6 October 2003  
 
 

6 October 2003

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  Teen Rescued from Locked Safe at Kmart   (Associated Press)
  • An 18-year-old who squeezed himself into a 4-foot by 2-foot safe at a Kmart was rescued by firefighters and a locksmith.


  •   Visitors Accidentally Locked in Jail Cell   (Associated Press)
  • Call them unintentional inmates. Big crowds showed up for a glimpse of the new county jail, and some visitors spent a little longer inside than they planned.


  •   Man: Officials 'Flushing' Toilet Display   (Associated Press)
  • A protester-turned-politican says town officials are trying to flush his campaign by claiming the toilets he's displayed on his home the past four years are a health hazard.


  •   Hackers Steal Source Code of Popular Video Game   (Associated Press)
  • Stolen copies of the source code of "Half-Life 2," a highly anticipated computer game, are circulating on the Internet, a sign of the video game industry's growing value — and vulnerability.


  •   What's Really Visible from Space   (Space.com)
  • There is a longstanding myth that the Great Wall of China is the only manmade object visible from space.


  •   Cancer Myth Could Stop Patients from Getting Care   (Associated Press)
  • Thirty-eight percent of patients who responded to a survey in five urban clinics believed the myth that cancer spreads when exposed to air during surgery.


  •   Radio Host Proclaims He Has Suicide Video   (St. Petersburg Times)
  • A Chicago man says he has exclusive video of the much-hyped Hell on Earth performance, including "crazy" footage that purports to show a sickly-looking man commiting suicide through "some sort of asphyxiation."


  •   Tiger, Alligator in NYC Sent to Refuges   (Associated Press)
  • A pet tiger rescued from a Manhattan apartment after biting its owner will have a new home at an Ohio sanctuary with plenty of grass, trees and birds.


  •   How to Cut the Perfect Cheese Sandwich   (Reuters)
  • A scientist has calculated the optimum thickness for a slice of cheese to make the perfect cheese sandwich.


  •   Backfire Ignites Dog, Dog Sets Grass Fire   (Associated Press)
  • This dog was having a bad fur day. The dog, whose coat caught fire when the owner's vehicle backfired, ignited a grass fire just off U.S. Highway 95.


  •   Man Wants to Question Parrot in Court   (Associated Press)
  • A man claims a woman wrongly adopted his lost parrot — and he can prove it if given a chance to question the bird in court.


  •   Town Celebrates Ball of Twine Anniversary   (Associated Press)
  • On its 50th anniversary, the world's largest ball of twine has inspired art that's exhibited in storefront windows along what a Cawker City artist has dubbed the Gallery Walk of Twine.


  •   Magician Survives Russian Roulette Stunt   (Reuters)
  • A magician apparently "played" a deadly game of Russian roulette with a loaded pistol on a television show despite criticism the stunt could lead to copycats.


  •   Typhoon Baby Boom Fizzles   (Pacific Daily News)
  • The numbers aren't supporting the popular notion that people are having more babies nine months after a typhoon.
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