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Germany: Escaped leopard turns out to be cuddly toy

Lifestyle

Police were called to investigate reports of a leopard on the loose in Bochum, Germany – only to find that the wild beast was not what it seemed.

Did Tarzan’s Cheetah really die?

Lifestyle

Samoa says goodbye to Friday

Lifestyle

Twin polar bear cubs to debut in China (VIDEO)

Lifestyle

Canadians abroad ply their embassies with weird questions

Lifestyle
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Hugo Chavez’s 5 weirdest moments

Politics

Chavez says the US gave him cancer. Here are 5 more out-there claims he’s made.

New Red Sea island formed

Lifestyle

A volcanic eruption has created a new island in the Red Sea between Yemen and Eritrea.

Titanic artifacts to go up for auction

Business, Finance & Economics

The world’s biggest collection of artifacts recovered from the Titanic will be auctioned off on the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the ship.

Mandela health scare sparked by mistaken tweet

Lifestyle

Man watching 2011 “year in review” TV show mistakes old footage of Nelson Mandela for breaking news, and tweets that the former South African president has been hospitalized.

Mom keeps “zombie cheeseburger” on kitchen counter to scare kids off McDonald’s

Lifestyle

Canadian mother and professional nutritionist Melanie Hesketh has kept a McDonald’s cheeseburger on her kitchen counter for a year to put her two teenage children off fast food.

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