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Wanda, a 9,500-pound Asian elephant who was diagnosed with arthritis in 1998, has been working through a routine of stretching and whirlpool therapy set up by Detroit physical therapist Mary Ann Usniz.
With the local legend of Hogzilla spreading worldwide, residents of a tiny Georgia town have decided to feature the prodigious porker in their annual festival.
She needs to be coddled with sweet talk and pampered with gifts, but you'll never see her in the flesh, says a Hong Kong company that's developing a "virtual girlfriend" for new cell phones with video capability.
Retired Louisiana pharmacist George Boudreaux hasn't needed Madison Avenue pitchmen to get the word out about his concoction to treat diaper rash. He just lets the name do it for him: Boudreaux's Butt Paste.
A pair of Dutch burglars' bad luck shifted into high gear when they were caught fleeing the scene of an attempted break-in on bicycles belonging to the very policeman who arrested them.
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