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800 endangered Powelliphanta giant land snails, were accidentally frozen to death by conservationists in New Zealand

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800 endangered Powelliphanta giant land snails, were accidentally frozen to death by conservationists in New Zealand. The giant land snails from a rare species, rescued...
At least 11 people, including two children and three women, are reported to have been killed in the Yemeni city of Taiz, during a clash between government forces and opposition supporters

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At least 11 people, including two children and three women, are reported to have been killed in the Yemeni city of Taiz, during a...
Eating plenty of cereals and whole grains could reduce the risk of developing colorectal cancer, a study published in British Medical Journal says

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Eating plenty of cereals and whole grains could reduce the risk of developing colorectal cancer, a study published in British Medical Journal says. Scientists from...
Researchers at the Ecole Polytechnique Federale in Lausanne have been created a real "mighty mouse" with double the normal muscle strength while looking for ways to treat age-related diseases

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Researchers at the Ecole Polytechnique Federale in Lausanne have been created a real "mighty mouse" with double the normal muscle strength while looking for...
Demi Moore was seen clutching an energy drink as she stepped out in Beverly Hills one day before her birthday, while Ashton Kutcher has found himself embroiled in another scandal

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Demi Moore was seen clutching an energy drink as she stepped out in Beverly Hills one day before her birthday, while Ashton Kutcher has...
Oscar icon, Billy Crystal is replacing Eddie Murphy as 2012 Academy Awards host

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Oscar icon, Billy Crystal is replacing Eddie Murphy as 2012 Academy Awards host. Billy Crystal, 63, just announced via Twitter that he will be taking...
Rebecca Woodruff, a four-year-old girl from Houston, Texas, died after her mother backed over her on their home's driveway

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Rebecca Woodruff, a four-year-old girl from Houston, Texas, died after her mother backed over her on their home's driveway. The mother, Olinda Woodruff, made the...
The teenager who police claim raped a girl of five in a McDonald's Playland in Anderson Township, Ohio, has been brought to the police station after his parents saw the CCTV pictures

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The teenager who police claim raped a girl of five in a McDonald's Playland in Anderson Township, Ohio, has been brought to the police...
Veterans Day was first called Armistice Day, declared to mark the end of World War I hostilities at 11 a.m., November 11, 1918

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Veterans Day started on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month. Veterans Day was first called Armistice Day, declared to mark...
The oriental Skywalk is situated 4,700 ft above sea level on the side of the Tianmen Mountain in Zhangjiajie, China

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Tourists looking to test their nerves can choose to go to China to walk across a dazzling glass bridge suspended from a cliff face. The...
Thanksgiving dinner now costs, on average, $49.20 to feed 10 people, up $5.73 from last year, according to an informal survey by the American Farm Bureau Federation

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Thanksgiving dinner and all the fixing cost rose 13% in 2011, the biggest jump since 1990. Thanksgiving dinner now costs, on average, $49.20 to feed...
Walmart Black Friday 2011 starts earlier than ever

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Walmart Black Friday 2011 ad is whipping up Black Friday furor earlier than ever. Walmart is getting an early start to Black Friday, the biggest...
Passengers of a Flybe Dash 8 aircraft saw a wheel fall off just seconds after it took off from Exeter airport in UK

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Passengers of a Flybe Dash 8 aircraft saw a wheel fall off just seconds after it took off from Exeter airport in UK. The wheel...
New York model Angelica Marie Cecora, 25, says Oscar De La Hoya cavorted around in women’s underwear and went crazy with cocaine and sex toys, intimidating her and her friend when they tried to leave

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A lawsuit has claimed that the retired boxer Oscar De La Hoya threw a depraved, cross-dressing, drug-driven orgy at New York’s Ritz Carlton Hotel. New...
Julia Biryukova has told police that her son, Sky Metalwala, vanished Sunday in Bellevue when she left him sleeping alone in her unlocked car after it ran out of gas, but investigators have found that there was enough gas in the car to run a considerable distance

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Julia Biryukova, the mother of 2-year-old missing toddler Sky Metalwala from Bellevue, Washington, didn't run out of gas on the day her son disappeared,...
Kelly Chaffins, who had worked at the school since August 2008, was asked to resign by the district after her comments came to light

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Christy Wilt and Kelly Chaffins, two teachers at Miami Trace Middle School have allegedly been caught calling a 14-year-old girl with special needs "dumb"...
Garrett McNamara, an extreme Irish surfer is set to earn a place in the record books after riding a 90 foot wave in Portugal

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Garrett McNamara, an extreme Irish surfer is set to earn a place in the record books after riding a 90 foot wave in Portugal. Garrett...
Eddie Murphy resigned from his role as host of 2012 Academy Awards

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Eddie Murphy resigned from his role as host of 2012 Academy Awards yesterday as the heavyweight producer Brian Grazer has been drafted in to...
Thousands of Penn State football fans took the streets last night at the announcement their long-term head coach Joe Paterno would be sacked with "immediate effect" for his role in the sex scandal which has rocked the university

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Thousands of Penn State football fans took the streets last night at the announcement their long-term head coach Joe Paterno would be sacked with...
A baby elephant and its mother were rescued by conservation workers after they got stuck in the mud of Kapani Lagoon in Zambia

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A baby elephant and its mother were rescued by conservation workers after they got stuck in the mud of Kapani Lagoon in Zambia. Conservation workers...
2005 YU55, an asteroid the size of an aircraft carrier whistled past Earth at a distance of 202,000 miles away, slightly nearer than the moon, on November 8

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2005 YU55, an asteroid the size of an aircraft carrier whistled past Earth at a distance of 202,000 miles away, slightly nearer than the...
A new film will be released on Friday, entitled simply 11-11-11, predicts that the day will see the opening of a portal in to Hell

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At 11.11.11 on 11.11.11, the time and date will be a perfect same-numbered palindrome, reading the same backwards as forwards, an event which can...
Brett Ratner has resigned as producer of 2012 Academy Awards after he used a gay slur at a screening of his latest movie, Tower Heist

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The filmmaker Brett Ratner has resigned as producer of 2012 Academy Awards after he used a gay slur at a screening of his latest...
Jacqueline, the supersized model has slammed Ashley Madison and the advertising industry for "body shaming" and promoting infidelity

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Jacqueline, an obese model whose picture was unwittingly used in an advertisement for an extra-marital affairs website has spoken out about the apparent "exploitation"...
WTVW reporter Drew Gardner was doing a storm damage report in Carmi, Illinois, as a man was using a chainsaw near a fallen tree behind him

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A man from Illinois had a close brush with death when chainsaw blades nearly sliced his face off - and the tense moment was...