Podgiest pets compete in slimming contest (Reuters)
Reuters - Eight of Britain's fattest pets are to embark on a 100-day diet and fitness regime in a bid to crowned this year's pet fit club champion.
Publ.Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2008 14:52:10 GMT
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Goodwill finds man who mistakenly donated $7,500 (AP)
AP - It took some fancy footwork, but a Goodwill store in Illinois has found the owner of $7,500 in cash mistakenly donated with old shoes.
Publ.Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2008 00:26:54 GMT
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Maine man sheds 140 pounds to join the Marines (AP)
AP - Army and Navy recruiters took one look at 330-pound Ulysses Milana and told him to forget about joining. "'You've got to lose weight,'" Milana remembers them saying. But Marine recruiters were willing to work with him as he began his weight-loss journey in December 2007.
Publ.Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2008 23:03:10 GMT
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Skull with built-in sauna turns heads in Austria (AP)
AP - An oversize skull with a built-in sauna is turning heads in the Austrian capital. The white walk-in structure — situated near a busy Vienna intersection — is known as the "Wellness Skull" and also boasts a bathtub and shower. On either side of the neck, that is.
Publ.Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2008 20:59:22 GMT
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Dutch couple in India pays $200 for "special" samosas (Reuters)
Reuters - A Dutch couple on a visit to the eastern Indian state of Bihar paid 10,000 rupees (136 pounds) for four samosas, a spicy deep-fried snack that usually doesn't cost more than a few rupees, a newspaper reported on Monday.
Publ.Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2008 09:42:28 GMT
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