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Tokidoki "Sometimes" a BIG Deal

"Tokidoki "Sometimes" a BIG Deal 11 12 2007 Tokidoki. In Japanese it means sometimes. But for one Simone Legno, Tokidoki would take on a whole new meaning. One to be shared around the globe. A believer in the Tokidoki...

highlighted by edopeno | 3 wks ago
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jmbone

Man jumps to death from Disneyland hotel

A man just commited suicide by jumping from the 14th floor of his Disneyland hotel room."A man apparently jumped to his death on Friday from the 14th floor of the Disneyland Hotel at the world-famous amusement park...

highlighted by poolparty | 30 wks ago | updated 30 wks ago
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Rob Peters

Tourist destroys legendary earlobe

My theory is he was trying to pull a Van Gogh to impress his girlfriend, but his art history was a little shaky."The authorities on Easter Island have detained a Finnish tourist on suspicion of trying to steal an...

highlighted by Rob Peters | 35 wks ago | updated 35 wks ago
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Dublin seeks square on game board

"Voting has opened for the first ever world edition of the board game Monopoly. The manufacturer of Monopoly, Hasbro, has set up a website where people can vote for cities from a prepared list or nominate a city to feature in the game. Just 22 cities will make it on to the...

highlighted by infomatique | 45 wks ago
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Adopted polar bear celebrates first birthday

"Knut, the world-famous polar bear, turned one today and polished off a giant fish cake at a birthday party in Berlin Zoo that was broadcast live on German television. Hundreds of children gathered at the zoo with birthday cards for the bear, who became a tourist magnet after...

highlighted by infomatique | 51 wks ago
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Lost In Translation: Ahmadinejad And The Media

"First I want to make some remarks about that now world-famous statement of President Ahmadinejad at Columbia: “We do not have homosexuals in Iran of the kind you have in your country.” The American media conveniently ignored the second, and crucial, part of his sentence...

highlighted by KEARNEY | 1 year ago
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Darkthroness

'Honest Ed' Mirvish dies at the age of 92

"The businessman known as 'Honest Ed', who entertained Toronto for decades with crazy slogans at his legendary discount department store, has died at the age of 92. A statement from the family says he died early...

highlighted by ricknight | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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jordan

F-Company Indeed: Queen's Guards in X-Rated Film

The Queen of England's guards have created a DIY x-rated video of, well, themselves. Such a move will no doubt jeopordize their military careers, as the Scots Guards are amongst the most prestigious in the British...

highlighted by jordan | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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Rio Round-up for Carnaval's Final Hours

"Revelers packed Rio de Janeiro's beaches and danced in streets littered with pieces of glittery costumes Tuesday, soaking up the final hours of merriment after the climax of the city's world-famous...

highlighted by clorenz1 | 1 year ago
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Du.Dudu.Edu

Brazil's Carnival marred by tragic killings

Our own clorenz1 posted a great story on the wonders of Rio's Carnival this morning, and now two of the celebration's well-known samba dancers are murdered under suspicious circumstances. It points to increasing...

highlighted by Kaitlin | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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Parrot Love on V-Day

This is a nice Valentine's Day story coming out of San Francisco. The city knows people from all over the world love the celebrity parrots which make their home on Telegraph Hill. So, they decided to make sure the...

highlighted by clorenz1 | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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