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Don’t forget your yellow DNA The capital and largest city of Denmark, Copenhagen is known for its high taxes (ranging from an average of 50 percent to as high as 63 percent) but also offers many benefits to its citizens—including free college. The city is no exception when it comes to bank robberies. According to the Associated Press, two Swedes snuck into a bank vault on Friday and waited until the bank re-opened on Monday to escape. … Read entire article »
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The green box that makes you go crazy Most would agree Girl Scout Thin Mints are the best Girl Scout cookies. Hersha Howard concurs and clearly understood the former of the Girl Scout Mission but not so much the latter: “Girl Scouting builds girls of courage, confidence, and character, who make the world a better place.” According to MSNBC, the Florida woman discovered her box of Thin Mints empty. In a fit of rage, she woke up … Read entire article »
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May you rest in peace, Ronald McDonald McDonald’s is an American staple. Whether you dine there or not, you can’t deny its popularity. There are more than 31,000 McDonald’s restaurants worldwide serving dollar menuaires everywhere. According to AOL News, some aren’t too pleased with McDonald’s world domination. Like a blast from the Salem witch trials past, a group of artists and activists in Finland staged a Ronald McDonald beheading. The activists are a part of the … Read entire article »
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Run, Stefaan, run Imagine running a marathon every day for an entire year. Sounds impossible, right? Not for Stefaan Engels, a 49-year-old Belgian former graphic designer. According to CNN, Engels just completed his 365th day of marathon running. His feet have traipsed all over the world, including Spain, Portugal, Canada, Mexico, the United Kingdom and the United States, tracking a total of 9,569 miles. Oh yeah, and he already holds the record for being the only … Read entire article »
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Love is pain, pain is love? I think I’m speaking for the majority when I say that once you’re in college, the allure of hickey-making and hickey-taking is dead and gone. You have to wear a scarf in summer weather or embarrassingly Google “how to hide hickies.” However, you might just be admitted into Dr. Gregory House’s care (he would discover your shameful Googling, you know) when getting that cutesy little hickey causes you to have … Read entire article »
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Too bootylicious in fur In the age of knowing what everyone is doing and what everyone looks like via social networking sites and the paparazzi, this story seriously baffles the mind. It’s also a statement of creativity and stamina. According to www.citypages.com, a woman stole a $6,500 fur coat from a fur retail store (here’s a collective disapproving sigh from animal lovers) by stuffing it up her dress. The store employee quickly noticed. To prove her innocence, the woman pulled up her dress to show no fur coat and a bare bum. Very confused and perhaps disturbed, the employee let her go. The 270-pound, 5-foot-6-inch woman drove off but was later arrested. The officers looked for the coat, did a pat-down search and metal detector test but could not find it. Since no female officers were … Read entire article »
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Pants are overrated Remember when Nickelodeon’s cartoon character “Doug” transformed into Quailman and wore his underwear over his pants? He was modest compared to the rest of the cartoons who would rather be pants-less. Yogi Bear simply wears a collar and tie, Donald Duck wears only a dashing long-sleeved shirt with a bow-tie, the “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” wear colored masks that match their knee/elbow bands and other gear and, of course, Tommy Pickles from “Rugrats” always … Read entire article »
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Having the munchies helps feed California College kids have a plethora of reasons to move to “The Golden State.” How could you resist the incessant amount of sunshine, the fanciful chance you might run into a celebrity crush or beloved musician, and, of course, that little thing called medical marijuana? Missourians live vicariously through the Botwins on the Showtime series “Weeds,” but have very little experience with the legal stuff. Still hesitant to tread west? A medical marijuana … Read entire article »
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Elderly man hits officer with cane According to authorities, an 84-year-old man allegedly hit a deputy in the stomach with his cane. Bay County Sherriff’s deputies were called to Calloway Clinic on Nov. 24 because the man was yelling and cursing at an office manager. According to the Associated Press, police reports state the office manager asked authorities to remove the man from the clinic. Once the man was outside, his irate behavior increased. The deputy then warned the … Read entire article »
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Police officers called for selling cupcakes illegally According to the San Francisco Chronicle, two 13-year old boys had to answer to the police when a local politician said they were selling cupcakes without a permit. Andrew Demarquis and Kevin Graff were selling baked goods in Chippappau Park in New Castle, N.Y., a New York City suburb. Parents outraged that the young boys had to answer to police for doing something innocent. New Castle Councilman Michael … Read entire article »
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