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15 June 2004

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  Doctors Remove Rods from Man's Stomach   (Associated Press)
  • Vietnamese doctors removed three metal construction rods from a man's stomach about a month after he swallowed them in a rice whiskey drinking challenge.


  •   Migraine Little Use as Weather Forecaster   (Reuters)
  • Weather changes may trigger migraine headaches, but there is no evidence sufferers can use their pain to predict the weather. according to a study.


  •   Kangaroo Reportedly Splashes Into Pool   (Associated Press)
  • A small kangaroo jumped more than 6.5 feet over a backyard fence in suburban Sydney — and landed in a swimming pool.


  •   Robber Arrested After Apologizing   (Associated Press)
  • Honesty may be the best policy, but for one alleged thief, it became the quickest way to jail.


  •   Vermont Man Plays Poker for 72 Hours   (Associated Press)
  • Larry Olmsted sat at a poker table at Foxwoods Resort Casino and remained there for the next 72 hours, taking occasional bathroom breaks but never leaving the poker area.


  •   Orange Cauliflower Now Available in U.S.   (Associated Press)
  • That cauliflower on your plate really is orange. After its discovery in a Canadian marsh more than 30 years ago, the brightly hued crucifer is finally hitting the U.S. market.


  •   Man Who Posed As Transit Worker Arrested   (Associated Press)
  • A man who has been arrested 20 times for illegally posing as a subway motorman, bus driver or transit token taker has been arrested again — this time for walking through a rail yard carrying several sets of transit keys and wearing a worker's vest and hard hat.


  •   Nigerian Swallows 160 Bags of Cocaine   (Associated Press)
  • A smuggler swallowed 3.5 pounds of cocaine to avoid detection but was caught in southern Norway nevertheless.
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