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Today's Odd News News: LA stylist learns modern meaning of 'pay phone' Boston woman delivers grandchild on Thanksgiving Man apparently tried to haul away ATM in Colorado Mass. woman sees image of Jesus on her iron Caged 'cavemen' go on display at Warsaw zoo Hitler's favorite car makes comeback? Cops on trail of "gingerbread town" vandals Judge blocks law allowing guns in bars Don't kiss Santa, he may have the flu Darwin book worth up to $100,000 found on shelf Bulgarians name brandy after PM after tax victory New EU president wins fans in Japan -- as a poet Houston, we have a baby Italy collector finds Galileo's lost tooth, fingers Bulgarians name brandy after PM after tax victory New fossils reveal a world full of crocodiles Robotic hamsters are holidays' unlikely new craze U.S. residents fight for the right to hang laundry Bizarre calf mutilations found on Colorado ranch Colorado governor's lawn draped in toilet paper LA stylist learns modern meaning of 'pay phone' Sat, 28 Nov 2009 11:35 pm PST AP - When a Los Angeles hairstylist accepted a collect call from a customer, she had no idea it would run more than $45. And no idea that's just what collect calls from pay phones cost in the mobile age. Full Story Top Boston woman delivers grandchild on Thanksgiving Sat, 28 Nov 2009 06:44 pm PST AP - A Boston woman has succeeded at one of the all-time great Thanksgiving Day juggling acts: She cooked the turkey while helping deliver her baby granddaughter. Full Story Top Man apparently tried to haul away ATM in Colorado Fri, 27 Nov 2009 11:53 am PST AP - Authorities say a man in Colorado apparently tried to steal an ATM by hauling it away with a truck. Full Story Top Mass. woman sees image of Jesus on her iron Fri, 27 Nov 2009 10:54 am PST AP - A Massachusetts woman who recently separated from her husband and had her hours cut at work says an image of Jesus Christ she sees on her iron has reassured her that "life is going to be good." Full Story Top Caged 'cavemen' go on display at Warsaw zoo Fri, 27 Nov 2009 07:53 am PST AP - Visitors to Warsaw's zoo are being greeted by two "Homo sapiens" peering out from a cage — humans in animal skins trying to spark interest in man's caveman ancestors. Full Story Top Hitler's favorite car makes comeback? Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:19 pm PST Reuters - A car expert says he has tracked down Hitler's favorite Mercedes to a garage near the town that helped the Austrian-born Fuehrer become a German citizen. Full Story Top Cops on trail of "gingerbread town" vandals Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:00 am PST Reuters - The people of Bergen rolled out the cookie dough Monday as local police tried to sniff out vandals who destroyed the Norwegian city's traditional Christmas decoration -- a town of gingerbread houses. Full Story Top Judge blocks law allowing guns in bars Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:00 am PST Reuters - A judge on Friday blocked a Tennessee law that allowed people to bring handguns into restaurants and bars. Full Story Top Don't kiss Santa, he may have the flu Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:56 am PST Reuters - Santa Claus should avoid kissing children and shaking their hands to prevent spreading the flu and should get vaccinated against the illness, Hungary's state health authority said. Full Story Top Darwin book worth up to $100,000 found on shelf Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:59 am PST Reuters - A first edition of Charles Darwin's "On the Origin of Species," which had been kept in a toilet bookcase for years, will go on sale this week and is expected to fetch 40-60,000 pounds ($66-100,000). Full Story Top Bulgarians name brandy after PM after tax victory Fri, 27 Nov 2009 03:25 am PST Reuters - Bulgarian villagers have named their home-made rakia brandy "Borisovka," playing on the name of Prime Minister Boiko Borisov to thank him for stopping parliament from raising taxes on alcohol. Full Story Top New EU president wins fans in Japan -- as a poet Wed, 25 Nov 2009 01:12 am PST Reuters - Herman Van Rompuy, the European Union's new president, may not be very well known around the world but he's already winning fans in Japan -- as a poet rather than a politician. Full Story Top Houston, we have a baby Sun, 22 Nov 2009 10:10 pm PST Reuters - Shuttle Atlantis astronaut Randy Bresnik awoke early on Sunday to a much-anticipated call that his new daughter had been born. Full Story Top Italy collector finds Galileo's lost tooth, fingers Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:24 am PST Reuters - An art collector has found a tooth, thumb and finger of the renowned Italian scientist Galileo Galilei who died in the 17th century, Florence's History of Science museum announced on Friday. Full Story Top Bulgarians name brandy after PM after tax victory Fri, 27 Nov 2009 08:24 am PST Reuters - Bulgarian villagers have named their home-made rakia brandy "Borisovka," playing on the name of Prime Minister Boiko Borisov to thank him for stopping parliament from raising taxes on alcohol. Full Story Top New fossils reveal a world full of crocodiles Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:52 am PST Reuters - New fossils unearthed in what is now the Sahara desert reveal a once-swampy world divided up among a half-dozen species of unusual and perhaps intelligent crocodiles, researchers reported on Thursday. Full Story Top Robotic hamsters are holidays' unlikely new craze Thu, 26 Nov 2009 09:48 am PST AP - When Lori Fowlkes first saw robotic Zhu Zhu Pets toy hamsters in September, she remembers her kids started jumping up and down and saying "Please! Please! Can we buy them?" Full Story Top U.S. residents fight for the right to hang laundry Wed, 18 Nov 2009 05:05 am PST Reuters - Carin Froehlich pegs her laundry to three clotheslines strung between trees outside her 18th-century farmhouse, knowing that her actions annoy local officials who have asked her to stop. Full Story Top Bizarre calf mutilations found on Colorado ranch Thu, 26 Nov 2009 10:55 am PST AP - A creepy string of calf mutilations in southern Colorado has a rancher and sheriff's officials mystified. Full Story Top Colorado governor's lawn draped in toilet paper Thu, 26 Nov 2009 01:30 pm PST AP - It wasn't fresh mountain snow but toilet paper that blanketed the front lawn of the Colorado governor's mansion Thanksgiving morning. Full Story Top

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