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New Colorado stamp features a gorgeous mountain…from Wyoming

June 28th, 2008 · No Comments

The U.S. Postal Service recently released a new stamp for the state of Colorado featuring the state’s flag and a mountain in the background. Unfortunately, the stamp’s designer must have been on something when he created it because he featured a mountain from Wyoming on it. The problem was first identified by Bob Michael, a [...]

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Teacher confiscates student’s birthday invitations after not inviting the whole class

June 28th, 2008 · No Comments

A Lund, Sweden second-grader was utterly disappointed when his teacher decided to take away his birthday invitations from the whole class. The student handed out invitations before class began to all but two students, causing a bit of a stir. Apparently the school has an actual rule regarding the matter and the teacher felt it [...]

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Devo suing McDonald’s over happy meal toy

June 28th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Last April, McDonald’s issued a series of American Idol themed Happy Meal toys in the US based on musical genres such as disco, country, soul, and rock. Well, “New Wave Nigel” happens to sport an orange jumpsuit, pink shades, and Devo’s energy dome hat. That signature red flower pot hat is what distinguishes Devo from [...]

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Ninja sighting leads to school lock down

June 28th, 2008 · No Comments

We’ve heard of lock downs for criminals with guns, stranger people on campus, and the like. But a ninja? Public schools in Barnegat, New Jersey were locked down temporarily after someone reported a seeing a ninja running through the woods behind an elementary school. Worried, school officials wanted to make sure the ninja wasn’t an [...]

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Cyclist accidentally runs into dog while going downhill. Wait a sec, it was a bear!

June 27th, 2008 · No Comments

53-year-old Tim Egan and his nephew were bicycling in Boulder, Colorado on Tuesday in order to train for the Triple Bypass Bike Race when they had a run in with an animal. The two were going down a hill at about 45 mph when Egan saw a big blur rush out from the trees. At [...]

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North Pole May Be Ice Free for the First Time Ever

June 27th, 2008 · No Comments

Think global warming is no big deal? Have you ever thought about Santa’s home? According to National Geographic, scientists are reporting that the North Pole might be free of ice for the first time in recorded history this summer, due to dramatic global climate change. Those maps and globes showing the arctic as a solid [...]

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Scientists discover frogs with abilities like Wolverine from the X-Men

June 27th, 2008 · No Comments

According to biologists at Harvard University, some African frogs can morph their toes into claws by puncturing their own skin with sharp bones. The bones are sharp enough to wound predators and protect the frogs from danger, but obviously it’s using sparingly since it requires the bone to pierce the skin on their feet. These [...]

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Romanian thieves pull stunts like in “The Fast and the Furious”, rob electronics from moving trucks

June 26th, 2008 · No Comments

For those that don’t know, “The Fast and the Furious” featured a group of thieves that would overtake semi-trucks on the road, hijack them, and steal the expensive electronics on-board. Well, it seems that a group of thieves from Romania got the idea to do this for real as the group travelled to Germany to [...]

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