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Hundreds strip for naked photo shoot in Austria
(AP)
AP - The man behind the camera had three requests for his subjects: no sunglasses, no smiling, and no underwear.
Chicago students seek Obama's haircut, speedy spud, Weird Al
(AP)
AP - Dozens of students from the University of Chicago returned Sunday from a four-day multistate trek dubbed the world's largest scavenger hunt after trying to find Barack Obama's haircut and a car horn that plays "La Cucaracha," among other things.
Woman pays off 1976 parking ticket issued in Mich.
(AP)
AP - Police in this Upper Peninsula town had forgotten about the $1 parking ticket written on Sept. 1, 1976. But the woman who had found it on her windshield hadn't.
Artificial reef near Miami is cemetery, diving attraction
(AP)
AP - About 45 feet beneath the ocean's surface lies a cemetery with gates, pathways, plaques and even benches.
SpongeBob SquarePants image painted on historic Colo. cabin
(AP)
AP - The U.S. Forest Service is looking for the "SpongeBob fanatics" who painted the cartoon character on the chimney of a historic building.
You want fries with that? YES!!!!
(Reuters)
Reuters - The Swiss government has
agreed to ease restrictions on the importation of potatoes
following fears that Euro 2008 soccer fans could face a
shortage of French fries next month.
Sexy orchids do more than embarrass wasps?
(Reuters)
Reuters - Orchids that mimic female wasps may
not only waste the time of the male wasps they lure into
spreading their pollen -- they also seduce them into wasting
valuable sperm, Australian researchers reported on Wednesday.
Safety in numbers for speeding drivers
(Reuters)
Reuters - Speeding drivers in south China are
getting clear away thanks to machines which switch the numbers
on their licence plates in seconds, state media said on
Tuesday.
Building boom drives dump truck thefts
(Reuters)
Reuters - Forget the luxury cars that cram
Moscow's streets: Russian thieves are after dump trucks, cranes
and asphalt pavers to feed a booming construction sector.
Non-stick chewing gum firm raises $20 million
(Reuters)
Reuters - A British company developing a
non-stick chewing gum that can be easily removed from pavements
and shoes has raised 10 million pounds ($20 million) to help
bring its product to market.
Hamilton recognises his "Apollo" was the pits
(Reuters)
Reuters - McLaren's Lewis Hamilton has
recognised that acting may not be his forte after a Turkish
Grand Prix promotional stunt turned into an embarrassment for
the Formula One driver.
Canadian WW1 vet to become a Canadian citizen
(Reuters)
Reuters - Canada's last known
surviving veteran of World War One is becoming a Canadian
citizen, the government said on Friday.
Swiss government says Euro 2008 fans can have their chips
(Reuters)
Reuters - The Swiss government has
agreed to ease restrictions on the importation of potatoes
following fears that Euro 2008 football fans could face a
shortage of French fries next month.
UK non-stick chewing gum firm raises 10 mln pounds
(Reuters)
Reuters - A company developing a non-stick chewing
gum that can be easily removed from pavements and shoes has
raised 10 million pounds to help bring its product to market.
Rio firm in trouble for slum tour with a twist
(Reuters)
Reuters - A Rio de Janeiro tour company
could be in trouble for giving tourists too intimate a view of
life in the city's notorious slums, including photo
opportunities with drug gang leaders.
Omaha man says this was his second self-tracheotomy
(AP)
AP - The 55-year-old Omaha man who performed a tracheotomy on himself with a steak knife says he did the same thing to himself two years ago.
Maid in HK court after sex with boss's teenage son
(Reuters)
Reuters - A 45-year-old Indonesian maid
admitted having sex with her Hong Kong employer's 14-year-old
son after watching Internet porn together, a newspaper reported
on Tuesday.
Driver gets in wreck, sees his home catch fire, gets ticket
(AP)
AP - One moment, Justin Hill was turning into his driveway. Minutes later he was being flown to a hospital as his home went up in flames. Then he got a traffic ticket.
Yankees-Red Sox argument ends in murder
(Reuters)
Reuters - A New York Yankees' fan was accused on
Monday of murdering a Boston Red Sox supporter and injuring
another by running both down with a car after a heated argument
over one of America's oldest sporting rivalries.
Happy Mother's Day: Woman pregnant with 18th child
(AP)
AP - It's a happy Mother's Day for an Arkansas woman — she's pregnant with her 18th child. Michelle Duggar, 41, is due on New Year's Day, and the latest addition will join seven sisters and 10 brothers. There are two sets of twins.
