fuels demand for crooked teeth
Perfect teeth - white, straight and evenly aligned - may be the ideal in America, but that aesthetic is not for everyone.
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Police rescue man from sealed luggage locker
In the middle of the night a man in southern Sweden called the Jönköping police station and requested their help in rescuing him from a sealed baggage locker at Nässjö's Central Station.
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Female suspect hides from police in Bolivia male jaill
Police in Bolivia have detained a woman who hid inside an all-male prison to avoid being arrested.
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Ohio man breaks into house, puts up Christmas decorations
An Ohio man was in custody today after allegedly breaking into a family's house and putting up Christmas decorations.
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Goat surfs in California
"Goat-ee" stunned beachcombers on Grover Beach in California by surfing on his owners surboard.
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Japanese students recycle cigarette butts into T-shirts
A group of Japanese students have invented a way of turning cigarette butts into fabric.
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World's new seven wonders of nature unveiled
World's new seven wonders of nature named
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Mom sold baby on $2,000 installment plan
Abilene authorities allege that a mother sold her 7-month-old baby to another woman for $2,000, to be paid off in an installment plan.
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Pa. man, 64, hurt in drive-by pumpkin attack
Police near Pittsburgh are searching for whoever threw a pumpkin from a moving car and hit a 64-year-old man, who may have suffered a concussion in the attack.
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Accused poppy box bandit's dad a vet leader
A London man accused of stealing poppy boxes from the Canadian Corps Veterans Association is the son of the association's president.
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I plan to make the world's most expensive tea - out of panda poo
A man in China is trying to break the record for the world's most expensive tea - by making it out of panda poo.
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Florida Man Recovers Wife's $10,000 Engagement Ring From Landfill
A Florida man who accidentally threw his wife's $10,000 engagement ring in the trash recovered the custom-made jewel after searching through tons of garbage at his local landfill.
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Cat swinging suspect hands himself into police
A man suspected of swinging a terrified cat by its tail can be identified for the first time today as 20-year-old Riain Richards after he handed himself into police.
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British landlord set 240-volt booby-trap for lodger after TV spat
An "irrational" British landlord booby-trapped a door handle almost electrocuted his lodger after an argument over a pay-TV subscription.
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Russian Reporter Fail: Cut Away After Stripper Segment Catches Anchor Off Guard (VIDEO)
Business Insider describes the anchor's reaction as "strange, and kind of creepy."
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