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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 [ ... ]


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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    • Two games set as PML 2011 season resumes

      After a long lay off, the Palau Major League will resume its 2011 season tomorrow with two games at the Asahi Baseball Field.{reg} The games will feature the playoffs matches between Kayangel against Koror at 10 a.m. while Airai will face Ngerbeched in th...
    • Registration now open for IP&E Palau triathlon

      Registration is now open for the much awaited 2011 IP&E Palau triathlon set on December 3 at the world class Palau Pacific Resort.{reg} Four divisions will be set for the one-day event namely the Junior, Open, Master and Team divisions.Registration fee is...
    • Final Four meets in FBL Sunday

      A spot in the finals will be at stake when the Final Four of the 2011 Filipino Basketball League (FBL) tips off on Sunday at the Palau National gym.{reg} League leader team Spoilers will meet the Ilocandia Bulls in the curtain raiser at 1 p.m. The Spoiler...
    • Originals take on Ocean View/PCGM in Game One of Master’s bball finals

      Defending champion team Originals aim to retain its crown when they take on Ocean View/PCGM in Game One of their best of three championship series of the Master’s Basketball League, Sunday at the Palau High School gym.{reg} The Originals earned a ticket...
    • NBA stars set to lead 4-game US tour

      LeBron James, Chris Paul, Dwyane Wade and Carmelo Anthony are going home— and bringing friends with them.{reg} With no end to the NBA lockout in sight, the All-Star group is set to lead a four-game “Homecoming Tour,” starting with a matchup in James...
    • Royals, Chen agree to $9 million, 2-year deal

      KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Royals agreed to a $9 million, two-year contract with left-hander Bruce Chen on Wednesday, solidifying their starting rotation.{reg} The 34-year-old Chen has blossomed during the second half of his 13-year career. He w...
    • Michigan beats UCLA 79-63 in Maui

      LAHAINA, Hawaii — Michigan lost a game, has some stretches where it struggled.But as national auditions go, this wasn’t too bad.{reg} Zack Novak scored a career-high 22 points, Tim Hardaway Jr. added 20 and No. 15 Michigan rolled over UCLA 79-63 on We...
    • New tariff eyed anew

      Newly-appointed interim general manager for Palau Public Utilities Corporation Ken Uyehara has eyed anew the need to have a new tariff to improve the corporation’s finances to be able to keep up with the required maintenance of generators and other faci...
    • 90K visit Palau as of October

      With still two months left to cap year 2011, Palau already received a total of 90,457 visitors as of October.Statistics by Palau Visitors Authority showed that on a monthly basis, more visitors have come to the island compared to the same months last year...
    • Spanish right celebrates landslide election win

      Spain's right stormed to its biggest election win ever, unleashing dancing in the street by voters desperate for an end to soaring unemployment and a eurozone debt storm.Mariano Rajoy, the bearded 56-year-old leader of the conservative Popular Party, gave...

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    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  [ ... ]


    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 [ ... ]


    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 [ ... ]


    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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