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Brazilian Man Turns Up Alive at His Own Funeral-As Is Customary in Brazil, the Funeral Was Held the Following Day.
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Suzybell
- 21 hours ago - metro.co.uk
A Brazilian man who was thought to have been killed in a car crash shocked his mourning family when he turned up alive at his funeral. Relatives of bricklayer Ademir Jorge Goncalves, 59, had identified him as the victim of a car crash on Sunday night, pol
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Snake Surprise as Reptile Slithers Across Windscreen
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Suzybell
- 22 hours ago - metro.co.uk
Two men got a nasty surprise as they were driving their van - when a massive white snake slithered across their windscreen. The 4-foot-long albino reptile emerged from the bonnet of James Denton and Morne Aspeling's van as they drove back to their office.
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Korean Woman's Driving Test Joy... After 950 Attempts
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Suzybell
- 1 day ago - metro.co.uk
A woman in South Korea who has tried to pass the written exam for a driver's license with near-daily attempts since April 2005 has finally succeeded - on her 950th time. Having spent more than 5 million won ($4,200) on application fees, Cha Sa-soon, 68,
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THE BEST WAY TO WASTE YOUR FRIDAY AT WORK Go to WAL MART
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Suzybell
- 3 days ago - peopleofwalmart.com
All we're gonna say is this is the best website we've ever seen to make the time at work go by fast. And, you'll be forwarding this link to everyone you know, in and out of your office..
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Rapping at McDonalds Not Allowed in Utah, Apparently-- Watch Video
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Suzybell
- 6 days ago - metro.co.uk
A McDonalds restaurant in Utah called the police because four teenagers were rapping their orders at a drive-through window.The police, taking this sort of heinous crime very seriously, issued disorderly conduct citations to the teenagers. The teens said
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It's Not Just the Chocolate, It's the Xylitol: Halloween Safety Tips for Pet Owners
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Cher
- 9 days ago - latimesblogs.latimes.com
Timely reminder for pet parents: Most folks know that chocolate poses a big danger to dogs. But fewer know that another common candy ingredient, xylitol (a sugar substitute often found in candy and chewing gum), can be almost, if not equally, dangerous
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Cables Snap and Close SF Bay Bridge. Are Cables Made in China?
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Lone
- 12 days ago - sfgate.com
Outsourcing and globalization are the hallmarks of the Reagan, Bush I, Bush II and the Clinton administrations. American jobs in manufacturing and industry are just inconvenient collateral damage.
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Pet Safety: Keeping Your Dog and Cat Safe on Halloween
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Cher
- 15 days ago - examiner.com
Halloween is right around the corner and it can be a fun evening for everyone. However, pet owners are often unaware of the threats that Halloween brings to their dogs and cats
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Oilfield Accident Photos: Pretty Grapic Folks...
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Gorilly
- 19 days ago - flickr.com
The photographs that follow this link are of a man impaled by an MWD Tool and are very graphic in Nature!
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Missing Boy Found Safe at Home After Runaway Balloon Chase
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Caree
- 24 days ago - msnbc.msn.com
FORT COLLINS. Colo. - A 6-year-old boy was found hiding in the attic at home Thursday, several hours after the runaway flight of his family's experimental balloon riveted the nation and led to a frantic search for the child, who was feared to have ...
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Nude Windsurfers Get Their Sails Up
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Suzybell
- 24 days ago - metro.co.uk
Three hardy souls took to the cold waters of the Atlantic Ocean off a beach in Scotland this morning - completely naked.The nudesurfing was just a bit of fun - in spite of all appearances suggesting that it was absolutely sodding freezing - at Balevullin
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Woman Calls Cops Over Stolen Marijuana Plants
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Suzybell
- 24 days ago - metro.co.uk
In a further example of how some people haven't quite grasped what it is the police do, a woman called the cops to report the fact that her marijuana plants had been stolen. According to police the 54-year-old woman from Brant Township in Michigan called
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Ohio Boy Tackled By Deer While Playing Football
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Suzybell
- 25 days ago - kdka.com
A boy in Ohio was playing football with friends over the weekend and was tackled by a deer.The incident happened Saturday when Brandon Hiles, 7, went to retrieve a ball that had rolled into the woods in Wintersville, Ohio."The deer started charging at me
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Long Dead Grouse Gets the Last Laugh
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Wolfweeps
- 26 days ago - alaskadispatch.com
An easy shot at dinner turned out to be costly for 33-year-old Rockmon Davisson of Sterling, according to Alaska Wildlife Troopers, who caught Davisson ground-sluicing a grouse on the Kenai Peninsula Monday. Two problems for Davisson: One, the grouse in
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From the Land of 'Topes,' Retractable Speed Bumps That Could Change (Traffic) World
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Lone
- 28 days ago - blog.oregonlive.com
Portland area neighborhoods lobbying for speed bumps just might want to put on the brakes to see how an experiment with "smart" bumps that automatically lower into the ground if drivers are going the speed limit goes south of the border.
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