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Today's Odd News - Reuters News Headlines - Yahoo! News: Argentine hospital blamed after "dead" baby found alive Ohio man charged after six puppies found in suitcase Kindergarten boy brings heroin to show and tell When it comes to war, beer beats silver and gold New Jersey man survives 4-inch nail in heart Wyoming town - population 1 - sells for $900,000 to Vietnamese buyer Wyoming town - population 1 - sells for $900,000 to Vietnamese buyer In Australia, the Easter...Bilby? Struggling waitress to keep $12,000 tip seized by police: attorney Malaysia denies tutus to blame for nixed ballet Filipino Catholics observe Lent with gory rituals Buy your own zip code: towns for sale in Montana, Wyoming Cheers! Toast the royal jubilee with English bubbly Tokyo chefs swell with anger over new blowfish laws South Korea looks to ease name pain for London Urine-soaked eggs a spring taste treat in China city Wife shot dead by husband after dog poops in house: police Medvedev reassures Russia his cat is safe Referee dishes out five red cards in dressing room Couple to wed live on Country Music Awards show Austrian saws off own foot to avoid work - report Ready, steady...stack at Japan competition Borat anthem played by mistake at medals ceremony Danish lottery winners go from riches to rags Norwegian gains instant fame as taxpayers' everyman Messi's footwork part of anti-Syria conspiracy: TV Pink-haired student invited back to school 400-pound gorilla escapes, bites zookeeper at Buffalo Zoo Pink-haired student invited back to school Great-great grandmother, 101, breaks paragliding record North Korean triplets born thanks to "honey tonics" 400-pound gorilla escapes, bites zookeeper at Buffalo Zoo Poo for tea: China's pandas brew a top drop Rare bunny crushed to death by cameraman at German zoo U.S. man buried under mound of pinto beans dies Greek parties - and pirates - spring up ahead of election No joke: Italy lawyers strike for better pay, job security Thieves evade lasers to nab Italian shipwreck's bell Korean, educated and female? Find a matchmaker "Antiques Roadshow" find could fetch $1 million at auction Argentine hospital blamed after "dead" baby found alive Wed,11 Apr 2012 02:04 PM PDT Reuters - BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - A mother whose newborn baby was found alive in an Argentine morgue 12 hours after being declared dead on Wednesday blamed hospital negligence for the near-fatal mistake. Doctors told Analia Bouter that her baby was stillborn when she gave birth in Argentina's northern Chaco province on April 3. But when she and her husband pried open the coffin inside the refrigerated morgue, they found the baby breathing. "We knelt down and thanked God for this miracle," Bouter told reporters. "The doctor always treated the baby as if she were dead ... ... Full Story Top Ohio man charged after six puppies found in suitcase Wed,11 Apr 2012 01:52 PM PDT Reuters - CLEVELAND (Reuters) - An Ohio man has been charged with animal abandonment after a litter of six English bulldog puppies was found in a suitcase with a tag bearing his name, according to Humane Society authorities. Cyndi Condit, spokeswoman for the Toledo Area Humane Society told Reuters Wednesday that the man, identified as Howard Davis of Toledo, lived only two blocks from where the suitcase was found. The mother of the puppies was found pacing around the suitcase, which attracted the attention of a passerby. ... Full Story Top Kindergarten boy brings heroin to show and tell Tue,10 Apr 2012 04:04 PM PDT Reuters - (Reuters) - A five-year-old boy brought packets of heroin to a show and tell at his Connecticut kindergarten, leading to the arrest of his stepfather, police said on Tuesday. The child was proudly displaying packets of a powdery substance to his kindergarten classmates in Bridgeport, Connecticut, on Monday when his teacher noticed what he was holding, Detective Keith Bryant of the Bridgeport Police Department said. "He was waving it around," Bryant said, adding that the teacher collected the packets and immediately notified her supervisors. ... Full Story Top When it comes to war, beer beats silver and gold Tue,10 Apr 2012 11:05 AM PDT Reuters - (Reuters) - The Dutch drank their way to victory and independence from Spain in 1648 through the taxes they paid on beer, according to a report in the April issue of the Journal of American Association of Wine Economists. Economists Koen Deconinck of the University of Leuven and Johann Swinnen of Stanford University wrote that taxes on beer "played a crucial role in financing the revolt ... (and) were the single largest revenue source" for the outnumbered and outgunned Dutch, who were facing "the mightiest empire on earth. ... Full Story Top New Jersey man survives 4-inch nail in heart Sun,8 Apr 2012 08:00 PM PDT Reuters - (Reuters) - A New Jersey man who survived accidentally shooting a 4-inch (10-cm) nail into his heart while trying to clear a jammed nail gun said on Friday he feels like he won the lottery. Dennis Hennis, 52, who was revived from cardiac arrest before being airlifted for surgery to Cooper University Hospital in Camden, New Jersey, laughed off Dr. Michael Rosenbloom's suggestion that he buy a lottery ticket. "I've already won the lottery," said Hennis of Vineland, New Jersey, in an interview. "I got a new grandson on my birthday on March 23 and a week later I'm almost dead. ... Full Story Top Wyoming town - population 1 - sells for $900,000 to Vietnamese buyer Sun,8 Apr 2012 07:59 PM PDT Reuters - SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) - The town of Buford, Wyoming - population 1 - was sold for $900,000 to an unidentified buyer from Vietnam on Thursday after an 11-minute Internet auction that attracted worldwide interest. The tiny Western town garnered online viewers and bidders from 46 countries for the sale of 10-plus acres with a convenience store, gas station and modular home located in southeastern Wyoming between Cheyenne and Laramie. ... Full Story Top Wyoming town - population 1 - sells for $900,000 to Vietnamese buyer Thu,5 Apr 2012 07:22 PM PDT Reuters - SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) - The town of Buford, Wyoming - population 1 - was sold for $900,000 to an unidentified buyer from Vietnam on Thursday after an 11-minute Internet auction that attracted worldwide interest. The tiny Western town garnered online viewers and bidders from 46 countries for the sale of 10-plus acres with a convenience store, gas station and modular home located in southeastern Wyoming between Cheyenne and Laramie. ... Full Story Top In Australia, the Easter...Bilby? Thu,5 Apr 2012 07:20 PM PDT Reuters - SYDNEY (Reuters) - The Easter Bunny's days as a furry seasonal icon may be numbered in Australia, as conservationists Down Under move to replace it with the Easter Bilby. The bilby is a rare marsupial that has long ears, a long muzzle, silky fur and a pouch like a kangaroo. Males grow to about the same size as a rabbit. But the animal is in trouble. Only some 600 are estimated to remain in the wild, and its habitat is being steadily eaten away by rabbits, which were introduced to Australia. ... Full Story Top Struggling waitress to keep $12,000 tip seized by police: attorney Thu,5 Apr 2012 01:37 PM PDT Reuters - (Reuters) - Police in Moorhead, Minnesota, will return a $12,000 tip they seized from a struggling local waitress, her attorney said on Thursday. Stacy Knutson, a server at the Fryn' Pan Restaurant in Moorhead, got the tip back in November from a customer who left a takeout box inside the restaurant. Knutson followed the customer out to parking lot and tried to give her the box but the woman told her to keep it. When Knutson opened it, she found $12,000 in cash. Knutson, a mother of five, called local police and turned in the cash as lost property. ... Full Story Top Malaysia denies tutus to blame for nixed ballet Thu,5 Apr 2012 03:33 AM PDT Reuters - SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The abrupt cancellation of shows by a Singaporean ballet troupe in Malaysia has caused a tempest in a tutu, with the government saying the dancers applied too late for a permit to perform, and a local group blaming cultural concern over "indecent" costumes. 'Ballet Illuminations' by the Singapore Dance Theatre was supposed to run this weekend, and many tickets had been sold for performances of The Nutcracker and other works. But without a permit, the show cannot go on. ... Full Story Top Filipino Catholics observe Lent with gory rituals Thu,5 Apr 2012 03:26 AM PDT Reuters - MABALACAT, Philippines (Reuters) - Hundreds of barefoot Filipinos marched on roads, carrying heavy wooden crosses and whipping their backs until they bled on Thursday in an annual gory religious ritual as the mainly Catholic Philippines observed near the end of the Lenten season. Many Filipino devotees perform religious penance during the week leading up to Easter Sunday as a form of worship and supplication, a practice discouraged by Catholic bishops, but widely believed by devotees to cleanse sins, cure illness and even grant wishes. ... Full Story Top Buy your own zip code: towns for sale in Montana, Wyoming Wed,4 Apr 2012 08:34 PM PDT Reuters - SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) - Buford, Wyoming, the nation's smallest town, will lose its long-time - and only - resident on Thursday when the outpost along Interstate 80 is auctioned off to the highest bidder. The minimum bid for Buford, 10-plus acres with a convenience store-cum-gas station situated between the capital city of Cheyenne and Laramie, Wyoming, is $100,000 for a sale to take place in town at noon local time. Buford is one of two tiny Western towns to be sold by owners whose spouses have died and whose adult children have moved on. Pray, Montana, population 8, is on the market for $1. ... Full Story Top Cheers! Toast the royal jubilee with English bubbly Tue,3 Apr 2012 04:45 AM PDT Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - English wine producers are eyeing 2012 as the year home-grown wine, especially sparkling varieties, could become a mainstream product as retailers throw their weight behind it to coincide with Queen Elizabeth's Diamond Jubilee. Over the past decade improving quality, increasing volumes and solid performances at expert tastings have established English wine as more than a passion for amateurs, though it still accounts for less than 1 percent of the UK market. ... Full Story Top Tokyo chefs swell with anger over new blowfish laws Mon,2 Apr 2012 08:41 PM PDT Reuters - TOKYO (Reuters) - With a scoop of a net Tokyo chef Naohito Hashimoto selects a poisonous blowfish, considered a delicacy in Japan, and with a few deft strokes of his gleaming knife starts the delicate process of preparing it for a customer. In moments, Hashimoto has separated the edible parts of the fish from organs filled with a poison more deadly than cyanide. For more than six decades, dicing blowfish in Tokyo has been the preserve of a small band of strictly regulated and licensed chefs, usually in exclusive restaurants. ... Full Story Top South Korea looks to ease name pain for London Fri,30 Mar 2012 03:13 AM PDT Reuters - (Reuters) - South Korea is planning to unify the spelling of athletes names in English at this year's London Olympics to ease confusion among foreign journalists and fans, local media reported on Friday. The initiative will lead to a universal enforcement of the system revised in 2000, in which Koreans are required to use their family name before their given names, in accordance with the National Institute of the Korean Language. ... Full Story Top Urine-soaked eggs a spring taste treat in China city Thu,29 Mar 2012 03:08 AM PDT Reuters - DONGYANG, China (Reuters) - It's the end of a school day in the eastern Chinese city of Dongyang, and eager parents collect their children after a hectic day of primary school. But that's just the start of busy times for dozens of egg vendors across the city, deep in coastal Zhejiang province, who ready themselves to cook up a unique springtime snack favored by local residents. Basins and buckets of boys' urine are collected from primary school toilets. ... Full Story Top Wife shot dead by husband after dog poops in house: police Wed,28 Mar 2012 04:24 PM PDT Reuters - DALLAS (Reuters) - A 76-year-old Texas man was charged with murder for shooting his wife and two dogs after one of the animals pooped in the house. Police arrested Michael Stephen Stolz after a five-hour standoff at the man's home in the Dallas suburb of Lewisville late Tuesday. He was charged with murder in the shooting death of his wife, Bernice Stolz, and remained in the Denton County Jail on Wednesday on a $250,000 bond. Stolz told officers he shot his 49-year-old wife and the couple's two dogs after the German Shepherd mix defecated on the floor on Saturday, said Lewisville Police Capt. ... Full Story Top Medvedev reassures Russia his cat is safe Wed,28 Mar 2012 05:52 AM PDT Reuters - MOSCOW (Reuters) - President Dmitry Medvedev reassured Russians on Wednesday that his cat Dorofei was safe after reports that it had run away made him an object of satire on Twitter. "About the cat. A source close to #Dorofei says he has not got lost anywhere. Thank you all for your concern!" Medvedev tweeted from a trip to Asia. By then a newly created Twitter account in the cat's name had almost 400 followers and attracted many remarks making fun of Medvedev's subordinate relationship to President-elect Vladimir Putin. "It's simple. ... Full Story Top Referee dishes out five red cards in dressing room Wed,28 Mar 2012 01:41 AM PDT Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - A referee sent off five players in the dressing rooms after a post-match brawl at an English League Two (fourth tier) game between Bradford City and promotion-chasing Crawley Town. "I can't believe this has happened," Bradford manager Phil Parkinson, who had three players shown red cards after the 2-1 home defeat on Tuesday night, told the BBC. "I have never been in a situation before where a ref has come into the dressing room, pulled players on one side and sent them off. He wouldn't allow me in there. ... Full Story Top Couple to wed live on Country Music Awards show Tue,27 Mar 2012 12:00 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A New Jersey couple, who unexpectedly found love during the grief of bereavement, plan to marry on a country music awards show on Sunday and be serenaded by Martina McBride. Country fans Christina Davidson, 31, and Frank Tucci, 33, will exchange wedding vows live on television during the Academy of Country Music Awards in Las Vegas, show organizers said. Martina McBride and Train frontman Pat Monahan will perform their new single "Marry Me" as the couple marry onstage in what is thought to be a first live wedding during an awards show. ... Full Story Top Austrian saws off own foot to avoid work - report Mon,26 Mar 2012 06:52 AM PDT Reuters - VIENNA (Reuters) - An unemployed Austrian man sawed his foot off, apparently to avoid being found fit to go back to work. Hours before an appointment on Monday for the labor office to check on his health, the 56-year-old man held his left leg against an electric saw in his home workshop and severed his foot just above the ankle, Austrian broadcaster ORF reported. Bleeding profusely, the man from the province of Styria then threw the foot into an oven, hobbled to his garage and called an ambulance. An emergency operation was unable to reattach the foot, ORF said. ... Full Story Top Ready, steady...stack at Japan competition Mon,26 Mar 2012 05:23 AM PDT Reuters - TOKYO (Reuters) - More than 100 people gathered to vie for the title of Japan's fastest hands, competing to stack a set of plastic cups into a pyramid in the shortest time possible. The 2012 Sport Stacking competition allowed competitors to show off their skills in a "sport" that organizers say teaches eye-hand coordination, improves reaction time and uses as much energy as archery, bowling or volleyball. Using the 12 specially designed plastic cups, contestants took part in either individual, team relays or with a partner, with each person allowed to use only one hand. ... Full Story Top Borat anthem played by mistake at medals ceremony Sat,24 Mar 2012 01:22 AM PDT Reuters - (Reuters) - Kazakhstan's shooting team demanded an apology after a spoof national anthem from the comedy film Borat was played instead of the real one at a medal ceremony in Kuwait, the BBC reported on Friday. The team's coach told Kazakh media the organizers of the Kuwait tournament had downloaded the parody from the internet by mistake and had also got the Serbian national anthem wrong. Footage of Thursday's original ceremony shows gold medalist Maria Dmitrienko listening solemnly to the anthem before smiling. The ceremony was later rerun. ... Full Story Top Danish lottery winners go from riches to rags Fri,23 Mar 2012 09:02 AM PDT Reuters - COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Three hundred Danes who thought they'd won enough money on the lottery to last them several lifetimes were brought down to earth with a bump minutes later when they learnt their actual prizes wouldn't even pay for a weekend break. State lottery company Danske Spil blamed "human error" for a glitch that held out the promise for part of Tuesday of jackpots ranging from an astronomical 1 billion Danish crowns to a mind-blowing 280 billion ($49.7 billion). The shamefaced lottery firm shattered the 302 winners' dreams by email an hour and a half later. ... Full Story Top Norwegian gains instant fame as taxpayers' everyman Thu,22 Mar 2012 12:20 PM PDT Reuters - OSLO (Reuters) - A 36-year-old business consultant became Norway's best known taxpayer this week after the government accidentally displayed his records to everyone who logged onto its tax website. Kenneth Belcovski's name is on every Norwegian taxpayer's lips this week after a glitch on the Norwegian government's 2011 tax website redirected people logging on to check their declarations to a page detailing Belcovski's tax details. ... Full Story Top Messi's footwork part of anti-Syria conspiracy: TV Thu,22 Mar 2012 07:08 AM PDT Reuters - BEIRUT (Reuters) - Barcelona footballers don't just have a slick passing game, they can also secretly indicate arms smuggling routes to Syria, a pro-government Syrian television channel claimed this week. Without a hint of irony, Addounia TV superimposed a map of Syria on a screen to show how Lionel Messi and his team-mates, representing smugglers, had kicked a ball, representing a weapons shipment, into Syria from Lebanon. The subtle signals to rebels were transmitted when Barcelona played Real Madrid in December, said the channel, which is owned by a cousin of President Bashar al-Assad. ... Full Story Top Pink-haired student invited back to school Wed,21 Mar 2012 10:08 AM PDT Reuters - (Reuters) - A school that barred a sixth grader after she dyed her hair pink with her parents' blessing to celebrate her good grades lifted its ban on Tuesday following an outcry from civil rights advocates. After missing three days of classes, pink-haired Brianna Moore headed back to Shue-Medill Middle School in Newark, Delaware, on Tuesday after administrators reversed their decision after a call from the Delaware branch of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). "We're on our way right now," said Kevin Moore as he drove his 12-year-old daughter to school. ... Full Story Top 400-pound gorilla escapes, bites zookeeper at Buffalo Zoo Tue,20 Mar 2012 03:03 PM PDT Reuters - BUFFALO, New York (Reuters) - A 400-pound adult male gorilla escaped his cage at the Buffalo Zoo on Monday, biting a female zookeeper before being tranquilized and captured in what a SWAT team leader called, "the scariest thing I've ever done." Zoo officials said Koga, a 24-year-old silverback gorilla, took advantage of an unlocked door in his living quarters on Monday morning and slipped into the space behind it, used by zoo personnel but closed to the public. ... Full Story Top Pink-haired student invited back to school Tue,20 Mar 2012 03:01 PM PDT Reuters - (Reuters) - A school that barred a sixth grader after she dyed her hair pink with her parents' blessing to celebrate her good grades lifted its ban on Tuesday following an outcry from civil rights advocates. After missing three days of classes, pink-haired Brianna Moore headed back to Shue-Medill Middle School in Newark, Delaware, on Tuesday after administrators reversed their decision after a call from the Delaware branch of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). "We're on our way right now," said Kevin Moore as he drove his 12-year-old daughter to school. ... Full Story Top Great-great grandmother, 101, breaks paragliding record Tue,20 Mar 2012 02:03 PM PDT Reuters - SALT LAKE CITY (Reuters) - A great-great grandmother in America was declared the oldest woman to paraglide tandem on Tuesday after taking to the air to celebrate her 101st birthday. In confirming the feat, Guinness World Records said Mary Allen Hardison's historic flight near Salt Lake City on September 1 last year was "pushing record breaking to new heights." Hardison, of Ogden, Utah, said she decided to go paragliding after her 75-year-old son Allen took up the sport. "Just because you are old doesn't mean you have to sit on your duff all day," Hardison told Reuters. ... Full Story Top North Korean triplets born thanks to "honey tonics" Tue,20 Mar 2012 07:09 AM PDT Reuters - SEOUL (Reuters) - Impoverished North Korea celebrated the arrival this week of its 415th set of triplets, thanks to infusions of honey tonics and a legacy of care bestowed on triple births by the country, state news agency KCNA reported on Tuesday. The triplets were born to Kim Sun Ok, who works in a shoe factory in capital Pyongyang, and her husband Kim Kyong who works in a factory producing soju, a fiery Korean liquor. ... Full Story Top 400-pound gorilla escapes, bites zookeeper at Buffalo Zoo Mon,19 Mar 2012 02:37 PM PDT Reuters - BUFFALO, New York (Reuters) - A 400-pound adult male gorilla escaped his cage at the Buffalo Zoo on Monday, biting a female zookeeper before being tranquilized and captured in what a SWAT team leader called, "the scariest thing I've ever done." Zoo officials said Koga, a 24-year-old silverback gorilla, took advantage of an unlocked door in his living quarters on Monday morning and slipped into the space behind it, used by zoo personnel but closed to the public. ... Full Story Top Poo for tea: China's pandas brew a top drop Mon,19 Mar 2012 09:56 AM PDT Reuters - YA'AN, China (Reuters) - China's national treasure, the giant panda, will become even more precious if one businessman succeeds in using their dung to grow organic green tea he intends to sell for over $200 a cup. An Yanshi, an entrepreneur in southwest China, grows the tea in mountainous Ya'an in Sichuan province using tons of excrement from panda bears living at nearby breeding centers. The first batch of panda dung tea will be sold in lots of 50 grams that will cost some 22,000 yuan ($3,500) each, a price An said makes it the world's most expensive tea. ... Full Story Top Rare bunny crushed to death by cameraman at German zoo Fri,16 Mar 2012 10:02 AM PDT Reuters - BERLIN (Reuters) - A fawn-colored baby rabbit tipped for fame in Germany as he was born without ears was accidentally trampled and killed by a cameraman who had come to a zoo to film him, German media reported this week. "I can't believe it. The rabbit was so sweet. It is a huge tragedy," zoo manager Uwe Dempewolf told Bild newspaper. The rabbit, due to be named "Til", had hopped behind the cameraman during filming in his small hay-strewn stall at the zoo in Limbach-Oberfrohna, and was crushed as the cameraman took a step backwards. ... Full Story Top U.S. man buried under mound of pinto beans dies Fri,16 Mar 2012 08:14 AM PDT Reuters - DENVER (Reuters) - A 56-year-old man was killed when he was buried under a 20-foot (six-meter) mound of pinto beans at a warehouse in eastern Colorado where he worked, police said. Raymond Segura Jr. was pronounced dead at the Brush, Colorado, facility of the Kelley Bean Company on Thursday after efforts to reach him alive were unsuccessful, Morgan County Undersheriff Dave Martin said. "We moved several tons of beans to get to him," Martin said in a telephone interview. Martin said emergency personnel were summoned to the site at 11:30 a.m. ... Full Story Top Greek parties - and pirates - spring up ahead of election Fri,16 Mar 2012 07:32 AM PDT Reuters - ATHENS (Reuters) - Greek voters will have a long list of parties to choose from in an election to be held by early May, as new groups spring up on the left and right, including one band of Internet-savvy "Pirates". While many of them will win nowhere near the 3 percent of the vote needed to enter parliament, they can still chip away at support for those backing the international bailout Greece needs to avoid immediate default. ... Full Story Top No joke: Italy lawyers strike for better pay, job security Fri,16 Mar 2012 12:00 AM PDT Reuters - ROME (Reuters) - This is not a lawyers joke. Italian lawyers have gone on strike - again - and they say that in their struggle for better working conditions and pay they are looking for inspiration to none other than Mahatma Gandhi, the little lawyer who liberated India. "Lawyers are going through difficult times," said Maurizio De Tilla, president of the United Lawyers Organisation, as he led a protest of about 2,000 lawyers outside one of Rome's main court buildings. ... Full Story Top Thieves evade lasers to nab Italian shipwreck's bell Thu,15 Mar 2012 10:34 PM PDT Reuters - ROME, March 15 - Underwater thieves have evaded an array of laser systems that measure millimetric shifts in the Costa Concordia shipwreck and 24-hour surveillance by the Italian coast guard and police to haul off a symbolic booty - the ship's bell. The giant cruise liner capsized off the Tuscan island of Giglio after hitting a rock on January 13, killing at least 25 people. Seven people are still unaccounted for. ... Full Story Top Korean, educated and female? Find a matchmaker Wed,14 Mar 2012 10:07 PM PDT Reuters - SEOUL (Reuters) - If you are thirty-plus and a woman with a masters degree in South Korea, you may need the help of a matchmaker to find love -- and your worried mother may even end up doing the legwork for you. As women in this rich Asian country have become better educated, with five times as many now getting advanced degrees as in 1995, they have also become more choosy and are less likely to settle for the role of meek spouse traditionally expected of Korean women. ... Full Story Top "Antiques Roadshow" find could fetch $1 million at auction Wed,14 Mar 2012 01:44 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - Five rhinoceros horn cups that had been appraised on the popular television show "Antiques Roadshow" could fetch $1 million when they will be sold at auction next week, Sotheby's said. Douglas Huber, a Vietnam veteran from Oklahoma, had brought his set of Qing Dynasty carved rhinoceros cups, which he started collecting in 1969, to a filming of the show in Tulsa, Oklahoma last year. Appraiser Lark Mason valued the set of five intricately carved horns at $1 million to $1.5 million -- the highest value in the show's long history. ... Full Story Top

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