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Widow leaves Chinese eatery owners $21M

LONDON - Think of it as a giant tip. A wealthy widow repaid the kindness shown to her by a family that runs a Chinese restaurant she frequented by leaving them $21 million, and a High Court judge ruled Friday that her will was legal.

Golda Bechal's 1994's will said she wanted Kim Sing Man and his wife, Bee Lian, the owners of a Chinese restaurant northeast of London, to inherit her money. She died at age 88 in January 2004.

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Wis. Drivers Line Up for Gas at 33 Cents

MINOCQUA, Wis. - Dozens of drivers made a mad rush for cheap gas after a station employee accidentally changed the price to 33 cents a gallon.

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Flashback Alarming report: Iran Less Than 10 Years Away From 2016

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According to an alarming new Department of Defense report combining civilian, military, and calendric evidence, Iran may be as few as nine years away from the year 2016.

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NYC Grocery Store Advertises Hams As 'Delicious for Chanukah'

This was REALLY not kosher. A grocery store in Manhattan made a food faux pas, advertising hams as "Delicious for Chanukah."

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Did Super Size Me man find Osama bin Laden?

Rumours continue to spread that documentary-maker Morgan Spurlock, of Super Size Me fame, has found Osama bin Laden.

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Did Morgan Spurlock find Osama bin Laden?

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Fight Sanity: Kangaroo farts 'could fight global warming'

Australian scientists are trying to give kangaroo-style stomachs to cattle and sheep in a bid to cut the emission of greenhouse gases blamed for global warming, researchers say.

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When asked for comment, the kangaroos did not seem to understand what all the fuss was about.

Comment: They are cute, they are fit - and they are quite tasty. Now Australian kangaroos are on a mission to save the planet with their marvelous rear wind. The fun never stops...

...Sanity refused to comment.


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Toddler fools the art world into buying his tomato ketchup paintings



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The toddler with some of his creations: Freddie is said to favour the 'spot and blotch' technique

To the untrained eye, they appear to be simple daubs that could have been created by a two year old. Which is precisely what they are. But that didn't stop the supposed experts falling over themselves to acclaim them.

The toddler in question is Freddie Linsky, who has fooled the art world into buying and asking to exhibit his paintings.

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Barking Mad! Rich U.S. dog hiding after death threats

A dog that inherited $12m (£5.8m) from late New York hotelier Leona Helmsley is in hiding after it was targeted by death threats, US media say.

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Day-release convicts caught with drug crop



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The sun shines though the distinctively shaped leaves of marijuana plants May 24, 2005.

Two convicts on day-release from a German prison were caught tending their illegal cannabis crop in an empty warehouse nearby, German authorities said on Monday.

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Man Accused of Swiping Blow-Up Dolls

MADISON, Wis. - A man accused of stealing several blow-up dolls from an adult novelty store says the burglary was a "drunken, stupid thing."