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Everyone knows O Fortuna - its excessive use in movie trailers and commercials has limited any future employment of the overwrought cantata to tacky irony. What’s less clear is the...
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For the last 200 years, Norway has endured ridicule and derision from its northern European neighbors, receiving treatment similar to the Polish in America, or the Belgians in France. Tired of...
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“Ghost bikes,” riderless and painted white, were placed at two busy intersections in Portland, Ore., last October, makeshift memorials to two bicyclists killed when they were hit by...
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This is sooo sad. And yes the three "O's" are necessary.
In Puerto Rico, thousands of unwanted cats and dogs were thrown off 50 foot bridges to their death instead of being...
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Paris says: "The elephants get drunk all the time. It is becoming really dangerous. We need to stop making alcohol available to them." Her plea for the elephants was prompted and...
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CORRECTIVE: Paris Hilton Story
(11-13) 15:44 PST GAUHATI, India (AP) --
In a Nov. 13 story, The Associated Press incorrectly reported that Paris Hilton was praised...
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My all time favorite internet find. Sufferers of emotional distress are also eligible. Can't wait: mine is going to be named "Patches" and will wear Pumas.
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Landlord in Vermont won't allow disabled woman to keep helper horse in her apartment.
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In India, after a 27 hour surgery- the surgeons successfully detached joined twins...
check out the story.
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The surgeons & hospital performed the 27 hour operation for free because Lakshmi's parents could not afford the $625,000 price tag.
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Most ridiculous British law:
1. It is illegal to die in the Houses of Parliament (27 percent)
2. It is an act of treason to place a postage stamp bearing the British monarch upside-down...
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"Washoe, the female chimpanzee who scientists say was the first non-human primate to learn sign language, passed away on Tuesday night. She was 42 years old.
Washoe was born and captured...
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Human corpses litter the grounds of a Tennessee garden in the name of science.
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P.P.S. If you dig this story, you can read more about the body farm in San Francisco author Mary Roach's book, "Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers."
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Paris says: "The elephants get drunk all the time. It is becoming really dangerous. We need to stop making alcohol available to them." Her plea for the elephants was prompted and... more
In India, after a 27 hour surgery- the surgeons successfully detached joined twins... check out the story. more
Human corpses litter the grounds of a Tennessee garden in the name of science. more
