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Oddities

Recent ODDITIES Headlines

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at 8:59 on March 16, 2010, EDT.

World's shortest man, He Pingping of China, dies in Italy; fell ill at TV rehearsal

ROME - The world's shortest man has died in Italy, where he was to take part in a TV show, the program's production company said Tuesday.

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at 8:12 on March 16, 2010, EDT.

Staten Island Ferry worker suspended over shamrock flap; says he just wanted to spread cheer

NEW YORK - A mate on New York's famous Staten Island Ferry has been suspended for marking surfaces of the boat's pilothouse with a shamrock stamp.

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at 15:18 on March 15, 2010, EDT.

Would-be Regina car thieves steal vehicle with owner clinging to hood

REGINA - It turned out to be one wild ride on the streets of Regina.

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at 1:27 on March 15, 2010, EDT.

Lawsuit settlement means no more perfume, aftershave or other scents for Detroit city workers

DETROIT - Change is in the air for Detroit city workers.

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at 14:28 on March 12, 2010, EDT.

Miami man allegedly had followers drink snail mucus in rituals, causing violent illness

MIAMI - Devotees of a Miami man who claims to practice a traditional African religion say they were sickened when they had to ingest the mucus of a giant African snail.

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at 12:27 on March 12, 2010, EDT.

Centuries-old English cheese-rolling competition cancelled for overcrowding concerns

LONDON - A 200-year-old English race in which competitors chase round cheeses rolling down a hillside has been cancelled this year because of overcrowding concerns.

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at 9:14 on March 12, 2010, EDT.

NY cashier, 91, is punched trying to fend off thief, insists on finishing her shift

EAST NORTHPORT, N.Y. - A 91-year-old New York pharmacy cashier refused medical attention and went back to work after a thief punched her.

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at 8:37 on March 12, 2010, EDT.

NYC funeral home van ticketed, then towed - with body inside

NEW YORK - A police tow truck removed a minivan parked outside a New York City funeral home - with a body inside.

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at 6:38 on March 12, 2010, EDT.

Man working on home computer in Peterborough, Ont., bit by stray snake

PETERBOROUGH, Ont. - A Peterborough, Ont., man was working on his home computer just after midnight Thursday when he got the surprise of his life.

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at 22:05 on March 10, 2010, EDT.

Midnight knitter spinning nocturnal yarn over US shore town, putting sweaters in trees

WEST CAPE MAY, N.J. - Someone is spinning quite a yarn over one New Jersey shore town.

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