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27 June 2004

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  Baby's Diaper Absorbs Snake Venom   (Reuters)
  • A diaper proved to be a life-saver when a venomous snake bit an Israeli infant.


  •   TV Crews Catch Bush Changing Clothes   (Associated Press)
  • President Bush was spotted by television cameras as he was standing in a T-shirt at his window at Dromoland Castle in Ireland. He was visible from the waist up, apparently as he was changing clothes.


  •   Friendly Dog Prevents Killing Spree?   (Reuters)
  • A Canadian man, driving a car packed with weapons and ammunition, was intent on killing as many people as possible in a Toronto neighborhood but gave up the plan at the last minute when he encountered a friendly dog.


  •   ESPN the Boy Getting Visit from Network   (Associated Press)
  • A Texas couple who named their son ESPN after the cable sports network will soon get a visit from the toddler's namesake.


  •   Australia Cigarette Packs to Show Graphic Photos   (Reuters)
  • Australian smokers will soon have to look at the picture of a cancer-ridden lung or a gangrenous foot missing toes each time they light up.


  •   Man Creates Tiny, 5,000-Piece Model Circus   (Associated Press)
  • William R. Brinley has designed a miniature circus that features more than 5,000 carved figures and circus equipment. It spans 1,100 square feet, a world in which 3/4-inch equals 1 foot.


  •   Woman Stabs Partner Over Soccer Match   (Reuters)
  • Passions surrounding Germany's final match at the Euro 2004 soccer championships turned violent when a woman stabbed her partner in the head because she didn't want to watch the game on television.


  •   Lost Mail Campaign Gets Lost in Post   (Reuters)
  • A postal campaign to highlight the quantity of letters that go missing each year has been given a stamp of authority after none of the letters arrived at their intended destination.


  •   Huge Kite Lifts Man, Who Gets Hurt in Fall   (Associated Press)
  • A man in south China broke both his legs and an arm when he fell to the ground after a fast-rising kite pulled him 16 feet into the air.


  •   Exploding Vending Machine Emits Poison Gas   (Reuters)
  • An exploding vending machine turned the coolant freon into phosgene, a poisonous gas used as a chemical weapon in World War One, and forced the evacuation of 10 people from a Texas hospital.


  •   Elephant Dung Leaves German Town Fuming   (Reuters)
  • A travelling circus in Germany has been ordered to come back and clean up 50 cubic metres of elephant dung after residents complained about the smell.


  •   Chimps at Lincoln Park Zoo Get to Take Revenge on People — with Air Gun   (Associated Press)
  • The apes at Lincoln Park Zoo are finally getting a chance to take their revenge on people who for years have been pounding their palms against the glass walls of the primates' old home.
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