B.C. couple make it 18 babies in 23 years - The couple immigrated to Canada from Romania in 1990 and now live in Abbotsford, about 60 kilometres southeast of Vancouver. Their 17 other children range in age from 20 months to 23 years old. Alexandru Ionce, who works in construction , does not know if [...]

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Laugh too vigorously and police could come to your door too, Elmo
For the non-techy readers, “ROTFLMAO” is internet shorthand for “rolling on the floor laughing my ass off.” One man was recently arrested for doing just that though, so maybe you should think twice before you do it. Christopher Crocker, a 36-year-old man from Britain [...]

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Shaquille O’Neal is a big man, with an even bigger budget
The Cuban Revolution has a very interesting article on the reasons the rich and famous (particularly athletes, musicians, and the like) go broke, often spectacularly like Michael Jackson, Mike Tyson, Johnny Unitas, and most recently Evander Holyfield. The Toronto Star recently wrote about the financial [...]

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Recent advertisements in Philadelphia area newspapers showed ads for a new airline called “Derrie-Air”, an airline that charges passengers by the pound. The campaign was really just a clever advertising test of sorts, to see how effective advertising in the newspapers could be. The polished Derrie-Air website is convincing (until you reach the disclaimer at [...]

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A airline called Flybe, reminding you to fly be-fore the rates go up!
Rick Seaney recently compiled a list of fees that hypothetical airline fees that could be a reality in the future. Even though the list of “Top Ten Totally Crazy Airline Fees — That Don’t Exist — Yet!” seems crazy, we’re sure many Americans [...]

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A bicycle race in Mexico took a tragic turn for the worst when a drunk driver swerved into a field of cyclists. Seven athletes were severely injured, with one fatality. It was an American from Texas too, which will probably greatly ease tensions between the countries. This really is a crazy image!
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He may have “pleased” 15 women for an entire day, but we can’t image that George Brownridge was enthusiastic about the wording of the first advertisement. We can’t help but wonder if it was an intentional joke by someone, just because of how much innuendo is in the ad (”pleasing” for an entire day, leaving [...]

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Officials building the new Aberdeen bypass in Scotland were convinced something had to be done to protect the dwindling red squirrel population in the country. The solution? Build a £100,000 bridge spanning 375 feet in order to allow squirrels and other animals to cross. Seems like a good idea but we can see a couple [...]

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