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1 January 2004

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  Weird and Wacky Reign Supreme in 2003   (Reuters)
  • From the Polish undertaker caught smuggling cigarettes in a hearse to a pair of one-legged Brazilian prisoners skipping jail, the weird and wacky reigned supreme around the world in 2003.


  •   New Laws for 2004: Keeping the Left Lane Clear, and Watch Out for Identity Theft   (Associated Press)
  • The new year has arrived, so stop hogging the left lane on Illinois interstates. Don't try to sell a used mattress as new in Tennessee. And be extra careful not to call in a false fire alarm in Delaware.


  •   First Color Television Sets Were Sold 50 Years Ago   (Scripps Howard News Service)
  • Color television is celebrating some 50th anniversary milestones, but many Americans did not enjoy it until the late 1960s or so, when set prices dropped and consumers heard their favorite shows were suddenly in color.


  •   Too Good to Be True   (The Age)
  • Fifty years after Piltdown man was exposed as an outrageous fraud, Tim Radford selects his all-time favourite science scams.


  •   Gay Characters, Themes Found More Acceptance and Popularity in 2003   (Los Angeles Times)
  • It was the year of the man, and the woman, on TV in 2003. It just happens that it was man with man, and woman with woman.
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