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4 January 2004

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  Britney Spears Marries Childhood Friend in Las Vegas — but Quickly Annuls   (Associated Press)
  • Pop star Britney Spears has marched down the aisle in Las Vegas, marrying a childhood friend from Louisiana, according to news reports.


  •   Britons Just Can't Seem to Find "Chicago," "Dallas" on a Map   (Agence France Presse)
  • Sixty-five percent of Britons don't know in which US city the hit musical "Chicago" is set in, according to a nationwide survey for an upcoming TV quiz show.


  •   Wisconsin Town Celebrates Toilet Bowl Parade   (Associated Press)
  • People in Hustisford welcomed the new year with the 39th annual Hustisford Toilet Bowl Parade.


  •   Detroit Mayor Blames 'Fat City' Ranking on Autos   (Reuters)
  • Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick committed something of a cardinal sin in the Motor City by blaming cars and trucks for Detroiters' bulging waistlines.


  •   Thieves Vanish with a Fortune in Ladies Underwear   (Agence France Presse)
  • A gang of thieves robbed a Caracas boutique of a small fortune in ladies underwear during New Year's festivities.


  •   Rescuers Take 7 Monkeys from Woman's Home   (Associated Press)
  • Investigators rescued 39 exotic animals, including seven monkeys, a rat and four tortoises that were living inside a woman's two-story home.


  •   I'm Not History Says Historian, Denying Obituary Notice   (Agence France Presse)
  • A renowned German art historian said he was still very much alive, after one of the country's most prestigious newspapers was tricked into announcing his demise by the fraudulent placing of an ad in its births, marriages and deaths section.


  •   'Grossology' Museum Exhibit Burps, Stinks   (Associated Press)
  • It burps, sneezes, passes gas and just down right stinks. It's all in the name of learning, though even staffers at the Discovery Museum and Planetarium have trouble keeping a straight face while discussing "Grossology: The (Impolite) Science of the Human Body."


  •   Woman Charged With Stealing 50 Glass Eyes   (Associated Press)
  • Police charged a woman with stealing 50 antique glass eyes from a hospital display case on Christmas Eve.
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