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Workout Achiever: I stay in shape as a professional mermaid
•Name: Rebecca West •Age: 31 •Hometown: Bethlehem •Favorite exercise routine: Swimming in my custom silicone mermaid tail, running and weight lifting. •Major exercise accomplishment: Becoming a certified personal trainer...
Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, Vegetarian Diet
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News of the Weird: Milk a Rattler!
The beauty pageant each April at the Rattlesnake Roundup in Sweetwater, Texas, requires traditional skills like interview poise, evening-gown fashion and talent, but also some ability and inclination to milk and skin rattlers. High school senior Kyndra...
Tags: CNN (tv network), Restaurant and Catering Industry, Cumberland County, Prisons, Television Industry
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Jennifer Lawrence gets costume close-up in 'X-Men' director's photo
Jennifer Lawrence returns as Mystique in "X-Men: Days of Future Past," and she's got a costumed photo to prove it. Director Bryan Singer is bringing new meaning to the phrase "behind the scenes," using social media to pique fan interest for his next...
Tags: Michael Fassbender, Media Industry, Nicholas Hoult, Will Smith, X-Men: First Class (movie)
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Michigan Avenue merchants fear they'll be the victims of robbery hoax
The bizarre saga of a 68-year-old woman who said she was forced to hand over jewelry valued at more than $135,000 to a group of menacing young men on the bustling Magnificent Mile reverberated around the country. Some 36 hours later, police had...
Tags: Chicago Mayor, Rahm Emanuel, Magnificent Mile, Whitehall, Prosecution
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Mother, daughter reflect on their experiences with cancer-causing gene mutation
The Daily Times, Farmington, N.M.For More Information Those interested in more information about the BRCA mutation can contact the San Juan Regional Medical Center's Cancer Navigator at 505-609-6259. Additional information about support and resources available to those diagnosed with...Tags: Health Treatments, Ovarian Cancer, Medical Procedures and Tests, Mammogram, Endometriosis
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Chattanooga Times Free Press, Tenn., David Cook column
Chattanooga Times Free Press, Tenn.Weird is cardboard sledding. Weird is graffiti, belly-dancing troupes, urban chickens and beer with bacon in it. Weird is slack-lining, stand-up paddleboards and coffee delivered by bike. Weird is the Gig, goats that eat kudzu, the Left and Right...Tags: Disneyland Park, Artists, Politics, Arts, Fine Artists
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Effort underway to make Chattanooga weird
Chattanooga Times Free Press, Tenn.Don't tread on me. Remember the Alamo. Turn on, tune in, drop out. Time and again, history has shown that a slogan can be a powerful element of change or provocation without being long-winded. Last December, a local artist decided to see if he could...Tags: Small Businesses, Artists, Business, Arts, Arts and Culture
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Former Royals broadcaster Fred White dies at 76
The Kansas City StarThe news when it came Wednesday afternoon was surprising only in its suddenness. Those close to former Royals broadcaster Fred White knew he was terribly sick. The Royals sent out word in the early afternoon that White, 76, had died of complications...Tags: Skin Cancer, Kansas Jayhawks, Heart Attack, Basketball, Big 12 Conference
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911 call leads to rumors of Bigfoot in Paint Township
Daily American Staff WriterContrary to rumors, Bigfoot was not shot and killed this week in Somerset County. A turkey hunter reported seeing possible Bigfoot tracks at approximately 10:30 a.m. Tuesday in Paint Township. They soon realized they weren't messing with Sasquatch when... -
Hoax phone calls hit mainland flights
China Daily, Beijing / Asia News NetworkGUANGZHOU/CHONGQING (China Daily/ANN) -- Several flights from Chongqing and Guangzhou were forced to land or delayed on Friday after telephone threats were received, airport authorities said. Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport was told by police...Tags: International Law, Media Industry, China, Chongqing (China), Guangzhou (China)
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Travel Picks: Top 10 quirky museums around the world
ReutersLONDON, May 17 (Reuters) - Hear the word museum and odds are you conjure up an image of portrait halls and sculpture gardens - the traditional home of traditional art. However, the world is a huge, creative and even quirky place. So to satisfy those...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Unexplained Phenomena, Japan, Politics, Australia
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Powder in letter to 'Dispatch' leads to Mississippi woman's indictment
The Columbus DispatchA Mississippi woman has been indicted by a Franklin County grand jury on a charge of using a hoax weapon of mass destruction. Prosecutor Ron O'Brien said Gloria Powers, 60, of Natchez, sent an envelope to The Dispatch in June 2011 that contained...Tags: Labor Legislation, Defense Equipment, Career and Workplace, Prosecution, FBI
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