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July 2011

Monkey Snaps Self-Portrait After Photographer Leaves Camera Unattended

July 6, 2011 2:23pm by hearit

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It's the mug shot of a lifetime: A monkey captured some self-portraits after professional photographer David Slater left his camera laying around while visiting a national park in North Sulawesi, Indonesia. Read more

Preacher With No Permit Charges Gay Event with Assault Over Hug Kiss

July 6, 2011 1:23pm by copythis

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A North Carolina preacher didn't turn the other cheek after hearing about a gay pride event he opposed. Waving a Holy Bible, he was kissed on the cheek by a 74-year-old female gay rights supporter -- then charged that woman with assault. Taylorsville police chose not to remove the protestor who had no permit or legal right to even be at the event. Read more

Florida Fourth of July Turns Red White and Blue Over Blonde Streak

July 5, 2011 10:58pm by hearit

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She turned red, he turned white--and things turned very blue for both--over Fourth of July in the Florida Keys. As it turned out, it was all over the color yellow. It seems a blonde streak is more dangerous than a mean streak--or, possibly, can lead to one. Read more

Iowa High School Says Late Students Need a Wake Up Call Literally

July 5, 2011 9:45pm by hearit

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One high thinks it's got a solution for late students who claim a lack of alarm clocks. With roughly 250 commonly tardy students, Marshalltown High School in Iowa wants is sending out a "wake-up" call for students to arrive on time. That's the idea anyway. Read more

Bikini Swimsuit Fashion Hits 65th Birthday Named in Atomic Warfare

July 5, 2011 7:41pm by copythis

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It's a birthday, one very special day for fans of summer. While it's made for women, it's biggest fan is probably men: The "bikini" turns 65 years old just one day after the Fourth of July--and it's name is derived from atomic warfare. Really.

Invented in 1946, the fashion swimsuit was dubbed "bikini" after Bikini Atoll in the Marshall Islands -- the site of atomic bomb testing. Read more

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Botched Prison Escape Finds Wife Folded Packed Inmate in Suitcase

July 5, 2011 7:20pm by copythat

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There's more than one reason for a conjugal visit, like trying to escape while folded and packed in a suitcase. Prison guards at the Mexico state prison of Chetumal, in Quintana Roo, busted an inmate's wife after she tried to smuggle her husband to freedom with baggage.
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New Study Claims "Gaydar" Improves to Match Odds of Pregnancy

July 4, 2011 1:27am by hearit

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Women like to believe they're good at knowing or guessing men's sexual orientation--but research says there's times "gaydar" gets better. A study in Psychological Science says females better identify gay men when they've got good reason, like when they're most likely to get pregnant. Read more

Reverand Robert Schuller Forced From Crystal Cathedral Founder Ousted

July 3, 2011 11:45pm by hearit

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He's officially out: Reverand Robert H. Schuller, the founder who began Crystal Cathedral Ministries in an Orange County, California, drive-in over 50 years ago has been ousted on July 3, 2011. The 84-year-old lashed the church saying everyone is welcome -- including gay people -- in a battle over a new covenant the church now requires choir members to sign. Read more

Woman Fights Back Thwarts Sexual Assault Attack Bites Off Tongue in CT

July 3, 2011 10:32pm by copythat

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A woman in Stamford, Connecticut, obtains DNA evidence for police in a most unusual way and highly effective way--battling an attacker she helped police catch, by biting off his tongue during an attempted sexual assault. Read more

No Crazy Cat Lady Brenda Hoch Has Skunks for Florida Adoptions

July 3, 2011 10:10pm by hearit

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No one wants to be dubbed the "crazy cat lady" -- making Brenda Hoch one brave woman, to be housing 15 skunks. But she's got an excuse: the Florida woman and her husband Don do it all for a good cause--sheltering skunks that need a new home and owners for adoption. No scent included. Read more

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