1) In September 2007 the item “Belgium, a kingdom in three parts” was posted for sale at a starting price of one Euro by former journalist Gerrit Six. It attracted an offer of 10 million Euros but was pulled down by eBay.

2) Hollywood star Scarlett Johansson put a dirty, germ-ridden handkerchief on eBay after revealing [...]

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Setenil de la Bodegas, a city in Spain’s Andalucia region, is a major drawcard for tourists coming to Ronda precisely because of the cave houses along the banks of the river.
In Roman times nearby Acinipo (about 4km from Setenil) was the main Roman city south of Córdoba and even pressed its own coins. The hills [...]

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From the world’s tallest bike, to another made entirely out of wood. Tree branch bike is my favorite, although the seat looks a bit uncomfortable.
Wooden Bike

(Photo: Wolfgang Thieme/DPA)
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Rocket Bike

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For veterinarian Agustin Cuesta and his staff at the clinic inside the Rossford (Ohio) PetSmart,  Saturday brought their first deer patient and unaccompanied walk-in. He told officers he could treat it right there on the stockroom floor so it could return to the wild.  After its cuts were stitched up, the deer bounded off across an intersection and [...]

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Opened in May of this year – the Octavio Frias de Oliveira bridge in Sao Paulo, Brazil – is a stunning x-shaped cable-stayed bridge that crosses the Pinheiros river in Sao Paulo. It’s design is unique in that the two curved decks of the bridge cross each other through its x-shaped supporting tower, an illuminated [...]

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A 34-year-old Wal-Mart worker died Friday morning after “a throng of shoppers . . . physically broke down the doors” and knocked him to the ground as the crowd pushed its way into the Long Island, NY store.
A man died and a miscarriage occurred because people want to save a couple of dollars. This worker [...]

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By any stretch of reasonable imagination, how does this guy resemble the man who could lead the free world beginning Jan. 20?
He doesn’t. Yet when people stand face-to-face with Nozomu Sato, the Japanese comedian known as Mr. Nocchi, they speak to him as if he really is the man racing for the White House. They [...]

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Sarah Palin is apparently unaware of the incongruity of her words versus her backdrop.
Why would anyone want to do an interview with some guy killing turkeys in the background?
As it says in the Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy…
“The President’s job is not to wield power but to distract the public from those who actually do.”
I [...]

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