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All professional sports have their disputes between players and the association. Perhaps 2010 will go down as the year hotdog eating became a real sport. Come on guys, let the little Japanese kid play.

Former champ arrested at hot dog eating contest – Weird News – Canoe.ca.

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If Wal-Mart did this, they’d go broke in a week.

Sporting a mullet pays off at Pittsburgh Zoo – Yahoo! News.

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Recent testing of the fish in the Connecticut river has revealed concentrations of Sr-90. Experts with the plant say that lots of fish are radio active since Chernobyl – it’s perfectly normal.

More radioactive fish found in Connecticut River: Times Argus Online.

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Feminists in Sweden staged a protest against the wage differences between men and women by burning $13,000 forth of the country’s currency. Husbands stood buy and commented on the number of hand bags and jewelry that money they could have purchased with that money.

Schyman burns 100,000 kronor in wage protest – The Local.

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How does one go about having a corpse exhumed and brought to their house?

Widow lived with corpses of husband, twin – U.S. news – Life – msnbc.com.

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You never know where you will be when you will be called home. But your friends will and they will probably laugh at you when they find out.

Body found after Twilight: Eclipse screening – Story – National – 3 News.

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Once again, a study by researchers has shown that students perform better after a full night’s rest. This is the part where school refuse to start the school day later. Instead they will encourage teens to do their homework immediately after school so they can be in bed by 7pm.

The Associated Press: Study shows teens benefit from later school day.

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A Colorado Springs man was sent to the hospital with shrapnel in his torso after his homemade firework made of metal blew up.

Police say parts of the bomb firework required welding.

Colorado Springs man seriously hurt by homemade firework – The Denver Post.

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The story explains, “The pair had been sitting watching films together when they got the idea to start cutting each other up with knives.”

It was probably the, “Hold on tight spider monkey,” scene.

Wounded men held after voluntary knife battle – The Local.

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