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News

Out of Tune Karaoke Singers Attacked.

September 5, 2005

A British man leaps onto a stage at a karaoke bar in Bulgaria and attacks two singers because they were out of tune. The Register also has an article on this one.

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Australian surfer punches shark, survives attack

September 5, 2005

Australian surfer punches shark, survives attack – The Mythbusters found this plausible [ show summary - see myth 2 ] and here’s a real life case. The subject of this story seems to have focused on the gills, also confirmed by Adam and Jaime as being more effective than the nose.

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Thai Artist Bakes Edible ‘Body Parts’

September 4, 2005

Thai Artist Bakes Edible ‘Body Parts’ – For those of you who always wanted to try cannibalism, but do not look forward to actually eating human flesh or jail time – why not have some realistic looking body parts made from bread?

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Bloggers account effects of Katrina on the Gulf Coast

September 1, 2005

This ZDNet article talks about how bloggers, including a newspaper and an NBC affilate, are providing “some of the most vivid, first hand accounts” of Hurricane Katrina.

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Scientists discover possible new way to transform ordinary cells into copies of stem cells

August 28, 2005

Scientists discover possible new way to transform ordinary cells into copies of stem cells

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