 Vonnegut library offers banned book to students
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 05.08.2011 17:08  11 views  0 comments
Reuters - Up to 150 students at a Missouri high school that ordered "Slaughterhouse-Five" pulled from its library shelves can get a free copy of the novel, courtesy of the Kurt Vonnegut Memorial Library, library officials said on Thursday. Read more »
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Lobsters liberated by Buddhist intervention
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05.08.2011 17:07 6 views 0 comments
Reuters - Instead of plunging headfirst to their death in a pot of boiling water, 534 live lobsters escaped the dinner plate and belly flopped to freedom into the dark waters of the Atlantic Ocean. Read more »
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Busy NYC Starbucks block sockets to free up seats
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05.08.2011 17:05 13 views 0 comments
 Reuters - Some busy Starbucks coffee shops in New York City have started blocking electrical outlets to discourage laptop users from hogging space, and to free up seats for other customers.
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Swede tried to build nuclear reactor in his kitchen
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04.08.2011 16:59 12 views 0 comments
 Reuters - A Swedish man was arrested after he tried to build a nuclear reactor in his kitchen and documented his efforts on the Internet, authorities and the man said Thursday.
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Greyfriars Bobby was a scam to lure tourists
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04.08.2011 16:59 13 views 0 comments
Reuters - The most faithful dog in the world, which kept a 14-year vigil at his master's grave in Edinburgh, Scotland, was nothing but a Victorian business stunt, according to historian Jan Bondeson. Read more »
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New saggy jeans designed to improve mobility
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04.08.2011 16:58 13 views 0 comments
 Reuters - Men who like to sag their jeans down low but fear they could end up around their ankles may be interested in new pants that snap to special boxer shorts for support and improved mobility.
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Bears saved from forced vodka drinking
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03.08.2011 16:47 14 views 0 comments
Reuters - Ukraine's Environment Minister Mykola Zlochevsky vowed on Wednesday to free all bears kept in restaurants for entertainment purposes and often forced to drink alcohol, Interfax news agency reported on Wednesday. Read more »
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Stop wearing bunny suit, police tell Idaho man
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03.08.2011 16:46 15 views 0 comments
Reuters - Police in Idaho Falls have told a man to stop wearing a bunny suit in public after people complained he has been frightening children. Read more »
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Bra chain record comes apart at the seams
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03.08.2011 16:31 15 views 0 comments
 Reuters - A British attempt to set a new world record for the longest chain of brassieres was called off after volunteers got the lingerie in a twist.
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Rate your priest on new Website
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02.08.2011 18:23 13 views 0 comments
Reuters - You can rate your restaurant meal, your make-up, your teacher online and now in Germany your priest. Read more »
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To start life afresh, Thais "practice" death
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02.08.2011 18:22 13 views 0 comments
Reuters - For those facing a run of bad luck and wanting to start things over, one Thai temple has an unusual solution: "rehearse" death with a mock funeral, including lying down in a coffin. Read more »
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Drunk father lets 8-year-old son drive pickup?
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01.08.2011 14:10 13 views 0 comments
Reuters - A drunk father allegedly allowed his 8 year-old son to drive his pick-up truck on a southeast Louisiana highway on Saturday while he slept, until patrol officers pulled over the boy, police said. Read more »
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Lingerie shops drag feet on deadline to hire women
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01.08.2011 14:10 12 views 0 comments
Reuters - Saudi lingerie stores are dragging their feet on an official deadline to avoid embarrassing female shoppers by replacing their male sales clerks with women, saying the change will create staff problems, lose them customers and cost them money. Read more »
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Southern U.S. distillery to legally sell moonshine
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29.07.2011 17:28 12 views 0 comments
 Reuters - Two entrepreneurs are taking advantage of new micro-distillery laws in South Carolina to make and sell traditional moonshine whiskey legally for the first time in the southern state.
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Town asks mayor to quit after bar scuffle
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29.07.2011 17:28 15 views 0 comments
Reuters - The mayor of a Wisconsin town has been asked to step down following a late-night bar room scuffle, but said on Thursday he would not resign despite a unanimous vote by a city council committee. Read more »
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Wild boars invade farms, attack pets
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29.07.2011 17:27 16 views 0 comments
 Reuters - Wild boars are invading the farms of central New York state, attacking livestock, killing family pets and chasing people, experts warned on Friday.
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Woman faces trial for fake testicles
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28.07.2011 18:31 16 views 0 comments
Reuters - The police chief of a small South Carolina town will ask a jury to decide if a woman broke the state's obscenity laws by driving a pickup truck with plastic testicles hanging from the back. Read more »
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Man guilty of assault for spilling drink on Zuma
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28.07.2011 18:23 15 views 0 comments
 Reuters - A South African man was found guilty of assault on Wednesday for spilling a whisky and water drink near President Jacob Zuma at the country's premier horse race last year, local media reported.
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Hordes of bats delight Texas city residents
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28.07.2011 18:22 13 views 0 comments
Reuters - A drought in the state of Texas, where 1.5 million bats are living under a bridge in the city of Austin, has fueled a bat frenzy with locals gathering each night to view the nocturnal creatures. Read more »
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Germans brew more beer for first time since 2007
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28.07.2011 18:20 15 views 0 comments
 Reuters - Warm weather and a strong export market in the first six months of the year have helped German brewers reverse a long decline in beer production.
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Villagers Vote To Keep 'Smurf Village' Blue