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# Weird

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# Hold the front page
Slideshow: 11 of the weirdest newspaper headlines ever
Tortoise stolen to sell for booze? Join us for a highlights tour of the local press…
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Nov 13th 2011, 3:00 PM
# Weird
Lizards, babies and hummingbirds… 10 weird things people have smuggled
Smugglers will try almost anything to bring goods into a country – even if those goods are live animals… or humans. We take a look at 10 weird cases.
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Oct 9th 2011, 9:30 AM
# Crazy Coins
New (legal) 'Star Wars' currency...and 5 other unusual coins
Queen Elizabeth II will be joined by Darth Vader and Luke Skywalker on the legal tender of a Pacific island nation. Will these be the weirdest coins in the world?
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Aug 11th 2011, 3:03 PM
# Matchmaking
Skoda latest's test drive: bizarre matchmaking service puts a date in your car
Skoda’s new initiative will match your taste in music with that of a potential partner, then invite you on a test drive.
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Jul 12th 2011, 11:20 AM
# Advertising
The weirdest places to advertise and still have an impact (Gallery)
Check out this slideshow of odd advertising places, from outer space to egg shells.
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Jan 18th 2011, 7:27 PM
# Celebrity Auctions
Slideshow: 7 weird celebrity sales
A selection of the strangest celebrity items to have ended up at auction.
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Nov 30th 2010, 5:29 PM
# Work Can Wait
Parrot arrested as accessory to drug cartel
Police in Colombia took the bird into custody after it attempted to tip-off the gang.
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Sep 17th 2010, 3:04 PM
# Jaws
Missing sailor found inside shark
Man had disappeared near beach where Jaws movie was filmed.
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Sep 16th 2010, 2:42 PM
# Smoking Baby
Smoking baby finally kicks the habit
Indonesia’s chain-smoking tot finally breaks his 40-a-day cycle.
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Sep 12th 2010, 2:30 PM
# Chimney Death
Doctor dies after climbing into boyfriend’s chimney
Woman’s body discovered three days after she tried to break into the house in California.
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Sep 1st 2010, 4:12 PM
# Peru
4 killed in vampire bat attacks
Peruvian village attacked by colony of rabid bats.
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Aug 13th 2010, 3:28 PM
# Northern Ireland
Man arrested after £10,000 found in his pants
That can’t be comfortable.
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Jul 29th 2010, 3:45 PM
# Bizarre
Upsurge in joyriding bears
He can roar, but can he drive?
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Jul 29th 2010, 3:04 PM
# Take 5
Tank ballet: highlight of the Russian Arms Expo
Unique advertising technique.
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Jul 28th 2010, 2:23 PM
# Weird
Nuns on the run
And two 80-odd year old nuns at that.
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Jul 26th 2010, 11:27 AM
# What the...
Darth Vader robs a New York bank
Sadly, his getaway wasn’t an Imperial March.
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Jul 23rd 2010, 4:16 PM
Evening Wrap
The 5 at 5 Leisure promoters really made an ass of themselves.
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Jul 20th 2010, 1:23 PM
# Weird
Dead man found alive in hospital morgue
Someone needs more medical training…
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Jul 19th 2010, 8:32 PM
# Weird
Huge Mickey Mouse Nazi poster causes a stir
Polish poster causing controversy in Poznan.
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Jul 15th 2010, 1:09 PM
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