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Inflatable church to lure beachgoers

Avatar Posted by Ben 66 days ago (http://www.stuff.co.nz)
Category: general | Tags: bizarre religion world news
Italian priests are readying a 30m inflatable church for beachside confessions from Saturday. Their previous attempt failed due to strong winds! Inflatable church to lure beachgoers
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US student seeks $1m for virginity

Avatar Posted by Ben 29 days ago (http://www.usmagazine.com)
Category: general | Tags: bizarre world news
Despite being turned down by eBay (perhaps she refused to register for PayPal), 22 yo ‘Natalie Dylan’ is continuing with plans to sell off her deflowering, and is hoping for up to $1 million from the auction. US student seeks $1m for virginity
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Pest controller survives by eating termites

Avatar Posted by Ben 73 days ago (http://www.news.com.au)
Category: general | Tags: bizarre local news
Termites this week found that they weren’t safe from extermination even in remote country 400km north of Kalgoorlie, as an amateur prospector, lost without food or water, ate them to survive. Pest controller survives by eating termites
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1896: Our first Olympian runs Marathon with butler

Avatar Posted by Ben 61 days ago (http://funnysportsquotes.blogspot.com)
Category: sport | Tags: bizarre olympics
This list of 12 bizarre Olympic moments includes the story of Edwin Flack, our first Olympic champion, who ran the Marathon accompanied by a butler in a bowler hat (not, as stated here, his own). 1896: Our first Olympian runs Marathon with butler
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Broken-hearted man sells life on eBay

Avatar Posted by Ben 107 days ago (http://cgi.ebay.com.au)
Category: web | Tags: bizarre ebay
A Perth man is trying to sell his home, vehicles, possessions, job and friends on eBay. The listing includes a running commentary of the experience, which is an attempt to move on from a 6 year relationship. Broken-hearted man sells life on eBay
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Shark catches man on a line

Avatar Posted by Ben 31 days ago (http://www.northernstar.com.au)
Category: general | Tags: bizarre local news
A Byron Bay surfer claims to have been dragged 50m through the water by a large shark caught up in his board’s leg rope. Shark catches man on a line
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DNA enters Israel’s arsenal in the war against... dog poop

Avatar Posted by Ben 20 days ago (http://www.stuff.co.nz)
Category: general | Tags: bizarre world news
An Israeli city is using DNA analysis of dog droppings to smell out offenders. DNA enters Israel’s arsenal in the war against... dog poop
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Kidman credits ‘fertile waters’ with pregnancies

Avatar Posted by Ben 10 days ago (http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au)
Category: celebrity | Tags: bizarre local news
Nicole Kidman was one of seven crew on film ‘Australia’ who swam at a top end waterfall, all of whom fell pregnant. “...we can call it the fertility waters now”, she says. Kidman credits ‘fertile waters’ with pregnancies
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Pregnant man gives birth to baby girl

Avatar Posted by Ben 97 days ago (http://www.guardian.co.uk)
Category: general | Tags: bizarre world news
“Having this baby doesn't make me less of a man.” – Thomas Beatie Pregnant man gives birth to baby girl
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The NO-LOLCAT

Avatar Posted by Ben 51 days ago (http://www.guardian.co.uk)
Category: general | Tags: bizarre world news
Hear about the cat with four ears? Sorry, no punch line. But there IS a rather cute pic of Yoda, the four-eared cat. Could be a Siamese... The NO-LOLCAT
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Smelling danger in the air – literally

Avatar Posted by Ben 43 days ago (http://www.nytimes.com)
Category: general | Tags: bizarre science world news
It turns out we actually CAN smell danger in the air, thanks to an area at the front of the nose called the Grueneberg ganglion, which can pick up alarm pheromones released by others. Smelling danger in the air – literally
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Man rips off Hitler’s head – charged with bodily harm

Avatar Posted by Ben 98 days ago (http://www.cnn.com)
Category: general | Tags: bizarre world news
A man who ripped off the head of the waxwork Hitler on the opening day of Germany’s Madame Tussaud’s has been charged. Man rips off Hitler’s head – charged with bodily harm
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Little old lady refused beer

Avatar Posted by Ben 82 days ago (http://www.smh.com.au)
Category: general | Tags: bizarre world news
A 74-year-old American woman has been refused a beer 6-pack by a convenience store. Admittedly, she HAD just ploughed through the store in her Cadillac... Little old lady refused beer
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Thieves steal laptops from 100kmh moving truck

Avatar Posted by Ben 79 days ago (http://www.smh.com.au)
Category: general | Tags: bizarre world news
No, it’s not the plotline of a new Hollywood B-movie. A heist has taken place on a German autobahn at high speed by cover of night... Thieves steal laptops from 100kmh moving truck
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Tobacco Used to Fight Cancer

Avatar Posted by Ben 79 days ago (http://news.bbc.co.uk)
Category: health | Tags: bizarre innovation world news
US scientists are using the tobacco plant to grow a vaccine for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. The irony isn’t lost on them... Tobacco Used to Fight Cancer
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