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17 Sep. 2019

Rugby: Tattooed Samoans don skin suits to avoid offending Japanese hosts

Samoan players will wear their hearts on their sleeves – but keep traditional Pacific islander tattoos under wraps with skin suits during the World Cup in Japan to avoid offending their hosts.

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5 Sep. 2019

Just not cricket: Australian charged $68,000 for a beer in Britain

An Australian cricket journalist in Britain for the Ashes test series is claiming to have drunk “the most expensive beer in history” after being charged nearly A$100,000 ($68,120) for the tipple.

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28 Sep. 2019

China’s ‘national flag baby’ raises flag, captivates millions

Feng Jianhan, 9, puts on his olive-colored army uniform, cap and white satin gloves each morning, and goosesteps across his living room.

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10 Mar. 2020

Farm fire caused by pedometer-eating pigs

Firefighters in Britain said crews responding to a fire at a farm discovered the flames were caused by pigs eating a pedometer.

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25 Feb. 2020

Watch: Deer crashes through Ohio couple’s house

An Ohio couple were left cleaning up a sizable mess after a deer dashed into their home and crashed into walls and windows while searching for a way out.

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16 Sep. 2019

If marathons weren’t hard enough already: strap a tree to your back

This Sunday in South Africa, an accountant, an entrepreneur and a boxing executive are among 20 friends running the Cape Town marathon – with saplings strapped to their backs.

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12 Sep. 2019

Cockpit coffee spill forces commercial jet to make emergency landing

A commercial flight with 326 people on board was forced to make an emergency landing when hot coffee was accidentally spilled over the cockpit control panel over the Atlantic ocean, according to a report on Thursday.

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4 Mar. 2020

Watch: Woman nearly stomped by moose in Colorado

A Colorado woman captured video of another woman approaching a loose moose at the side of a road and nearly getting stomped by the animal.

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23 Sep. 2019

From tree to chair without the carpentry: UK couple grows furniture

On a two-acre field in England’s Midlands, Gavin and Alice Munro are taking sustainability to the next level: they harvest trees which they train to grow into chairs.

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25 Feb. 2020

Watch: Deer crashes through Ohio couple’s house

An Ohio couple were left cleaning up a sizable mess after a deer dashed into their home and crashed into walls and windows while searching for a way out.

(109)

5 Mar. 2020

Look: Dog rescued from 20 feet up in Kansas tree

Animal services officers in Kansas said they had to climb a tree to rescue a dog whose climbing abilities exceeded his descending abilities.

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13 Sep. 2019

Egyptian masseur plays with fire to ease muscle pain

An Egyptian masseur plays with fire to relieve his clients’ muscle pain at his spa in the Nile Delta governorate of Gharbeya.

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