My Name Is Talula Does The Hula From Hawaii

When I was young there was in my class a girl named Ann Teak and we all considered this to be highly amusing. Then many years later I worked with a gentleman named Richard Head (everyone called him Dick) but other than that I have never came across what could be considered to...

Decline of puffin population is blamed on fish dearth in North Sea

" An unexpected decline in puffin numbers on one of their most successful breeding colonies has raised fears that the birds are the victims of a North Sea fish famine. To the puzzlement of ornithologists,...

Men motivated by 'superior wage'

"On receiving a paypacket, how good a man feels depends on how much his colleague earns in comparison, scientists say. Scans reveal that being paid more than a co-worker stimulates the "reward centre" in the male brain. Traditional economic theory assumes the only important...

Burglar Returns to the Scene of the Crime... With the Loot

OK, this almost never happens."A burglar broke into a house in Queenstown, New Zealand, twice in a day - the second time to return his loot and leave a heartfelt letter of apology. The intruder smashed a window to...

Recovery for Warbler Bird Population

"A vulnerable bird is experiencing an extraordinary population revival in the UK, RSPB figures have indicated. The latest survey of Dartford warblers shows that numbers have soared by 70% since the last count in...

Thief enjoys the sweet smell of de feet

From the "weird fetishes" department:"WAUKESHA, Wis. (AP) -- Police seized more than 1,500 pairs of girls' shoes from the home and storage unit of a man arrested for breaking into a high school, police said...

Thief enjoys the sweet smell of de feet

From the "weird fetishes" department:"WAUKESHA, Wis. (AP) -- Police seized more than 1,500 pairs of girls' shoes from the home and storage unit of a man arrested for breaking into a high school, police said Tuesday. "He liked to smell them," said Lt. William H. Graham."Pretty...

Researchers Find Smallest Cellular Genome -'Unbelievable'

"The smallest collection of genes ever found for a cellular organism comes from tiny symbiotic bacteria that live inside special cells inside a small insect. The bacteria Carsonella ruddii has the fewest genes of any cell. The bacteria's newly sequenced genome, the complete...

That tree's branches shoe look peculiar!

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