Man Gobbles Down 22 Hot Dogs In 12 Minutes
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Saturday Jun,24
With sweat pouring down his face, a 42-year-old courier from Moonachie methodically gobbled 22 hot dogs in 12 minutes Friday to win a regional hot-eating competition and a slot at Nathan's Famous Fourth of July eating contest in Coney Island, N.Y.
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Zookeeper Fosters Wallaby With Pouch
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Saturday Jun,24
When a baby wallaby's mother died of a bacterial infection last month, a Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium biologist volunteered to become its foster mother.
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Teen Wants To Wed MySpace Mideast Love
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Friday Jun,23
A teenager who flew to the Middle East to be with a man she met on MySpace.com said Friday that she intends to marry him.
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Sheriff's Deputy Mistakes Pistol For Taser
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Friday Jun,23
A sheriff's deputy who was trying to get a man down from a tree shot and wounded him after mistakenly pulling a gun instead of a Taser, authorities say.
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Scholar pinpoints year's happiest day
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Friday Jun,23
Did you feel more happy than usual yesterday?
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No Mas: Library Nixes Spanish Fiction
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Friday Jun,23
The library system in one suburban Atlanta county says no mas it won't buy any more thrillers, romance novels or other works of adult fiction in Spanish.
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Musical balloons inspire midsummer dreams
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Friday Jun,23
Seven hot-air balloons fitted with loudspeakers have drifted through the English sky in a novel musical attempt to inspire the sleeping earthbound masses to dream.
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Today In History - June 23, 2006
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Friday Jun,23
Today is Friday, June 23rd, the 174th day of 2006. There are 191 days left in the year.
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China gives picky pandas some space
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Friday Jun,23
China is giving an endangered species of panda extra space, privacy and protection to help the animals reproduce.
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Warhol's wig sells for thousands
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Thursday Jun,22
His paintings sell for millions but fans of Andy Warhol picked up some bargains at an auction of memorabilia, including one of the artist's trademark silver wigs that sold for more than $14,700.
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Man's Message-In-A-Bottle Found After His Death
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Thursday Jun,22
Years after casting a bottled-up note into a lake for a class project and just one year after his death, a man's childhood message has been found and returned to his mother.
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Manna from heaven stops traffic
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Thursday Jun,22
Pennies literally fell from heaven in the centre of the west Wales coastal town of Aberystwyth when a man threw 5,000 pounds up in the air, much to the bemusement and delight of passers-by.
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Clerk Gets 6 Months for Urinating In Soda
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Thursday Jun,22
A former convenience store clerk who urinated in a bottle of soda that was later drunk by a customer was sentenced Thursday to six months in jail.
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Woman Seeking License Sends Car Into Canal
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Thursday Jun,22
A 19-year-old woman may have to practice a little more after driving a borrowed taxi into a canal just before she was scheduled to take her driver's license test Wednesday, authorities said.
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Beer Burglar's Snoring Leads Police To Him
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Thursday Jun,22
A burglar who broke into a small grocery shop in northern Thailand was caught after he hid under the store owner's bed, drank a few beers and started snoring, police said.
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Lightning Kills Colo. Biker During Rush Hour
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Thursday Jun,22
A motorcyclist died after he was struck by lightning while riding in rush hour traffic between Denver and Boulder, police said.
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Police: Give Back 'Free Cash'
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Thursday Jun,22
Police are appealing to pedestrians to hand back the thousands of pounds they pocketed when a mystery man threw a bundle of cash into a busy town centre.People fell to their hands and knees to scoop up the £20 notes when the man released the cash with the worlds: "Who wants free money?"
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Toilet Cleaners Are 'Restroom Specialists'
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Thursday Jun,22
Singapore, famous for its spotless streets, is stepping up its campaign against filth in the restroom with a training program to boost the status and skills of the city-state's toilet cleaners, a newspaper reported Thursday.
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Japanese Warned Over Lack Of Sex
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Thursday Jun,22
People in Japan are not having enough sex.A Japan Family Planning Association survey showed that 31% of 16- to 49-years-olds had not had sex for more than a month for "no particular reason".
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Potty: Police Ban Pool To Fight Crime
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Thursday Jun,22
Ugandan police have banned people from playing pool during daytime - on the grounds the sport encourages crime.The game is very popular in the east African nation, where pool tables are often placed beneath canopies outside small bars.
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Pilfering From Piggy: Kids' Cash Taken
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Thursday Jun,22
One in four Australian parents regularly takes money from their children's piggy banks, a survey has revealed.Mothers are more than twice as likely to raid their children's savings than fathers, with 35% confessing to the crime compared with 16% of fathers.
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Today In History - June 22, 2006
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Thursday Jun,22
Today is Thursday, June 22nd, the 173rd day of 2006. There are 192 days left in the year.
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Contortionist orchard fertilises itself
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday Jun,21
Chinese scientists have discovered an orchid that reproduces in an adverse climate by twisting its male sexual organ so that it can fertilise its female organ.
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Granddaughter, Boyfriend Arrested In Murder
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday Jun,21
Authorities investigating the stabbing death of an 83-year-old small-town mayor have arrested his granddaughter and her boyfriend on murder charges, officials said Wednesday.
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Musicians Ashes Buried In Clarinet
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday Jun,21
Roger Busdicker went out on a high note.
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Man Sues Psychic For Bad 'Bad Karma' Fix
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday Jun,21
A Montana man who gave a woman $170,000 as he tried to rid himself of "bad karma" that the psychic said was ruining his love life filed a lawsuit to get his money back.
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'Hippie' Mob Scares Off Park Officers
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday Jun,21
U.S. Forest Service officers drew their shotguns but then got into their vehicles and abandoned a checkpoint without firing a shot after about 200 people at the Rainbow Family gathering surrounded the officers at a gathering in Colorado.
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Thousands Tail The Monkey Man God
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday Jun,21
A 27-year-old man who can climb up trees in seconds, gobble up bananas and has a "tail" is leaving many to believe he has divine powers.Thousands of people are flocking to an impoverished Indian village in the hope of catching a glimpse of the 'monkey man'.
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Fla. Restaurant Sells $100 Hamburger
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday Jun,21
A hundred bucks might buy you more than six dozen burgers from McDonald's, but the the swanky Old Homestead Steakhouse will sell you one brawny beef sandwich for the same price.
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Mother gives birth in hospital lift after one push
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday Jun,21
It is every expectant mother's nightmare, not making it to the delivery room in time.
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Want To Get Pregnant? Try The Circus
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday Jun,21
Doctors are helping women become pregnant - by sending in the clowns.Women undergoing treatment at a fertility clinic in Israel began falling pregnant after a bedside performance by professional clown Shlomi Algussi.
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Today In History - June 21, 2006
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday Jun,21
Today is Wednesday, June 21st, the 172nd day of 2006. There are 193 days left in the year. Summer begins at 8:26 a-m Eastern Daylight Time.
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Dog Craving Doughnuts Blamed For Fire
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday Jun,21
A dog with a craving for doughnuts was blamed for starting a house fire in this city north of Vancouver.
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Man Tries To Buy Drinks With Bartender's Checks
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday Jun,21
A 21-year-old Georgia man was arrested after trying to buy drinks with a checkbook he found at a bar. Unfortunately for Jody Brian Minor of McRae, the checkbook's owner was the bartender serving him.
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Fluffernutter Sandwich Angers Mass. Senator
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday Jun,21
It's creamy, it's sweet and it's become a staple of lunch boxes for generations of New England school children. Now, the beloved Fluffernutter sandwich -- the irresistible combination of Marshmallow Fluff and peanut butter, preferably on white bread with a glass of milk handy -- finds itself at the center of a sticky political debate.
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Otters on the run after zoo breakout
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday Jun,21
There has been another escape from Auckland Zoo.
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New York City tops courtesy survey
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Tuesday Jun,20
New York, despite a reputation as a fast-moving, tough-talking town, ranked as the world's most polite major city, a survey says.
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Londoners breathe easier in eco-oasis
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Tuesday Jun,20
A giant eco-friendly kinetic "flower" is offering Londoners an escape from the heat and stress of city streets.
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Utah Sanctuary Offers Refuge To Embattled Cat
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Tuesday Jun,20
A Utah organization is offering a safe haven to Lewis the cat, a Connecticut feline whose alleged vicious attacks on neighbors have landed his owner in court.
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Teen's Head Wounded In Bear Attack
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Tuesday Jun,20
A 17-year-old Colorado teen who found himself within the reach of a black bear is expected to be OK after getting 41 stitches in his scalp following a Fathers Day weekend camping attack.
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'Animal House' Raided In New Jersey
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Tuesday Jun,20
Officials in a New Jersey county made a startling discovery inside a home after serving a warrant on Monday - at least 70 cats in and around the home and eight dogs.
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Who's Been Eating In My Kitchen?
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Tuesday Jun,20
A woman in Canada has found a real-life nursery rhyme being acted out in her kitchen - only this time the part of Goldilocks was played by the bear.The lady got back to her home in West Vancouver to find a hungry bear tucking into oatmeal.
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Posted by: The Dude, Date: Tuesday Jun,20
Today is Tuesday, June 20th, the 171st day of 2006. There are 194 days left in the year.
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Indian 'monkey god' draws a crowd
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Tuesday Jun,20
Thousands of people are flocking to an impoverished Indian village to worship a man they believe possesses divine powers because he climbs up trees in seconds, gobbles up bananas and has a "tail".
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Beagle To Be Awarded For Saving Owner
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Tuesday Jun,20
A 17-pound beagle named Belle is more than man's best friend. She's a lifesaver. Belle was in Washington, D.C., on Monday to receive an award for biting onto owner Kevin Weaver's cell phone to call 911 after the diabetic Ocoee man had a seizure and collapsed.
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Bear Easts Oatmeal In Woman's Kitchen
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Tuesday Jun,20
It was a real-life version of Goldilocks and the Three Bears only in reverse when a woman came home to find a young bear eating oatmeal in her kitchen.
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No 'dog's life' for country pooches
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Tuesday Jun,20
A study by Monash University in Melbourne has found country dogs are happier than their city counterparts.
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Paper maker adds new zoo poo to roo poo
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Tuesday Jun,20
After having worldwide success with a paper made from kangaroo poo, a company in north-western Tasmania has signed up with Sydney's Taronga Zoo to make use of its elephant waste.
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Beagle fetches humanitarian prize
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Monday Jun,19
A dog in the United States that chomped for help by mobile phone, saving the life of her owner in a diabetic seizure, will fetch a humanitarian award.
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Posted by: The Dude, Date: Monday Jun,19
It sounds like something from a science fiction film a doomsday vault carved into a frozen mountainside on a secluded Arctic island ready to serve as a Noah's Ark for seeds in case of a global catastrophe.
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