Tuesday, April 05, 2011

Chinese Girl With Fingers on One Hand Plays Piano

A Chinese girl who only saw a piano three years ago plays a beautiful piano concerto for an audience.



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Gorilla Accounts His Mother's Death

Michael, a silverback gorilla, learned sign language over ten years ago at age 27. In sign language, Michael recounts the horrifying witness of his mother killed by humans for bush meat.



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Companion Pigs for the Elderly

Most people have heard of cats or dogs as companions as therapy for elderly people. But what about pigs?



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Woman Found With 71 Balls of Heroin in Her Vagina

A woman was arrested in Poland by boarder guards with almost half a kilo of heroin in balls hidden in her vagina.

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Disabled Janitor Wins Against Abusive Collection Agency

A collection agency was ordered to pay $311,000 by a court for consistently harassing a disabled janitor for a $3,800 debt. Sometimes the good guy wins.

Link via The Consumerist

 

Dog Rides Bicycle

A dog rides on the back of a bicycle in China (of course!).



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Police Raid Home More Than Forty Times

Matt Jillard, a poor chap, in England has had his home raided forty times in 18 months because the West Midlands Police confuse Repton Road, Birmingham with nearby Repton Grove.

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Slash Hospital Budgets, Not CEO's Salary

Even after the financial crises in America, CEO salaries and bonuses are still untouchable. A CEO can slash budgets for a hospital in crisis-management, but do not every consider touching the CEO's salary or bonuses.

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Dog Busted Sneaking Treats



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Tattoo To-Do List

A fellow had a notepad to-do list tattooed on his arm.

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Children's Playground Replaced With Brick Wall

Two years ago, a children's playground in England was dismantled by a municipality to make way for a brand-new playground. Then, the city installed a brick wall.



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Woman Found With 54 Bags of Heroin in Her Vagina

There seems to be a trend with using your vagina as a purse. Scranton police have arrested a 27-year-old woman for hiding 54 bags of heroin, 31 empty bags, pills and money in her vagina.

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Stolen Statue Returned with Travel Journal

A statue of Stan Laurel stolen from a Scottish hotel has been returned seven years later with a travel journal. The six-foot-tall statue was stolen in 2004. The owners put out a reward for its return, but were never successful in recovering the statue. Several years later, the statue showed up by the back door one day. The owners have no idea where the statue went or how the statue was returned.



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