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Tuesday, April 29, 2014

Rare pot used as a doorstop for 40 years worth £100,000

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Rare pot used as a doorstop for 40 years… and it’s worth £100,000
A rare Chinese pot, previously used as a doorstop by its unsuspecting owners, is expected to sell for £100,000 at auction.
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Judge OKs decision to sell widow's home over $6.30 debt
A widow was given ample notice before her $280,000 house was sold at a tax auction three years ago over $6.30 in unpaid interest, a Pennsylvania judge has ruled.
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Good Samaritan fined for helping injured biker
Spanish law calls on drivers who witness a road accident where no police or emergency services are present at the scene to help any possible victims who are hurt.
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Man Finds 10-Foot Python In Bag During Stroll Through Forest
Austrian police are looking for the owner of a large python — and the driver who found it may think twice before picking the next spot to stretch his legs.
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Kindergarten Show Cancelled So Kids Can Focus on College Prep
Kindergartners have to spend more time hitting the books and less time playing around, at least according to one school in New York state.
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Shoes made out of metal and silver are guaranteed to last for 1,000 years
Breaking a high heel has ruined many a night out. But this pair of stilettos should be going strong long after your dancing days are done.
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Man facing possible prison sentence after allegedly ‘registering dog to vote'
A security guard might be looking at time behind bars after his local council told police he had filled in a form saying his dog, a rottweiler called Zeus, was eligible to vote.
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Mickey Easterling’s ‘Weekend at Bernie’s’ wake in New Orleans
A New Orleans socialite held a swanky cocktail party — that also happened to be her own wake.
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Europe's dirtiest man sleeps every night in a pile of hot ash
Ludvik Dolezal regularly burns his few possessions and anything else he can get his hands on to save him from the freezing cold of the Czech winter
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Fly-killing pensioner, 80, hailed a beacon of hope for swatting insects seven days a week
The 80-year-old woman has been held up as a beacon of hope for society after it emerged she swats flies all day.
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Naked female judge who exercised and sunbathed nude in her office allowed to return to work
A top judge from Bosnia and Herzegovina has won her job back after being fired for stripping naked and sunbathing in plain view before attending court
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Mobile phones could soon be built into clothes thanks to a breakthrough in laser technology
The frustration of losing your mobile phone could soon be a thing of the past thanks to new technology that could print it on a T-shirt.
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Rare condition means teenager has second skeleton growing inside her
Student Seanie Nammock is doing her best to lead a normal life despite living with a genetic condition that threatens to eventually ‘freeze’ her body.
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Cheerleaders sue American football team claiming they were asked to take part in 'jiggle tests'
The five women have launched a lawsuit against the Buffalo Bills which alleges they were given detailed instructions about how to use tampons and properly wash themselves
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