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Today's Odd News News: U.S. apologizes for flying Philippine flag upside down Millionaire Segway owner dies in cliff fall 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 Cakewalk: Thieves leave trail of snack wrappers Musician performs in eight countries in 24 hours Pa. man rescued from manure pit after accident GA leader: Boring names will stop rural sign theft Is Cattelan giving business the finger in Milan? Wyoming man douses himself in paint to avoid Taser As election nears, Brazil selects "Lula" for Oscar Arrest made in 'Where's Waldo' Ore. bank robbery Website ranks most influential tweeters Knife removed from Brazil man's head after 3 years U.S. apologizes for flying Philippine flag upside down Mon, 27 Sep 2010 10:57 am PDT Reuters - The United States government apologized for displaying the Philippine flag upside down at an event in New York attended by President Barack Obama on Friday, calling it an "honest mistake." Full Story Top Millionaire Segway owner dies in cliff fall Mon, 27 Sep 2010 01:55 pm PDT Reuters - The British millionaire businessman who owns the firm Segway has been found dead at the bottom of a cliff with one of the two-wheeled electric scooters near his body, police said on Monday. Full Story Top 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 Cakewalk: Thieves leave trail of snack wrappers Mon, 27 Sep 2010 08:25 pm PDT AP - Now that's taking the cake. Full Story Top Musician performs in eight countries in 24 hours Mon, 27 Sep 2010 08:42 am PDT Reuters - A German musician who wanted to break a world record and promote his new CD gave concerts in eight countries this weekend -- all in 24 hours. Full Story Top Pa. man rescued from manure pit after accident Mon, 27 Sep 2010 05:07 pm PDT AP - Authorities in eastern Pennsylvania say a man was pitched into a 15-foot-deep manure pit after the loader he was operating tumbled over a chain-link fence. 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 Is Cattelan giving business the finger in Milan? Mon, 27 Sep 2010 05:28 am PDT Reuters - A marble sculpture of a cut-off hand with the middle finger stuck up has gone on display in front of the Milan Stock Exchange, provoking a lively debate in Italy's financial capital. 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 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 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 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 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

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