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Farmer fires home-made cannon to defend land
Galileo lost tooth, fingers go on show in Florence
Bahraini sex shop thrives in conservative Gulf
Canada grilled over "half-baked fake lake" at G20
Smelly studios and fleas cause Cyprus TV walkout
Cafe claims world's biggest burger
Lions and tigers and bears, oh my!
Restaurant tells diners to eat up or else
Drunk sleeps on politician's drive
Kellogg drops Rice Krispies health claims


Farmer fires home-made cannon to defend land
June 08, 2010 12:16 PM ET
BEIJING (Reuters) - A Chinese farmer has declared war on property developers who want his land, building a cannon out of a wheelbarrow and pipes and firing rockets at would-be eviction teams, state media said on Tuesday.

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Galileo lost tooth, fingers go on show in Florence
June 08, 2010 12:19 PM ET
FLORENCE (Reuters) - A tooth, thumb and finger cut off from the body of renowned Italian scientist Galileo, who died in 1642, go on display this week in Florence after an art collector found them by chance last year.

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Bahraini sex shop thrives in conservative Gulf
June 08, 2010 12:12 PM ET
MANAMA (Reuters) - Where does one buy lingerie, sex toys and ointments designed to enhance female sexual pleasure in a Gulf region which frowns on open displays of sexuality?

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Canada grilled over "half-baked fake lake" at G20
June 09, 2010 09:20 AM ET
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada's government found itself in hot water on Monday after it emerged that the media center for two international summits this month will feature a C$1.9 million ($1.8 million) artificial lake, complete with canoes and a bar.

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Smelly studios and fleas cause Cyprus TV walkout
June 07, 2010 01:54 PM ET
NICOSIA (Reuters Life!) - News staff at Cyprus's state broadcaster briefly walked off the job on Monday over conditions which included smelly studios and an infestation of fleas, workers said.

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Cafe claims world's biggest burger
June 08, 2010 01:27 PM ET
SYDNEY (Reuters) - An Australian cafe is claiming a world record after cooking a giant hamburger with an 81 kg (178 lb) patty that took 12 hours to cook and four men to flip.

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Lions and tigers and bears, oh my!
June 07, 2010 02:16 PM ET
LONDON (Reuters) - Archaeologists believe they may have found the world's best-preserved gladiator cemetery after noticing animal bite marks and combat injuries on some of the 80, mainly headless, Roman skeletons unearthed at a site in the city of York in northern England.

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Restaurant tells diners to eat up or else
June 04, 2010 01:45 PM ET
SYDNEY (Reuters Life!) - An Australian restaurateur fed up with the waste left by diners has ordered her customers to eat everything on their plates for their sake of the earth or pay a penalty and not return.

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Drunk sleeps on politician's drive
June 04, 2010 01:44 PM ET
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - An Australian backpacker in South Africa for the soccer World Cup passed out drunk in the driveway of a Johannesburg politician under the impression he was in Cape Town.

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Kellogg drops Rice Krispies health claims
June 04, 2010 01:43 PM ET
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Cereal maker Kellogg Co has agreed to drop advertising claims that Rice Krispies will strengthen children's immune systems.

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