Playboy Jazz Festival
Los Angeles: Miss California USA Tami Farrell poses for photos during the ‘Playboy Jazz Festival’ 31st anniversary. ap
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‘Hangover’ hangs on to box office top spot
Raucous adult comedy ‘The Hangover’ was the top weekend earner at the North American box office, edging out animated feature ‘Up’ for a second consecutive week, preliminary figures showed Sunday. The critically acclaimed, low budget ‘Hangover,’ about a Las Vegas bachelor party which goes awry, hauled... 
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Mirror image
Two women who work for the same company but in different cities believed they are identical twins after a chance encounter. It came about after the owner of a fashion shop in Xiamen in southern China’s Fujian province went to inspect a branch shop in Quangang, reports Chutian Metropolis News. He was...
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Carrot bomb art sparks panic
Swedish art project caused a bomb scare when people mistook carrot ‘explosives’ for the real thing. Artist Conny Blom taped bunches of carrots together with black tape and attached blue and red wires and a clock to them, reports the BBC. His art stunt, which he entitled The Bunny Project: Bombs, was...
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‘Definately’ mispelt
The most commonly misspelt word in English is ‘definitely’ with many of us incorrectly writing it as ‘definately’, says a study. Other problem words include sacrilegious, indict and bureaucracy, reports the Daily Mirror. More than 30% of those polled blamed text messaging for the mistakes while 42%...
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Spaniel adopts owl
An orphaned baby eagle owl has been adopted by a springer spaniel. Bramble found a new mum in Sophie the spaniel when she went to live at a bird of prey rescue centre, reports The Sun. The unlikely pair have become inseparable and Sophie even gives Bramble a daily wash by licking her. Bramble likes...
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Army of tiny mites breaches ancient China city wall
The city wall that has defended the ancient Chinese capital of Xi’an for 1,400 years is being breached from the inside by tiny mites, state media reported. Experts involved in preservation work told Xinhua news agency they had discovered significant interior damage to the wall, considered one of the...
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