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Trick or treat???

Homeless man 'stole ferret in his pants'

http://news.theage.com.au/breaking-n...1031-hqe5.html

I got your special weapon right here, he said, pointing at the ferret in his pants.

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SKorean woman passes driver's exam on 950th try

A woman in South Korea who tried to pass the written exam for a driver's license with near-daily attempts since April 2005 has finally succeeded on her 950th time.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091106/...spiring_driver

AND THIS IS NOT THE PRACTICAL DRIVING TEST...

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Bird beats big bang with bit of baguette

GENEVA : THE $6.5 billion machine designed to recreate the conditions present at the beginning of time had to be switched off after a bird dropped a "bit of baguette" into it, causing it to overheat.

http://www.theage.com.au/technology/...1107-i2u0.html

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Bawling Babies Copy Mum's Accent

The sound of a mother's voice has such an influence on her unborn child that even tiny babies cry with an accent, according to new research. Skip related content

A study of 60 newborns from France and Germany found that babies appear to pick up the nuances of language even while they are in the womb, and their very first wails can be distinguished according to their mother tongue.

French newborns tend to cry with a rising melody contour, while German babies prefer a falling melody shape - patterns which scientists say fit with characteristic differences between the two languages.

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/5/20091106/...t-870a197.html

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Bawling Babies Copy Mum's Accent

One has to wonder if French babies cries went unanswered if they went on strike?

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Proof that 84 year olds can still kick butt.

http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/Canada/2...32576-sun.html

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Aussie pair caught drink driving 3 times in 3 hours

An Australian couple were caught drink driving three times in just three hours on Sunday -- each time a little further along the same street, police said.

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/18/20091115...t-879dccc.html

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Cougar-respectability = oxymoron?

Kiss of life for cougar respectability

They are cougars and they hunt young quarry.

http://www.news.com.au/story/0,27574...007146,00.html

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[BLost Australian drives 600 kilometres to shops][/B]

An 81-year-old Australian man who became lost on an early morning drive to the shops and ended up almost 600 kilometres (370 miles) away told police he failed to stop because he "liked to drive".

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/18/20091118...e-37b0eca.html

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Pig farts spark Australia gas scare

A flatulent pig sparked a gas emergency in southern Australia when a farmer mistook its odours for a leaking pipe, according to officials.

Fifteen firefighters and two trucks were called to a property at Axedale in central Victoria state after reports of a gas leak, the Country Fire Service said.

"When we got there, as we drove up the driveway, there was this huge sow, about a 120-odd kilo (265-pound) sow, and it was very obvious where the gas was coming from," said fire captain Peter Harkins.

"We could not only smell it, but we heard it and it was quite funny."

Harkins said the pig's owner was "a little bit embarrassed to say the least," and it took fire crews a little while to compose themselves.

"It was fairly obvious what it was. I think we dealt with it fairly professionally and had a bit of a giggle when we got back to the station," he told public broadcaster ABC


http://uk.news.yahoo.com/18/20091126...e-37b0eca.html

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Jellyfish As Big As Sumo Wrestlers Hit Japan

An invasion of jellyfish the size of sumo wrestlers is throwing the Japanese fishing industry into jeopardy.

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/5/20091130/...h-870a197.html

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Op Lets People Upgrade Their Eyes To HD

Patients are having their eyes fitted with an artificial lens that allows them to see in high definition.

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/5/20091203/...o-870a197.html

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Prisoner allowed to grow dope in cell

UK prison guards unwittingly allowed a convicted drug dealer to grow marijuana in his cell - and even decorate a four-foot plant as a Christmas tree.

Gold-toothed Mohamed Jalloh, 28, convinced jail staff for at least five months that his super-powerful crop was only tomato plants.

http://www.news.com.au/breaking-news...-1225807363866

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World's first cougar cruise sets sail

THE first ever international cruise for cougars - older women who are interested in younger men - has set sail from San Diego, US.

http://www.news.com.au/travel/news/w...-1225808664976

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Always good to trap your prey... although things could get ugly if there's only women booked on this cruise.

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Let's all go party in Australia (where the drinking age is 18):

Wine cheaper than Coke and water

WINE is now cheaper than water and Coke, courtesy of a grape glut, a surging dollar and changing tastes.

Woolworths' large-format liquor chain Dan Murphy's is selling 82,000 750ml cleanskins at $1.99 apiece.

By comparison Woolies charges $2.25 for Pump 750ml water bottles and $3.07 for 600ml of Coca-Cola - equal to $3.84 for 750ml.

http://www.news.com.au/business/wine...-1225809563029

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Men are Band-Aid wimps

ONE of the great mysteries of the universe has been solved: whether it hurts more to take a Band-Aid off quickly or slowly.

http://www.theage.com.au/national/me...1213-kqi6.html

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RSPCA staff stunned after person calls emergency line to say 'seagull looks sad because it's sitting in the rain'

RSPCA staff were stunned when a member of the public called their emergency line to say a seagull was looking sad because it was sitting in the rain.

Another caller asked the animal welfare organisation to help get a spider out of her sink, while a man wanted them to remove ladybirds climbing up a wall.


http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...ting-rain.html

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So much more to read in this article (just a couple of snippets presented):

Ghosts, masturbation and weird findings

WEIRD, wild and decidedly offbeat research findings have emerged in 2009......

- Serial coffee drinkers are more likely to feel "the presence of dead people", British researchers found. They asked students about their caffeine intake and those with the highest were also most likely to report seeing, or hearing, things that were not there....

- A UK study found men who reported more frequent masturbation and sex during their 20s and 30s went on to have an increased risk of prostate cancer. However this was at odds with Australian research prompting claims "bashful" Brits may have skewed the result. "Men who haven't got the disease ... are less likely to admit to high levels of self-satisfaction," said Melbourne's Professor Graham Giles..

http://www.news.com.au/breaking-news...-1225811061204

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Couching tiger hiden...monkey

THIS Chinese monkey trainer was floored when a group of his apprentices turned on him in a vicious revenge attack.


http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage...denmonkey.html