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How to Find a Good Book BOSTON, MA., Oct. 26 (TOTI) -- Ready to curl up with a good book (after you finish Smart, of course)? Karin Snelson was the children's and teen book reviewer for Amazon.com. So she kept up on all the latest and greatest teen reading material. She says: When I was a teenager I never read a teen book. I'm not sure if I even knew teen bo... |
Caffeinated Beer Drink Four Loko Sickens Students At Party SEATTLE, WA., Oct. 25 (TOTI) -- A number of colleges around the country have banned the controversial energy beer drink Four Loko after the drink sent nine students to the hospital from Central Washington University. It was originally thought that they had been drugged, but an investigation launched into the matter has yielded that the students were sick from into... |
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GNOC All The Way CHICAGO, IL., Oct. 22 (TOTI) -- GNOC is currently the hottest of all hot trends at Google Trends. That seems to be one of those things that just makes you scratch their head. Why, all over the world, are computer users bringing up their Google search and typing “GNOC” into their search bars? GNOC is an acronym that has been around for awhile. ... |
Groundhog Day Predictions - Buckeye Chuck And Punxsutawney Phil Weigh In PUNXSATAWNEY, Pa., Feb.2 (TOTI) -- Will we have an early spring or a delayed winter? It depends on what Groundhog prediction you care to side with. Punxsatawney Phil, our weather gopher in Pennsylvania, saw his shadow today. According to legend this means we should prepare for six more weeks of winter conditions. Phil's cousin... |
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Human Dog Hybrid LOS ANGELES, Ca., Aug 5 (TOTI) -- Have you heard about the human dog hybrid? That's right. Scientists have finally outdone themselves and have created the world's first human dog hybrid. Fido Finklestein is his name and he's living with his family somewhere in rural China. He's married to a Rottweiler and is the proud father of th... |
Groundhog Day 2009: Idiot Groundhog Sees His Shadow CLEVELAND, OH., Feb. 2 (TOTI) -- With 45.5 inches of snow in January alone, I've seen enough of winter. But could Punxsutawny Phil co-operate and tell me that an early end to Winter was coming. Of course not. The little varmint saw his own shadow. That means we're doomed to 42 more days of cold. |
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Sassy Water - The Flat Belly Diet LOS ANGELES, Ca., Dec. 31 (TOTI) -- It's that time of the year again when people realize they've gained a few pounds and they're now interested in dropping the extra weight as quickly possible. So what to do? Well, if you're like most people, you'll want to check out the latest fad diets. In this case, that would be the Flat Belly Diet. The Flat Belly D... |
Yule Log Video There's nothing quite like a warm, glowing fireplace on Christmas day. Sometimes referred to as a "yule log" the embers of a nice wood like Cedar burning in the fireplace emanates a pleasant aroma and provides a place for family and friends to gather together and enjoy each others company. |
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Heath Campbell Furious Over Birthday Cake Refusal HOLLAND COUNTY, NJ., Dec.17 (TOTI) -- A birthday cake for a three year old child has caused quite a stir in Holland County, New Jersey. Heath and Deborah Campbell, parents of three year old, Adolf Hitler Campbell, were outraged when a local ShopRite in their community refused to decorate a cake with the child's name on the grounds that it was inappro... |
Golden Corral Offers Free Meal For Military Personnel Golden Corral is taking time to say 'thanks' to present and past military personnel as Veteran's day approaches. The buffet style restaurant is holding the 2008 Military Appreciation Monday dinner on Monday November 17, 2008 - a free meal for anyone that has served in the in the United States military. Veterans, currently active servicemen, members of the Nationa... |
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Ping Pong Robot The ping pong robot is a new device that's designed specifically for the serious ping pong enthusiast to improve their skills on the field of valor. |
Saginaw, Michigan Home Sells For $1.75 A dilapidated home in Saginaw, Michigan sold for $1.75 in a recent E-Bay auction. There wasn't much demand for the home, the property auction only netted eight bids. The winner of the house, Joanne Smith of Chicago, Illinois, said she doesn't have plans to relocate to the abandoned home, but plans on selling it. As part of the sale, Smith mu... |
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Talk Like A Pirate Day - September 19 Friday September 19, 2008 isn't just a regular Friday - it's Talk Like A Pirate Day, an international day that celebrates Pirate-dom. Talk like a Pirate Day was created by Cap'n Slappy and Ol' Chumbucket and was promoted by columnist Dave Barry back in 1995. The rest is history. Since TLAPD falls on a Friday this year, it's likely that pirate talkin... |
Ninja Cat Behold the Ninja Cat. What are cats and ninjas both known for? If you said "being stealthy", you are correct. If you said something else, well, you know. So what happens when you take a cat and train him for life as a ninja? You get Ninja Cat. |
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Virginity For Sale - 22 Year Old Woman Offers Her Cherry To The Highest Bidder In a world where everything is for sale, a 22 year old using the name "Natalie Dylan" has decided to auction her virginity to the highest bidder in order to pay for her college tuition. The auctioning of her virginity is scheduled to take place at The Midnight Bunny Ranch, a famous Las Vegas brothel. Ms. Natalie is hoping to raise upwards of a million dollar... |
Don Gorske - Big Mac Lover Don Gorske loves Big Macs probably more than should be allowed. Gorske, 54 years old, has written a new book in which he details the love of his life, Big Macs. The book is titled "22,477 Big Macs." Don Gorske, who hails from Fond Du Lac says his obsessive love affair with the Big... |
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Silver Asian Carp Breaks Teen's Jaw A Silver Asian carp jumped out of the water and hit a teen in the face with so much force that it broke the youngster's jaw. Seth Russell, 15, of Crossett, Arkansas was floating in his inner tube being dragged by a boat when his idyllic afternoon ended abruptly. The fish hit the boy with so much force that he was knocked unconscious. |
Christian The Lion Hugs His Former Owners - After Being Freed a Year Earlier John Rendall and Ace Berg decided to bring home a lion cub they found for sale in Harrod's back in 1969. Like all lion cubs, the cat whom they'd named Christian, soon grew to be too big for them to keep at their apartment, so they introduced him to his natural habitat in Africa. A year later Rendall and Berg wanted to check on Christian, but were told that he had e... |
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Yoda The Cat - Four Eared Feline A gray cat named Yoda was born with a strange defect - the feline has four ear flaps. The cat, one in a litter of eight, was put up for adoption by a bar owner in the South Side of Chicago in 2006. The cat was adopted by Ted Rock and his family. Their pet cat of twenty years died six months before taking the cat that some believed was a "devil cat," into their ho... |
Angel Pantoja Medina Stands For His Three Day Wake A 24 year old man that was found dead underneath a bridge in San Juan, Puerto Rico was given his last wish - to stand up during his wake. The owner of the Marin Funeral Home obliged the young man's dying wish by using a special embalming treatment that allowed him to stand upright for his three day wake at the family home. Angel Pantoja Medina received mourning friends... |
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