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Mom Reunited with Baby Sold by Hospital Posted: 1 day ago by MandolinOrange
A 1-year-old girl is back with her mother a year after the Mexico City doctors who delivered her allegedly sold her to another woman.
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Most potential recruits for US military too fat, dumb, or drugged out Posted: 1 day ago by Bornbad
About 75% of Americans eligible as military recruits couldn't serve if they wanted to.
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El Salvador’s Fireball Street Fight Posted: 2 days ago by Bornbad
The incendiary missiles explode on impact – sometimes in the faces of their targets. Pyromaniacs take note. If you love fire – and fireworks or trick or treat are too tame for your taste buds – you’ll be blown away by the Bolas de Fuego festival in El Salvador.
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Racism in China Rears Its Ugly Head Online Posted: 4 days ago by choco
After a young girl named Lou Jing competes in a televised singing competition in Shanghai, message boards go crazy with those attacking her based on the color of her skin and her background.
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Bear kills militants in Kashmir Posted: 4 days ago by Bornbad
A bear killed two militants after discovering them in its den in Indian-administered Kashmir.
*every body wants a piece of the action*
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Enormous Jellyfish Sink Japanese Fishing Boat Posted: 4 days ago by Bornbad
Pink, slimy and repellent, the Nomura’s jellyfish is an authentic horror of the deep that's been assaulting Japan. Now the creatures have sunk a 10-ton fishing trawler.
*Never use peanut-butter for bait*
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Man gives Judge the finger Posted: 4 days ago by Bornbad
Judge gives man 6 months in jail.
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The Crazy World of Taste Insurance Posted: 4 days ago by iamamaniac
These days it’s not uncommon for high-profile celebrities to take out insurance policies relating to parts of their anatomy, and it actually makes a great deal of sense when you consider that they often use particular parts of their body to generate income. As an example: a performer such as Rod Stewart would be lost without his voice, hence the £3.5 million insurance policy which covers his vocal chords.
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Couple Sues Elderly Neighbour over Smoke Posted: 6 days ago by Moogle
A couple in a suburban community have filed a lawsuit against their neighbour citing the "low lying fog" of tobacco smoke that wafts over their property.
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After 60 Years in an Iron Lung, Woman Loses Her Battle Posted: 6 days ago by suebe
An Australian woman who spent more than 60 years in an iron lung to treat polio has died at the age of 83. June Middleton entered the Guinness World Book of Records in 2006 as the person who has spent the longest time in an iron lung. An American woman hs also been in an irong lung for 60 years.
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Science of Ghosts Posted: 7 days ago by donteatpoop
Although most of these are comical, there are a few that give pause... A slight pause. Photos with explanations in the comments.
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Free Building Posted: 1 week ago by suebe
14 residential, 3 commercial units
Pre-War, 4 story, abandoned rathole
Squatters included at no charge
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Frozen fluid saved by rape victim leads to suspect's arrest - 6 years later Posted: 1 week ago by mitzuzake
A fluid sample saved by a Japanese rape victim over 6 years ago led to the arrest of a man on suspicion of sexual assault and home invasion. The woman collected her assailant's fluids in a cup after the attack, froze them and then submitted them to police who only now have the technological tools to match the DNA.
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All 902 letters from Vincent van Gogh Online Posted: 1 week ago by Ankabout
A complete and well-linked collection of the 902 letters Vincent van Gogh wrote.
This was recently published as a book as well, but the online version is free.
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Pollution in China (photography by Lu Guang) Posted: 1 week ago by jie
Lu Guang, a famous documentary photographer from China has won a grant in humanistic photography for his work. Really terrifying stuff.
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How to memorialize friends who have passed away on Facebook Posted: 1 week ago by Bornbad
If you have a friend or a family member whose profile should be memorialized, please contact us, so their memory can properly live on among their friends on Facebook.
*Pretty cool*
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Father accused of abducting man he believes killed his daughter Posted: 1 week ago by Bornbad
A retired accountant whose daughter was killed 27 years ago was facing charges last night over the alleged abduction of the man he always blamed for her death. The man was left bound, gagged and injured outside a French courtroom.
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S.F.Bay Bridge Closed After Repaired Brace Falls Into Traffic Posted: 2 weeks ago by Bornbad
CHP confirmed that a broken structural cable and eyebar brace that fell onto the upper deck of the Bay Bridge early Tuesday evening was part of the emergency reinforcement that was installed on the span last September.
*YIKES*
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Woman causes two fatal crashes, seven years apart at the same intersection. Posted: 2 weeks ago by Moogle
Having regard to Mrs Thiele's driving behaviour in both of these incidents ... I am driven to conclude that Mrs Thiele is a motorist of quite limited aptitude, competence and temperament," the coroner said.
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Wearable hummingbird feeder Posted: 2 weeks ago by Bornbad
They'll think your eyes are juicy, delicious flowers!
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88-Year-Old Woman Walks 10,000 Miles in Husband's Memory Posted: 2 weeks ago by suebe
15 laps a day for eleven years - Martha Michel has hit a major milestone: 10,000 miles.
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Medium dog, SUV have same carbon footprint Posted: 2 weeks ago by bingo
A pair of New Zealand researchers claim a medium-sized dog has about the same carbon footprint as a sport-utility vehicle due to its diet.
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Somalis made to view executions Posted: 2 weeks ago by bingo
People in Merca said al-Shabaab militia patrolled the town with loudspeakers, demanding they attend the executions.
The militants also ordered schools to close for the day as they were keen for children to watch the two men being shot dead by a firing squad.
Somali children's rights groups say al-Shabaab is intent on brainwashing the young to believe in violent Islamism.
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Uff da! Norway Publishes 2008 Tax List Posted: 2 weeks ago by suebe
Norway is releasing official records showing the annual income and overall wealth of nearly all the country’s taxpayers.
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10-Year-Old "Mermaid Girl" Has Died Posted: 2 weeks ago by suebe
Shiloh Pepin, a girl who was born with fused legs, a rare condition often called "mermaid syndrome," and gained a wide following on the Internet and national television, has died. She was 10.
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