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1 hr ago | WLUK-TV Green Bay

Man stricken eating Heart Attack burger

Menu warnings nearly proved true for a man at a downtown Las Vegas restaurant that offers "Bypass" burgers, "Flatliner" fries and free meals to people over 350 pounds.

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2 hrs ago | WLFI-TV West Lafayette

Trinidad Moruga Scorpion, hottest chile

There are super-hot chile varieties. And then there's the sweat-inducing, tear-generating, mouth-on-fire Trinidad Moruga Scorpion.

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6 hrs ago | NBC Dallas

Student Suspended for "Hot For Teacher" Essay

Joseph Corlett's "Hot for Teacher" landed him in the hot seat. The 56-year-old California resident was suspended for three semesters from Oakland University for writing about his attraction to his professor.

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6 hrs ago | WHDH

Pa. smokehouse fire 'best-smelling in long time'

Firefighters in Pennsylvania have managed to save 200 pounds of Polish sausage from what they're calling the best-smelling fire they've doused in years.

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8 hrs ago | WLFI-TV West Lafayette

Hand gives cops clue about fake shoes

Police say one of the first clues the Nike shoes might be fake was the logo of Michael Jordan.

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Related Topix: Sports, Michael Jordan, NBA Players

12 hrs ago | blogs.findlaw.com | Burento

Petco Cut Off Dog's Ear, Then Glued It Back On, Lawsuit Claims

A Hawaii pet store's groomers cut off a dog's ear and tried to cover it up by gluing the ear back on, a lawsuit claims.

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13 hrs ago | www.wlfi.com | Burento

Valentine gift blamed for power outage

Southern California Edison spokesman David Song says a helium-filled balloon scored a direct hit on the company's Fontana substation Tuesday night, knocking out power to 15,099 customers.

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Related Topix: California, Energy, Southern California Edison

14 hrs ago | www.weirdasianews.com | Burento

Thai Man Found with 10,000 Pairs of Women’s Underwear

We all know about the secret world of fetishes, and for the most part, although they may not be for everyone, they are harmless.

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17 hrs ago | www.fox11online.com | Hitesrunprincess

Valentine gift blamed for power outage

Southern California Edison spokesman David Song says a helium-filled balloon scored a direct hit on the company's Fontana substation Tuesday night, knocking out power to 15,099 customers.

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Related Topix: California, Energy, Southern California Edison

17 hrs ago | www.witn.com | Hitesrunprincess

First on Witn: Both Identical Twins Wanted In Williamston Arrested

Charles Houck, 39, of Jamesville and his brother Michael Houck of Plymouth. Charles Houck was arrested Sunday night after an attempted hold-up of the Shamrock Restaurant in Williamston, but Michael was on the run.

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Related Topix: Jamesville, NC, Plymouth, NC, Williamston, NC

17 hrs ago | www.metro.co.uk | Hitesrunprincess

Daniel Radcliffe shows off bizarre tongue folding trick

The actor, 22, showed off the bizarre trick on Spanish TV as he folded his tongue first once, then twice and finally three times.

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20 hrs ago | KJRH

Minaj explains bizarre Grammysa

NICKI MINAJ has spoken out to defend her bizarre performance art show at the Grammy Awards on Sunday , revealing the alter-ego she introduced to the world has been a work in progress for over two years - and ceremony bosses insisted she bring him to the stage.

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Related Topix: Dance, Pop/Rock, Nicki Minaj, Hip-Hop, Music, Grammy Awards, Music!, Entertainment

Tue Feb 14, 2012

Contra Costa Times

Fugitive runs out of gas, calls sWyoming heriff for help

A 59-year-old fugitive is back behind bars after he ran out of gas in Wyoming and called the local sheriff's office for roadside assistance.

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Related Topix: Prineville, OR

WANE-TV Fort Wayne

'Handsome bandit' suspect arrested

A Southeast Texas man suspected of being the so-called "tall, dark and handsome" bandit has been indicted by a federal grand jury on a bank robbery charge.

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Related Topix: Daisetta, TX

NBC Chicago

Bomb-Detecting Rats Join Colombia's Police Force

Lab rats are being trained at a Colombian National Police base near Bogota to become the region's top bomb-sniffers, CNN reports .

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Related Topix: South America, World News, Colombia

NBC Washington

Groomers Allegedly Cut Pieces of Dogs' Ears and Tails Off

One lawsuit alleges that the Petco store in Keneohe cut off a piece of a Pomeranian-Maltese mix's ear during grooming last July.

21 comments

NBC Connecticut

Man Accused of Stealing Cartloads of Tide Detergent Worth Thousands

Anti-theft devices attached to bottles of Tide in the CVS in northwest D.C. A Minnesota man has been accused of stealing cartloads of Tide at a local Wal-Mart. The Police Department in West St.

29 comments

Related Topix: Retail, Wal Mart Stores, Publishing, Media, Star Tribune

WTHI-TV Terre Haute

Portable meth labs found in backpacks

The Burnet County Sheriff's Office in Central Texas is urging citizens to use caution around abandoned or suspicious bags after several backpacks containing portable meth labs turned up along roadsides.

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Related Topix: Burnet County, TX

www.katu.com | Burento

Romance for the win: Swimmer stuns girlfriend on podium

For Matt Grevers, a top finish in the 100-meter backstroke Saturday night at the Missouri Grand Prix was a virtual necessity to pull off a surprise medal-stand marriage proposal to his girlfriend and USA national swimming teammate, Annie Chandler.

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Related Topix: Sports, Swimming, Matt Grevers, Summer Sports, Eric Shanteau, Thiago Pereira, Ryan Cochrane, Olympic Swimming

MyFoxPhilly

Man Wore 'Scream' Mask in Robberies

Police have arrested an Indianapolis man in connection with two convenience store robberies in Mississippi where the thief wore a mask like the one used by the villain in the 1990s slasher flick "Scream." Both times, authorities say, he was wearing a mask like the one worn by the villain in the film, "Scream," which starred Neve Campbell, Courteney ... (more)

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Related Topix: Scream, Horror Movies, Short, Thriller, Mystery Movies

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