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A Two-Acre Patch of Land Has Heated Up to 800 Degrees,Geologists Are Unsure Why
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Burton
- 496 days ago - latimes.com
A patch of land in Ventura County's section of Los Padres National Forest where the ground recently heated up to 812 degrees continues to puzzle firefighters and geologists after weeks of monitoring.
Fish Pedicures: Carp Rid Human Feet of Scaly Skin
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Burton
- 511 days ago - breitbart.com
By MATTHEW BARAKAT.Fish pedicures are creating something of a splash in the D.C. area, where a northern Virginia spa has been offering them for the past four months. John Ho, who runs the Yvonne Hair and Nails salon with his wife, Yvonne Le, said 5,000 pe
Anyone Seen My Rubber Ring? The World's Most Crowded Swimming Pool
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Burton
- 516 days ago - dailymail.co.uk
Someone floated the idea and they all went with it. But once in the water, trying to swim a few lengths was suddenly out of the question. In fact, there was treading room only when thousands of swimmers crowded into a pool in Penglai in Sichuan,
The Bikini Effect Makes Men Impulsive
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Adler
- 538 days ago - weirdandinteresting.blogspot.com
If you want to make your man spend a little more money, all you need to do is strut about in a bikini or other sexy stimuli, as such things make men extremely impulsive when it comes to taking decisions either related to money or diet.
Inventor of Pringles Chip Can, Fredric Baur, to Be Buried in One
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Burton
- 559 days ago - nydailynews.com
BY BILL HUTCHINSON. The Cincinnati chemist who invented the iconic Pringles potato chip can was buried in one. Relatives revealed yesterday they honored Fredric Baur's bizarre last wish and buried part of his cremated remains in a Pringles can
Cannabis Blunder at Tokyo Airport
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Burton
- 566 days ago - news.bbc.co.uk
An unwitting passenger arriving at Japan's Narita airport has received 142g of cannabis after a customs test went awry, officials say.
10-Year-Old Scholar Takes Calif. College By Storm
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Burton
- 579 days ago - apnews.myway.com
With the end of another school year approaching, college sophomore Moshe Kai Cavalin is cramming for final exams in classes such as advanced mathematics, foreign languages and music.But Cavalin is only 10 years old
Nazi-Looted Cross Saved From Garbage Returns to Heirs
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Burton
- 587 days ago - bloomberg.com
By Catherine Hickley. medieval processional cross that was looted from Poland by the Nazis and discovered decades later in an Austrian garbage bin has been returned to the heirs of the countess who owned it before the war
Musician Looses £180,000 Violin Family Heirloom on the Train
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Burton
- 606 days ago - telegraph.co.uk
By Stephen Adams .Robert Napier, 67, took his 17th century Italian violin on a train with him to the capital, but on the way back he forgot to take it off the luggage rack
Made From Cats' Droppings-World's Most Expensive Coffee
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Burton
- 613 days ago - dailymail.co.uk
The secret behind the special blend about to go on sale at an upmarket department store is that it is made from cats' droppings.The civets eat the soft coffee cherries, digest the fruit pulp and excrete the beans on the forest floor
 
 
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