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Students stagger to victory in UK-Ireland 'wife-carrying' contest
Several wives and girlfriends got dumped on their heads and a few more were thoroughly drenched Saturday during the first UK and Ireland Wife-Carrying Championships. ...more
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- McCain's backdrop baffles California... 2 days ago
Staff at a California school were scratching their heads on Friday after their facility mysteriously appeared as a backdrop during John McCain's Republican Convention speech. ...more
- Albanian pops Guinness record again... 2 days ago
An Albanian artist has entered the Guinness Book of World Records for a third time, this time with a large mosaic constructed out of bottle corks. ...more
- Chaos as drivers flock for free petrol... 2 days ago
Drivers hit by petrol price hikes lined up outside a gas station in London Friday to take advantage of 20,000 pounds worth of free fuel, causing traffic chaos. ...more
- Vienna's dancing horses get first female... 2 days ago
Two women have made history at Vienna's Spanish Riding School by becoming the first female riders to pass the entrance exam in 436 years. ...more
- MP in jungle cocaine search drama 2 days ago
A British MP trekking in Colombia was held at gunpoint in the jungle and forced to eat coffee whitener from a jar in his backpack after soldiers mistook it for cocaine. ...more
- Musical taste "defines personality" 3 days ago
Fans of classical music and jazz are creative, pop lovers are hardworking and, despite the stereotypes, heavy metal listeners are gentle, creative types who are at ease with themselves. ...more
- Greek postmen beat zombies to win oddest... 3 days ago
"Greek Rural Postmen and Their Cancellation Numbers" benefited from a late surge in public support to win the title on Friday of oddest book title of the past 30 years, The Bookseller magazine said. ...more
- Japan PM parting shot T-shirt a hit 3 days ago
Outgoing Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda was unpopular with voters but T-shirts printed with his huffy parting shot are now a hit. ...more
- Taiwan county shuts last legal brothel... 3 days ago
Authorities in central Taiwan have turned off the red light at the county's last legal brothel after the death of its pimp aged 87, newspapers said on Friday. ...more
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