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DNA Company Hopes Cow Origins Prompts Restaurant Diners to Pay More

July 9, 2011 2:34pm by copythat

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It's an odd concept: that diners will be willing to pay higher rates for beef served at restaurants if they know the cow's origins--or, more specifically, the cow's DNA. A new seal will tell restaurant visitors if they can be assured the beef they're being served is a vegetarian from the Midwest. Be prepared to pay more. 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

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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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

11-Year-Old Buy Stuns Slated as Next Biggest Couture Fashion Designer

July 2, 2011 3:19am by editor

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Meet one of the world's hottest new fashion designers: He's got wants for Paris and Milan runway shows. Amazingly, Christoper Abella is an 11-year-old boy--but age doesn't mean anything to the boy dedicated to designing couture gowns. He's going to be the world's next biggest fashion designer. Read more

Porta Potty Peeper Hiding in Toilets Covered in Feces at Yoga Festival

June 29, 2011 3:44pm by copythat

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What does a man covered in feces look like? According to Boulder police, this man (less the human waste). It started when a woman at a yoga festival used a Porta-Potty and swore she saw something move in the "tank" when opening the lid. It ended with a feces-covered guy running through the Hanuman Yoga Festival in Colorado.

People certainly have some beyond-strange fetishes. Read more

Gangster Whitey Bulger Hid Guns in Hollowed Out History Books

June 28, 2011 6:32pm by copythat

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People may stash valuables in "books" and apparently mobster James "Whitey" Bulger is no exception. He used 'em for guns. There's no escaping the irony that one of the most famous mobsters in U.S. history has been using no less than hollowed-out history books to hide weapons--in a home housing pictures of cats on the walls. Read more

Russia Woman Wakes at Own Funeral in Coffin Dies from Heart Attack

June 28, 2011 2:50pm by hearit

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It's pretty much the thing nightmares are made of: A woman dies, the "second time", of heart failure--after going into shock from waking up at her own funeral service. The Russia woman had been lying in a coffin when her eyes opened and she subsequently went into shock over the realization she was about to be buried alive. Read more

San Francisco Mayor Pushes Tap Water While City Slates Huge 25% Price Hikes

June 28, 2011 1:49am by hearit

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We've noticed something odd: San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee is kicking off "Shape Up San Francisco"--a soda-free summer (supposedly) designed to tackle obesity and diabetes in the Bay Area. But the mayor's got one interesting, very specific suggestion that could make waves. Water may be good for health. But local tap water may be good for financial health, of a city. Read more

Lawless Stops Lawlessness Walmart Woman Stops Robbers Jumps Car

June 27, 2011 6:45pm by copythis

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She's not Lucy Lawless but she is a Lawless—and she is a “Princess Warrior” of sorts, who doesn't believe in lawlessness. A Texas woman singlehandedly stops Walmart robbers by jumping on the hood of a getaway car when no one other customers bother helping. Read more

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