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Today's Odd News News: Love triangle skydive murder trial begins Belgium experiments with mystical "full moon" beer Ornithopter achieves Da Vinci's dream? Lost language unearthed in a letter Robbers nabbed trying to drill into bank from above German police seize arsenal of wartime weapons German restaurant in hot water over giant schnitzels Crocodiles escape Mexican refuge after hurricane Police to send "test" youths to pubs Wind could have parted Red Sea for Moses? GA leader: Boring names will stop rural sign theft As election nears, Brazil selects "Lula" for Oscar Wyoming man douses himself in paint to avoid Taser Website ranks most influential tweeters Adult store clerk foils women 'armed' with toy gun Arrest made in 'Where's Waldo' Ore. bank robbery Spray-on clothes unveiled on chemistry lab catwalk Ohio robber uses pepper spray, steals bingo cash Knife removed from Brazil man's head after 3 years Lost language unearthed in a letter found in Peru Love triangle skydive murder trial begins Fri, 24 Sep 2010 08:17 am PDT Reuters - A Belgian woman went on trial on Friday charged with the murder of a fellow skydiver and love rival who plunged to her death after her parachute was sabotaged. Full Story Top Belgium experiments with mystical "full moon" beer Fri, 24 Sep 2010 08:25 am PDT Reuters - Full moons are often associated with tides, insanity and creatures like werewolves, but it turns out they're also good for brewing beer. Full Story Top Ornithopter achieves Da Vinci's dream? Fri, 24 Sep 2010 08:28 am PDT Reuters - Leonardo Da Vinci would be proud: the Snowbird has flown. Full Story Top Lost language unearthed in a letter Thu, 23 Sep 2010 10:26 am PDT Reuters - Archaeologists say scrawl on the back of a letter recovered from a 17th century dig site reveals a previously unknown language spoken by indigenous peoples in northern Peru. Full Story Top Robbers nabbed trying to drill into bank from above Wed, 22 Sep 2010 09:05 am PDT Reuters - Two would-be Albanian bank robbers were arrested Wednesday as they tried to drill a passageway into a bank vault from a shop they had rented above it, police officials said. Full Story Top German police seize arsenal of wartime weapons Wed, 22 Sep 2010 09:02 am PDT Reuters - German police have seized an illegal arsenal of 86 weapons -- most dating from World War One and World War Two -- stored in the house of a Bavarian man who died two years ago. Full Story Top German restaurant in hot water over giant schnitzels Wed, 22 Sep 2010 09:02 am PDT Reuters - A German restaurant operator has run into trouble with local tax authorities because he makes larger-than-average schnitzels -- or veal cutlets -- for his customers in a working class section of Saxony. Full Story Top Crocodiles escape Mexican refuge after hurricane Fri, 24 Sep 2010 08:03 am PDT Reuters - At least 280 crocodiles have escaped from a Mexican refuge near the Gulf of Mexico after heavy flooding caused by Hurricane Karl, Mexican media said Tuesday. Full Story Top Police to send "test" youths to pubs Tue, 21 Sep 2010 11:11 am PDT Reuters - Ireland plans to allow police to send "test" youths to pubs from next month to check if landlords abide by laws prohibiting the sale of alcohol to those under 18, Justice Minister Dermot Ahern said on Tuesday. Full Story Top Wind could have parted Red Sea for Moses? Tue, 21 Sep 2010 11:11 am PDT Reuters - Moses might not have parted the Red Sea, but a strong east wind that blew through the night could have pushed the waters back in the way described in biblical writings and the Koran, U.S. researchers reported on Tuesday. Full Story Top GA leader: Boring names will stop rural sign theft Sat, 25 Sep 2010 08:14 pm PDT AP - A rural Georgia county is losing about 550 street signs a years to thieves and a commissioner says he has a solution: Make the names boring. Full Story Top As election nears, Brazil selects "Lula" for Oscar Fri, 24 Sep 2010 04:23 am PDT Reuters - Call it the Year of Lula. Full Story Top Wyoming man douses himself in paint to avoid Taser Sat, 25 Sep 2010 09:38 am PDT AP - A Cheyenne man who doused himself with white latex paint in hopes of avoiding a police Taser was hit with the stun gun anyway. Full Story Top Website ranks most influential tweeters Thu, 23 Sep 2010 07:33 am PDT Reuters - Actor Ashton Kutcher has more than 5 million and when singer John Mayer closed his account his devotees numbered 3.7 million but having a huge following on Twitter is no guarantee of being influential. Full Story Top Adult store clerk foils women 'armed' with toy gun Fri, 24 Sep 2010 02:58 pm PDT AP - Police said two women who tried to rob a central Pennsylvania adult book store with a toy gun didn't fool a clerk, who told them to "get a real gun." Authorities said 28-year-old Shannon Cheripka, of Glasgow, and 26-year-old Angela Crook, of Coalport, attempted to rob the Adult World store in Duncansville around 1 a.m. Thursday. Full Story Top Arrest made in 'Where's Waldo' Ore. bank robbery Fri, 24 Sep 2010 07:34 pm PDT AP - The FBI says it has made an arrest in an Oregon bank robbery after the suspect posted a claim of responsibility on Facebook. Full Story Top Spray-on clothes unveiled on chemistry lab catwalk Wed, 22 Sep 2010 12:02 pm PDT Reuters - As the fashion pack leave London for Milan, one designer and a professor of particle technology unveiled their own unique collection made in one afternoon with spray-on fabric. Full Story Top Ohio robber uses pepper spray, steals bingo cash Fri, 24 Sep 2010 02:03 pm PDT AP - Police said a man blasted pepper spray into the face of a 66-year-old church volunteer in southwest Ohio, then stole $2,000 in bingo proceeds. Police said the man was leaving St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church with funds raised through bingo games when he was accosted by a young man who demanded the money and then sprayed him. Full Story Top Knife removed from Brazil man's head after 3 years Sat, 25 Sep 2010 12:28 am PDT AP - A man in northeastern Brazil is recovering after surgeons removed a 4-inch (10-centimeter) blade that had been stuck in his head for three years following a bar fight. Edeilson Nascimento, a 29-year-old tire repairman, tells reporters Friday he is feeling great after the three-hour surgery earlier this week. Full Story Top Lost language unearthed in a letter found in Peru Wed, 22 Sep 2010 10:31 am PDT Reuters - Archaeologists say scrawl on the back of a letter recovered from a 17th century dig site reveals a previously unknown language spoken by indigenous peoples in northern Peru. Full Story Top

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