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Winfrey to Announce Friday Show Will End in 2011
Offbeat  (tags: Oprah Winfrey, ending show, interesting, society )

Lone
- 1 day ago - washingtonpost.com
CHICAGO -- Oprah Winfrey's production company says Winfrey will announce Friday that her talk show will end in 2011 after its 25th season on the air. Chicago-based Harpo
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Chinese Traffic Cop's Funny Lecture on Helmet Safety (Video)
Offbeat  (tags: bizarre, culture, custom, funny, humans, humor, interesting, off-beat, unusual, society, world )

Daphna
- 4 days ago - treehugger.com
When Beijing Policeman Tan, the star of his very own local news segment, stops a motorcyclist because his passenger isn't wearing his helmet, we get an earful on gender norms, hairstyles, and one of our favorite topics -- helmets! See the video below.
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Remembering Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru : First Prime Minister of India - Naresh Kadyan
Offbeat  (tags: ethics, performance, government, society )

Kadyan
- 6 days ago - en.wikipedia.org
Although more famous for his monumental work for India after her independence, Jawaharlal's contribution to the freedom movement is enormous. Born to Motilal Nehru, an early congressman and once a president of the Indian National Congress, have a look.
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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.
Offbeat  (tags: unusual, off-beat, odd, interesting, bizarre, auto, crime, humor, performance, police, safety, society, news )

Suzybell
- 11 days 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
- 11 days 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
Offbeat  (tags: unusual, odd, off-beat, performance, interesting, humor, funny, bizarre, culture, humans, cars, safety, society )

Suzybell
- 11 days 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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Wife Discovers Allergy to Husband's Sperm on Wedding Night
Offbeat  (tags: unusual, off-beat, performance, interesting, funny, bizarre, culture, children, society, women, humor, research, Body-Mind-Spirit, AlternativeMed, nutrition, treatment )

Suzybell
- 11 days ago - metro.co.uk
An American couple are looking into other methods of having children after they discovered that she was allergic to his sperm - on their wedding night.Mike and Julie Boyde of Ambridge, Pennsylvania, went out for two years after meeting at university and
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Sao Paulo's Incredible Storm Drain Graffiti
Offbeat  (tags: arts, culture, design, humor, interesting, off-beat, photos, pictures, society, unusual, world )

Daphna
- 12 days ago - environmentalgraffiti.com
Where there is concrete, let there be colour; where there is asphalt, let there be kickass graffiti. The world's metropolises are grey enough places without a hard line stance against graffiti - and the good it can bring. Take Sao Paulo, whose sprawling m
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Mass Agitation Against Illegal Mining in Brajdham - Abhishek Kadyan
Offbeat  (tags: ethics, environment, culture, society )

Abhishek
- 12 days ago - brajdhamsewa.org
The International Organization for Animal Protection - OIPA in India representative Naresh Kadyan, founder Chairman of the People for Animals (SPCA) Haryana comes forward to support this protest and illegal mining in the area of Lord Krishna Goverdhan.
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At Age 90 He Still Aids Youths With Native Language
Offbeat  (tags: culture, native language, interesting, society )

Lone
- 13 days ago - triplicate.com
Archie Thompson learned the Yurok language as a boy living on his grandmother's ranch.  "She didn't speak English, and I used to make fun of her all the time, but that's how I learned. She spoke to me every day," Thompson said
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THE BEST WAY TO WASTE YOUR FRIDAY AT WORK Go to WAL MART
Offbeat  (tags: unusual, off-beat, interesting, humor, funny, bizarre, culture, ethics, society, pictures, odd, safety, world, photos )

Suzybell
- 13 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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"Becoming Human, Part 1"[ Video-NOVA -PBS-in US Only-But Watch It, It'Ll Blow Your Mind!
Offbeat  (tags: culture, environment, humans, society, animals, weather )

Janet
- 14 days ago - pbs.org
Why did leaps in human evolution take place? "First Steps" explores a provocative "big idea" that sharp swings of climate were a key factor.
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Former NYC Police Commissioner Kerik Pleads Guilty
Offbeat  (tags: police commissioner, guilty, prison, society )

Lone
- 15 days ago - sacbee.com
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- Former New York City Police Commissioner Bernard Kerik pleaded guilty Thursday to lying to the White House and tax crimes in a deal that could send him to prison for about 2 1/2 years.
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