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Eating live frogs, rats "cures tummy upsets"
(Reuters)
Reuters - A man in southeast China says 40 years of swallowing tree frogs and rats live has helped him avoid intestinal complaints and made him strong.Yahoo! News: Odd News, 2007-06-05 19:08:17
Reuters - A man in southeast China says 40 years of swallowing tree frogs and rats live has helped him avoid intestinal complaints and made him strong.Yahoo! News: Odd News, 2007-06-05 19:08:17
China officials order expo crowd to clap, have fun
(Reuters)
Reuters - A local government in eastern China has drawn criticism for ordering officials to inflate the number of people at the opening ceremony of an agricultural fair and for demanding attendees clap.Yahoo! News: Odd News, 2007-06-05 19:08:17
Reuters - A local government in eastern China has drawn criticism for ordering officials to inflate the number of people at the opening ceremony of an agricultural fair and for demanding attendees clap.Yahoo! News: Odd News, 2007-06-05 19:08:17
Endangered ibises lose taste for wild life
(Reuters)
Reuters - Four highly endangered red ibises have been taken back into captivity in China, after two days of free living made them lose their appetite, the official Xinhua news agency reported on Tuesday.Yahoo! News: Odd News, 2007-06-05 19:08:17
Reuters - Four highly endangered red ibises have been taken back into captivity in China, after two days of free living made them lose their appetite, the official Xinhua news agency reported on Tuesday.Yahoo! News: Odd News, 2007-06-05 19:08:17
Italy airline staff convicted for rerouting plane
(Reuters)
Reuters - A Milan court handed out suspended jail sentences to two managers and a pilot at Italian airline AirOne for re-directing a flight without telling passengers until they were on board.Yahoo! News: Odd News, 2007-06-05 19:08:17
Reuters - A Milan court handed out suspended jail sentences to two managers and a pilot at Italian airline AirOne for re-directing a flight without telling passengers until they were on board.Yahoo! News: Odd News, 2007-06-05 19:08:17
Illusionist escapes cement box in Times Square
(Reuters)
Reuters - U.S. illusionist Criss Angel appeared to escape on Tuesday from a cement box suspended above Times Square in New York after it crashed to the ground without anyone seeing him emerge.Yahoo! News: Odd News, 2007-06-05 19:08:17
Reuters - U.S. illusionist Criss Angel appeared to escape on Tuesday from a cement box suspended above Times Square in New York after it crashed to the ground without anyone seeing him emerge.Yahoo! News: Odd News, 2007-06-05 19:08:17
Aloysius too ancient to revisit Brideshead
(Reuters)
Reuters - At the ripe old age of 100, Aloysius is too weary to revisit Brideshead -- but one of the world's most famous teddy bears may consider a cameo appearance.Yahoo! News: Odd News, 2007-06-05 19:08:17
Reuters - At the ripe old age of 100, Aloysius is too weary to revisit Brideshead -- but one of the world's most famous teddy bears may consider a cameo appearance.Yahoo! News: Odd News, 2007-06-05 19:08:17
Corgi eating artist sets mashed potato target
(Reuters)
Reuters - A British artist who last week ate a meal of meatballs made from a dead corgi dog in a protest against animal cruelty said Sunday his next project involved being buried in a box under a mountain of mashed potato.Yahoo! News: Odd News, 2007-06-05 19:08:17
Reuters - A British artist who last week ate a meal of meatballs made from a dead corgi dog in a protest against animal cruelty said Sunday his next project involved being buried in a box under a mountain of mashed potato.Yahoo! News: Odd News, 2007-06-05 19:08:17
"Mooing" ringtones used to catch leopards
(Reuters)
Reuters - Forest guards in western India are using cell phones with ringtones of cows mooing, goats bleating and roosters crowing to attract leopards that have wandered into human settlements, officials said on Monday.Yahoo! News: Odd News, 2007-06-05 19:08:17
Reuters - Forest guards in western India are using cell phones with ringtones of cows mooing, goats bleating and roosters crowing to attract leopards that have wandered into human settlements, officials said on Monday.Yahoo! News: Odd News, 2007-06-05 19:08:17
Officials order expo crowd to clap, have fun
(Reuters)
Reuters - A local government in eastern China has drawn criticism for ordering officials to inflate the number of people at the opening ceremony of an agricultural fair and for demanding attendees clap.Yahoo! News: Odd News, 2007-06-05 19:08:17
Reuters - A local government in eastern China has drawn criticism for ordering officials to inflate the number of people at the opening ceremony of an agricultural fair and for demanding attendees clap.Yahoo! News: Odd News, 2007-06-05 19:08:17
Michigan triples deposit on beer kegs
(AP)
AP - Buying a keg for your next party is a little more expensive. Large breweries have complained about losing thousands of beer kegs a year in Michigan because retail beer customers have been selling off the stainless steel barrels at scrap yards rather than returning them to stores to get their $10 deposit back.Yahoo! News: Odd News, 2007-06-05 19:08:17
AP - Buying a keg for your next party is a little more expensive. Large breweries have complained about losing thousands of beer kegs a year in Michigan because retail beer customers have been selling off the stainless steel barrels at scrap yards rather than returning them to stores to get their $10 deposit back.Yahoo! News: Odd News, 2007-06-05 19:08:17