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Caught by alligators
23/05/2013 | Administrator

***The following is supposedly a true story. To be included, besides being true, the story is most likely strange, weird, surprising, or funny.


A 71-yearl-old man fell off a dock and into the jaws of a [ ... ]


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200,000 Freestanding Playing Cards! Amazing!!!
23/05/2013 | Administrator
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Bryan Berg broke his own Guinness World Record for the largest house of freestanding playing cards at The Venetian® Macao. The buildings used more than 200,000 cards and took 45 days to complete.
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Why ask why
23/05/2013 | Administrator

Do you need a silencer if you are going to shoot a mime?

If the 7-11 is open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, why are there locks on the doors?

If you tied buttered toast to the back of a cat and dropp [ ... ]


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    • Diaz harassed in tourism event in Guam

      Created: Thursday, 27 October 2011 20:53 Author: Aurea Gerundio-Dizon
      Senator Alfonso Diaz yesterday expressed disappointment at a local singer who allegedly harassed him verbally in a tourism event in Guam earlier this month.Diaz said that as the chair of the Senate committee on tourism development, he was invited by Palau...

    • Senator criticizes House WMFM’s conduct of budget hearings

      Created: Thursday, 27 October 2011 20:49 Author: Aurea Gerundio-Dizon
      Sen. Joel Toribiong, chairman of the Senate committee on judiciary and governmental affairs and vice chair for the committee on ways and means and financial matters, criticized the budget hearings initiated by House of Delegates’ WMFM while its counterp...

    • CEDAW consultation slated next week

      Created: Thursday, 27 October 2011 20:48 Author: Aurea Gerundio-Dizon
      The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) will be holding consultation on November 1 at Ngarachamayong Cultural Center.  The consultation will begin at 8:00 am. President Toribiong, who will be returning next week from the ...

    • Hurricane Rina on course for crash into Cancun

      Created: Thursday, 27 October 2011 19:48 Author: Administrator
      Hurricane Rina lost some of its fury Wednesday but held course for a direct hit on Mexico's popular Caribbean beaches, where authorities ordered people out of low-lying areas.As Rina spun toward the Yucatan peninsula coast, locals scrambled to tape up win...

    • Outraged Brazilians 'occupy' downtown Rio

      Created: Thursday, 27 October 2011 19:48 Author: Administrator
      Around 150 Brazilian activists held signs with angry slogans in downtown Rio de Janeiro in an "Occupy Rio" protest inspired by similar demonstrations in Spain and the United States."2012 Is the End of the Capitalist World," read one sign. "Why is the worl...

    • Mediterranean diet tied to better fertility

      Created: Thursday, 27 October 2011 19:47 Author: Administrator
      - Women who eat a Mediterranean-style diet -- high in fruits, vegetables, fish and whole grains -- are less likely to have trouble getting pregnant, hints a new study from Spain.The findings add to a growing body of evidence linking the Mediterranean die...

    • China welcomes Taiwan leader's peace plan

      Created: Thursday, 27 October 2011 19:46 Author: Celina
      China on Wednesday welcomed a proposal by Taiwan's president for a peace treaty, but dismissed calls by the island's opposition for a referendum on political talks as a "stunt".Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou last week suggested the island should consider s...

    • Philippine troops seize camp as thousands flee

      Created: Thursday, 27 October 2011 19:46 Author: Administrator
      Troops have overrun a hideout occupied by gunmen in the southern Philippines after a week of fighting that left 13 dead and forced thousands of civilians to flee, officials said Thursday.Most of the estimated 100 gunmen holed up in the remote camp on Mind...

    • 6.0 quake hits South Pacific near Fiji

      Created: Thursday, 27 October 2011 19:44 Author: Administrator
      NEW YORK   — An earthquake has struck about 140 miles (230 kilometers) east of the capital of Fiji. There are no immediate reports of damage or injuries.{REG}The U.S. Geological Survey says the magnitude-6.0 quake struck Thursday at a depth of 380 mil...

    • 6.0 quake hits South Pacific near Fiji

      Created: Thursday, 27 October 2011 19:44 Author: Administrator
      NEW YORK   — An earthquake has struck about 140 miles (230 kilometers) east of the capital of Fiji. There are no immediate reports of damage or injuries.{REG}The U.S. Geological Survey says the magnitude-6.0 quake struck Thursday at a depth of 380 mil...

    Sports News

    Etpison Cup at Drop Off Bar and Grill
    23/05/2013 | Peter Erick Magbanua

    Fishing derby enthusiasts are set to gather tomorrow for the much awaited 23rd annual Sports Fishing tournament featuring the Etpison Cup at the Drop Off Bar and Grill.

    A whooping $30,000 grand prize  [ ... ]


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    Breakers escape Stingers, 77-75 in IP&E NBL 2013
    23/05/2013 | Peter Erick Magbanua

    Team Breakers held on with their defense as they managed to escape with a 77-75 victory over the Neco Marine Stingers, Wednesday night in the ongoing 2013 season of the Shell IP&E National Basketball  [ ... ]


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    Japan stocks dive as benchmark bond yield spikes
    23/05/2013 | Administrator

    BANGKOK  — Japanese stocks plummeted Thursday after a spike in government bond yields and unexpectedly weak Chinese manufacturing spooked investors sitting atop months of massive gains in share pri [ ... ]


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    Lawyer: Malaysian accused of rape married the girl
    23/05/2013 | Administrator


    KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia  — Prosecutors are pursuing rape charges against a 40-year-old Malaysian who allegedly had sex with a 13-year-old girl and then married her.

    Restaurant manager Riduan Masmud w [ ... ]


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    7 excessive emotional feelings that damage body organs!
    23/05/2013 | Administrator

    Unbalanced emotion is the biggest cause of blockages in the body. Chinese Medicine tells us that overexcitement and excessive causes damage to the heart energy.

    Anger and anxiety damages the liver ener [ ... ]


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    Polish man gets quick face transplant after injury
    23/05/2013 | Administrator

    WARSAW, Poland — A 33-year-old Polish man received a face transplant just three weeks after being disfigured in a workplace accident, in what his doctors said Wednesday is the fastest time frame to  [ ... ]


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