Topic: STRANGE - on July 20, 2010 at 3:46:00 PM CEST
Haus wurde sechsmal von Meteoriten getroffen
Radivoje Lajic erlangte erstmals 2008 internationale Berühmtheit, kurz nachdem der bereits fünfte Meteorit in sein Hausdach im Dorf Gornji Lajici gekracht war. Jetzt traf das Dach erneut ein Meteorit, der somit seit 2007 der sechste ist.
Dass es sich bei der Erzählung des Bosniers um keinen Blödsinn handelt, bestätigen Experten der Universität von Belgrad, die jeden einzelnen Stein untersucht haben. Ihr Ergebnis: Alle Steine sind echt.
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Topic: STRANGE - on July 11, 2010 at 1:21:00 PM CEST
The incredible 'bendy bicycle': British designer, 21, invents a bike you can FOLD around a lamp post
A young designer has invented a revolutionary folding bicycle that will stop thieves in their tracks.
Kevin Scott, 21, designed the space-age bike that wraps around a lamp post so it can be locked-up safely - without the need for a lock or chain.
The De Montfort University graduate used a ratchet system built into the frame of the bike to allow it to wrap around a pole, enabling the lock to be wrapped through both wheels and the frame.
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Topic: STRANGE - on July 4, 2010 at 12:30:00 PM CEST
Woman wins millions from Texas lottery for 4th time
Joan R. Ginther, a native of Bishop, Texas, made her fourth appearance Monday at lottery headquarters in Austin to collect seven figures, lottery officials said.
Ginther, 63, won $10 million, the top prize in Texas Lottery's $140,000,000 Extreme Payout scratch-off ticket she bought for $50, pushing her total wins to $20.4 million.
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Topic: STRANGE - on June 26, 2010 at 10:05:00 AM CEST
From food to fashion, the thriving market in human hair
The trade in human hair is a growing - and very lucrative - market, with a new film by US comedian Chris Rock looking at the industry. But what can human hair be used for?
There's no such thing as a bad hair day for some people.
Not for the chef using it to get the perfect pizza crust, or the fashion designer charging up to £20,000 for clothes created using human hair. Certainly not for the hairdresser charging up to £2,500 for extensions.
Human hair is now big business in the UK and US and other parts of the world. It's also extremely lucrative for some. American comedian Chris Rock explores the international trade in his new documentary film Good Hair, released in this country on Friday.
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Topic: STRANGE - on June 8, 2010 at 2:25:00 PM CEST
Elephant causes traffic jam in Zurich
An elephant brought commuter traffic to a halt when she went for a stroll through a Swiss city centre.
Sabu the elephant escaped from her circus home when she broke free while being loaded into her trailer.
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Topic: STRANGE - on June 3, 2010 at 12:11:00 PM CEST
Dead elephant turned into fuel
An elephant given as a gift to the people of the former Yugoslavia has been turned into fuel.
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Topic: STRANGE - on May 30, 2010 at 12:41:00 PM CEST
Own An Original Von Hagens
Gunther von Hagens, the man behind the controversial anatomical Body Worlds exhibitions, on Friday reopened his Brandenburg plastination plant. The facility comes compete with a shop selling human and animal cross sections.
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Topic: STRANGE - on May 27, 2010 at 1:47:00 PM CEST
Bandidos und Hells Angels - Friedensschluss der Kuschelrocker
Messerstechereien, Morde, Angriffe mit Handgranaten - das soll vorbei sein: In einer hannoverschen Anwaltskanzlei schließen die verfeindeten Rockerbanden Hells Angels und Bandidos Frieden - und geben sich plötzlich ganz zahm: "Wir müssen mehr miteinander reden."
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Topic: STRANGE - on May 26, 2010 at 12:40:00 PM CEST
Mobile phone number suspended after three users die in 10 years
A mobile phone company has suspended the number 0888 888 888 – after every single person assigned to it died in the last 10 years.
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Topic: STRANGE - on May 22, 2010 at 9:30:00 AM CEST
1794 Silver Dollar Sells for Record $7.85 million
What may be America's oldest silver dollar has become the world's most expensive coin, with its owner saying it changed hands in a private transaction between coin collectors for nearly $8 million.
Steven L. Contursi, who has owned the mint-condition 1794 Liberty dollar for the past seven years, confirmed Thursday that he sold it to the Cardinal Collection Educational Foundation of Sunnyvale for $7.85 million.
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Topic: STRANGE - on May 20, 2010 at 12:39:00 PM CEST
Chinese restaurant manager swallows cockroach to destroy evidence
restaurant manager in China swallowed a cockroach that was discovered in a customer's dish to destroy evidence.
The incident took place when Huang Xiaogang and friends were having their meal at a restaurant in Caidian of Wuhan province recently.
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Topic: STRANGE - on May 14, 2010 at 10:34:00 AM CEST
UK stops selling 500 euro banknotes
British money exchange offices have stopped selling 500 euro banknotes after police discovered the notes were being used almost exclusively by criminals, officials said on Thursday.
The Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA) said more than 90 percent of the banknotes' use had been by criminal gangs, drug dealers and money launderers.
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