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Strange statues around the world

"Frogner Park, Oslo, Norway (thanks Stenar, jac). Sculpture by Gustav Vigeland."

Alleged KKK member's conviction overturned on a technicality

A three-judge panel has overturned the 2007 conviction of alleged Ku Klux Klan member James Ford Seale on a technicality.  In the 20 page ruling that came down Tuesday, the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals...

Five members of polygamous sect surrender

" Five members of a polygamous sect who were indicted alongside leader Warren Jeffs last week turned themselves in Monday to face sexual assault charges, Texas authorities said. Four of Jeffs' followers were...

Torture? We Don’t Know What Real Torture Is!

Opinion" [LINK to video of "tortured" Canadian boy who fought for al Qaeda, watch this first and then read.] Truthfully, I have been questioned much harder by school administrators than this kid, who quite possibly killed an American soldier, was. [Side note: the school...

Strong winds negate sprinter's world record

Tyson Gay ran like the wind, but the officials didn't like it one bit."EUGENE, Ore. (AP) -- Tyson Gay was a blur in blue, sprinting 100 meters faster than anyone ever has.His time of 9.68 seconds at the U.S....

More Then 1 Year After 2 Auxiliary Officers Were Killed In The Line Of Duty, ...

On March 14th, 2007, 2 NYPD Auxiliary Police officers were shot and killed by a man they were following after he shot and killed a pizzeria employee and punched one of the Officers in the face when they confronted...

Mexico's crystal skulls, British adventurer F.A Mitchell-Hedges and Indiana J...

"PALENQUE, MEXICO -- There is a legend that the ancient Maya possessed 13 crystal skulls which, when united, have the power to save the Earth -- a tale so strange and fantastic that it inspired the latest Indiana...

The Ultima Tower -- a Human Termite Nest

" Eugene Tsui has designed a concept city called The Ultima Tower that would help solve the global population crisis. Acting as a human termite nest, and costing $150 billion, these two mile high green towers...

Human DNA in Ancient Excrement, the Scoop on the Poop

Human DNA  in Ancient Excrement, Here's the PoopHere is proof that it is very difficult to get rid of a bunch of crap.  Ever ask, "how long you had that crap?"  Been told, throw that crap out. ...

2 charged in murder of UNC student leader

Previous NowPublic coverage of this story can be found here."HILLSBOROUGH, N.C. (AP) — Two suspects were charged Wednesday with first-degree murder in the killing of the University of North Carolina's student body president.Demario James Atwater, 21, of Durham, was arrested...

Blog Talk Radio: Conspiracy Theory in Current Events

The Earth Frenzy Radio Show-From the Desk of Skywatch-Media News-January 15, 2008-Join me today at 4pm EST when my guest will be Novelist and Lectureer, Dr. Eugene Stovall. We will be discussing how Conspiracy...

'Dumbest criminal' caught in South Africa

"Police in South Africa's capital, Pretoria, claim to have to caught the "dumbest criminal" this year. The man walked into a station to report that he had been held up at gunpoint by a gang who had stolen his mobile phone. But when the detective phoned the number of the phone...

American wrongly deported to Nigeria

 It is shocking and pathetic for a person to be uprooted from the only home he knows just because of the colour of his skin, which he has no control over to a place where he has no relative and has never visited all his life."A Lagos Magistrate Court, Ebute-Metta, Lagos...

Wild Turkeys Overrun Eugene, Oregon For Thanksgiving

Sounds good but you can't shoot turkeys within the city limits its also illegal to harass them. You can get a permit to harass a turkey, I'm not sure how you harass a turkey.Even with the free...

Ten Minutes Of Talking Improves Memory And Test Performance

It was very clearly revealed by an assesment done by a group of researchers that By talking to someone you wish around 10 minutes will boost your memory power.This was discloded in the "Science Daily" website. There are several people claim that speak with peers may annoying...

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