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Man sues restaurant after passing a 9-foot tapeworm
Two years ago Anthony Franz started eating at Shaw’s Crab House in Chicago. He apparently became ill after eating a salmon salad, and ended up passing a 9-foot tapeworm. A pathologist said the tapeworm came...Republican lawmakers kill California budget proposal
The California state assembley had a rare Sunday night session last night, with the state's republicans rejecting a Democratic plan to fix the state's budget shortfall by raising taxes on wealthy citizens and corporations."Assembly Republicans on Sunday blocked a proposed...
More Bad News for German Economy
A round up of bad news in the various newspapers from the last few days. Things are getting worse here - even though the US economy is attempting to post a few spotty positive reports. "In an interview with German... Stress shown to Shrink your Brain
"Stress shown to Shrink your Brain Feeling stressed? Well here is another good reason not to be so. It has now been discovered by scientists that if you experience long term...Terror Suspect Had New York Target List
This story is another reminder of the constant threat the we face from extremists everyday, regardless of whether we are American or German. In the following story, Aafia Siddique, a 36 year old graduate of MIT, was... Want to live a long life? Run
Get out there and enjoy the nice weather. You might even add a few years to your life."WASHINGTON (Reuters) - People who want to live a long and healthy life might want to take up running. ... the longest hair
"When Jean Burgess's pals told her it was high time she let her hair down to celebrate her 70th birthday, she did just that - all FIVE FEET and six inches of it.As the pretty pensioner hasn't had her locks lopped for...Policing stepped up for biker event
A yearly biker event in the UK which saw the murder of one of its attendees last year is drawing a massive police presence this year, which will cost taxpayers £1.4 million. Some are saying that the huge expense isn't necessary because the man was shot on his way home from... English spelling seen as "truely atrosious"
An academic in the UK has suggested that university professors being accepting variant spellings as legitimate, in light of the fact that spelling errors are growing more and more frequent in university courses. Some misspellings that he's suggested accepting include "ignor",... DNA tests to study mummy fetuses in King Tut tomb
"Egyptian scientists are carrying out DNA tests on two mummified fetuses found in the tomb of King Tutankhamun to determine whether they are the young pharaoh's offspring, the antiquities authority said Wednesday. The two tiny female fetuses, between...Ancestor of T rex unearthed
The t-rex's ancestor which lived about 200 million years ago was unearthed in a diggin in southern Poland. It was about 5 meters long and it's biggest tooth was about 7 centimeters long." WARSAW: Paleontologists...Montauk Monster: Mystery animal corpse becomes web sensation
"The identity of this creature, which reportedly washed up on a New York beach last month, has captivated the blogosphere and is dividing animal experts. Have your say: What is the 'Montauk Monster'? ...Karadzic Makes Court Appearance
Like any good dictator or high ranking official charged with genocide at the Hague, Karadzic has decided to represent himself, wants more time to look over documents, declined to enter any plea and accused the United States of negotiating a deal with him to withdraw from the...A Comprehensive Look at Digg's Recommendation Engine
"It's hard to believe but Digg's latest feature, the recommendation engine is one that has been in the works for over two years. Before they developed images functionality, launched visualization tools, released Google, Netvibes, and Myspace widgets, developed Facebook... The meatiest feast - Russians create a 335ft long barbecue
"Most BBQs entail flipping a couple of burgers at the bottom of your garden and assembling a vegetable kebab if you're feeling creative. But that was not the case in Moscow as a team of Russians decided to supersize...
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