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Today's Odd News News: Gym culture not working out for the French Three jailed for tourist scams Atheists, Jews top religious knowledge survey 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 Months after winning $1M in lottery, man wins $2M Mich. teen kills 448-pound black bear with arrow Musician performs in eight countries in 24 hours Cakewalk: Thieves leave trail of snack wrappers Is Cattelan giving business the finger in Milan? Clash in DC is over peace, love and a VW bus 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 Gym culture not working out for the French Tue, 28 Sep 2010 09:46 am PDT Reuters - The French may love to look good but few are willing to work up a sweat over it. Full Story Top Three jailed for tourist scams Tue, 28 Sep 2010 09:46 am PDT Reuters - Three people have been jailed for carrying out a scam to steal from more than 100 Japanese tourists in central London, police said on Tuesday. Full Story Top Atheists, Jews top religious knowledge survey Tue, 28 Sep 2010 09:45 am PDT Reuters - They may not believe in God or gods but they know a thing or two about them. Full Story Top 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 Tue, 28 Sep 2010 04:48 am 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 Months after winning $1M in lottery, man wins $2M Tue, 28 Sep 2010 03:27 pm PDT AP - The odds against winning $1 million in the Lottery: Astronomical. How about doing it twice? Full Story Top Mich. teen kills 448-pound black bear with arrow Tue, 28 Sep 2010 01:06 pm PDT AP - A 17-year-old Michigan girl began her big game hunting career with a bang — or rather a whoosh — by killing a 448-pound black bear with a bow and arrow from 16 yards away. 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 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 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 Clash in DC is over peace, love and a VW bus Tue, 28 Sep 2010 09:47 am PDT AP - A group of Washington residents plans to rally for peace, love and a Volkswagen Microbus. 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

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