21 October 2003  
 
 

21 October 2003

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  Collection of 26 Beanie Babies from Ex-Wife   (eBay)
  • WARNING: Do not put Beanie Babies up for sale without proper supervision.


  •   Heavy Petting on the Internet for Cat and Dog Lovers   (Agence France Presse)
  • The ever-expanding world of online dating in the United States took another step with the launch of kissykat.com, a special service aimed at helping people who love their pets find love.


  •   Saved by a Crane When Parachute Fails   (Reuters)
  • A parachutist jumping from a 480-foot skyscraper escaped death when his chute failed to open properly but got snared on a crane next to the building, leaving him hanging.


  •   Witch Gets State Grant   (Reuters)
  • A witch has won subsidies from the Norwegian state to run a business of potions, fortune-telling and magic.


  •   Jessica Simpson Visits Chicken of the Sea Execs   (Associated Press)
  • On a recent episode of her MTV reality show "Newlyweds," Simpson didn't know if she was having chicken or fish while she was eating "Chicken of the Sea" tuna. Company officials heard about the gaffe and aimed to set Simpson straight.


  •   Japan Man Stages Fake Royal Wedding   (Associated Press)
  • A Japanese man has been arrested for fraud after claiming royal lineage to stage an extravagant "imperial wedding", bilking guests of 12.7 million yen (US$115,000) in gift money.


  •   C'mon, Baby, Light My Ghost   (The Tullahoma News)
  • It wouldn't be Halloween without some mention of the ghost light of Chapel Hill, Tennessee, in Marshall County.


  •   Bored Woman Hurls TV out of Window   (Reuters)
  • A 25-year-old German woman enraged over another Saturday night of boring television programmes and dull re-runs hurled her TV set out the window of her fifth floor apartment window.


  •   Cable Channel Suing NASA Over UFO Documents   (Reuters)
  • The truth is out there, and the Sci Fi Channel is determined to find it, even if that means suing NASA, the Department of Defence, the U.S. Army and Air Force for documents related to unidentified flying objects.


  •   Man Survives Historic Plunge Over Niagara Falls   (Associated Press)
  • A man survived a plunge over Niagara Falls with only the clothes on his back, witnesses said, the first person known to have done it and lived.
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