First 'watching paint dry' competition announced

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First 'watching paint dry' competition announced
The novelty endurance championship will be held somewhere in the UK next year, which will see hopefuls stare it out for the international title and an iPad.
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Owner suprised to find cat regularly catches bus
A pet cat named Dodger is living up to his name - by catching free bus trips from his home town.
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Chinese fugitive evades arrest for 13 years, appears in more than 30 TV shows.
A man who has appeared in more than 30 television shows has been arrested over the assault of a police officer 13 years ago
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Woman's fake breast disappears during Pilates
During a Pilates stretching exercise, a 59-year-old woman said her body "swallowed" one of her fake boobs.
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New billboard depicts Virgin Mary holding a pregnancy test
A controversial new billboard shows the Virgin Mary holding a pregnancy test with a "positive" reading.
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Call off the search, Mr Perfect does not exist
Poll of 2,000 women failed to find ONE woman who was completely happy with her man
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Meteor shower watcher plunges off LA mountain road
A man who was looking for a place to watch the Geminid meteor shower may have seen saw a few stars after his car plunged 100 down a hill in the Angeles National Forest.
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BBC producer blames bad reaction to oysters for odd behaviour before 'groping woman paramedic'
A BBC producer accused of groping a paramedic claims he was not in control of his actions – because he was suffering from a bad reaction to seafood at the time, a court heard.
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Pensioner lost on the M25 for two days after going missing as he tried to find his daughter's house
82-year-old gets disorientated on journey which should have taken just one hour
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Surgeons leave two towels inside man
An Ohio veteran won a $US275,000 settlement from the federal government after surgeons left two towels inside his body.
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More than 4,000 birds crash-land in parking lot
Authorities were shocked to find more than 4,000 birds scattered across a local Utah Wal-Mart parking lot on Monday night.
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University of Vermont Fraternity Suspended Over Controversial Survey
A University of Vermont fraternity has been suspended in connection with a survey that makes light of rape.
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Margarine thief makes off with truckload, $50K worth
Authorities in eastern Iowa are searching for a thief who slipped away with a trailer filled with $50,000 worth of margarine.
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12-year-old left homework during robbery
A 12-year-old upstate New York boy may be wishing that his dog ate his homework.
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Britney Spears, Ke$ha responsible for 'vocal fry' craze among girls
Britney Spears and Ke$ha are among a number of stars responsible for a growing vocal craze among younger women.
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Man arrested for hiring wedding strippers
Chinese police have arrested a man who hired two strippers to perform at his son’s wedding after the performance was mobbed by villagers, a newspaper reported on Wednesday.
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Schoolgirl threatens to kill Santa Claus if he doesn't bring the right presents
A 13-year-old girl has shocked her mother by asking Father Christmas for a list of presents and threatening to kill him if he doesn't comply.
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Prisoners hunger strike over prostitutes
Inmates at several prisons in Kyrgyzstan have launched a hunger strike over new restrictions barring them from being visited by prostitutes, a state official says.
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Roommates Accused of Using $285K Forged Check for Shopping Spree
A California paralegal and her elementary school teacher roommate are accused of stealing and forging a check for more than $285,000 that they then allegedly used on a cross-country flight on a private jet, multiple hotel rooms and a shopping spree at Tiffany & Co. and Montblanc.
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Swedish 'sex school founder' admits faking it
A Swedish artist recently named as head of “the world’s first international sex school” in Austria has admitted the project was an elaborate hoax.
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Australian cabinet minister drops f-bomb on TV before kids show
Unfortunately for Stephen Conroy, the word that came out Tuesday on live television, right before a popular afternoon children’s show, was decidedly less than G-rated.
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