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14 December 2003

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  "Bored" Teens Rack Up 80 Million Internet Bill   (Reuters)
  • Three German teenagers are under investigation for fraud after they spent 130 million euros (80 million pounds) in a two-hour Internet shopping spree, claiming they were "bored."


  •   Hark! 519 Christmas Carolers Break Guinness Record   (Reuters)
  • Five hundred nineteen Christmas carolers braved the New York cold and fa-la-la-la-la'd themselves into the Guinness World Records Book with the largest carol service, breaking the previous record of 517.


  •   Wright Stuff or Myth That Grew Wings?   (The Sydney Morning Herald)
  • As Brazilians see it, Orville and Wilbur Wright are not heroes or pioneers, but rather villains and frauds who stole credit for the invention of the aircraft from Alberto Santos-Dumont.


  •   Thousands of Bills Fall in Japan Garbage   (Associated Press)
  • A garbage disposal plant in central Japan has hit the jackpot. Operations at the plant suddenly came to a halt when a machine used to crush refuse began spewing out 10,000 yen-bills onto a conveyor belt.


  •   Man Who Gave Child Vodka Is Acquitted   (Associated Press)
  • A man accused of pouring vodka into his 7-year-old stepson's feeding tube was found innocent by a jury.


  •   This Is Santa's Big Scene   (The Greenville News)
  • Who exactly is this Santa Claus, this venerated institution of America's most celebrated holiday?
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