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The 6ft 7in shire horse that keeps getting bigger: He tends to thunder or rumble past rather than canter or trot. But then, nothing Duke the shire horse does is subtle. He stands at just over 6ft...
[12/28/2008] Shire County-Kent , U.K.
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TAGS: 6Ft 7In Shire Horse, Keeps Getting Bigger, Duke, Shire Horse, Star Attraction, Horse Refuge, Tenterden, Kent, Stable, Rugs, Collars, Carer, Sara Ross, Visitors
Record breaking sausage made: People in Romania won't be going hungry after a record-breaking sausage was made there. The smoked sausage was almost 400 meters...
[12/27/2008] Bucharest , Romania
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TAGS: Record Breaking Sausage, Romania, Sausages, Smoked Sausage, Four Hundred Meters, Longest Smoked Sausage, Kilos
850-pound emerald at center of dispute: An 850-pound emerald said to be worth as much as $370 million is in the hands of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department while a court...
[12/27/2008] Los Angeles-Calif. , U.S.A.
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TAGS: 850 Pound Emerald, Center of Dispute, Bahia Emerald, Secured Vault, South El Monte, Los Angeles County, Giant Gemstone, Los Angeles Sheriffs, Lt Thomas Grubb, Federal Court Papers, Brazilian Stone, E Bay
Hot Dog-eating champ falls short of Fruitcake record: Foiled by fruitcake! Competitive eater Takeru Kobayashi tried to set a new fruitcake-eating record on Friday, but the dense cake did him in...
[12/27/2008] New York , U.S.A.
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TAGS: Hot Dog Eating Champ, Short of Fruitcake Record, Competitive Eater, Takeru Kobayashi, Fruitcake Eating Record, Dense Cake, Hot Dog Eating Prowess, Four Pounds, Eight Ounces, Fundraiser, Food Bank, New York City
Calif. family finds $10,000 in box of crackers: The box of crackers Debra Rogoff bought from the grocery store had some crackerjack in it — an envelope stuffed with $10,000...
[12/27/2008] Irvine-Calif. , U.S.A.
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TAGS: California Family, Dollar Ten Thousand, Box of Crackers, Debra Rogoff, Crackerjack, Irvine Woman, Store Managers, Whole Foods, Tustin, Life Savings, Lake Forest Woman, Annies Sour Cream, Onion Cheddar Bunny Crackers, Rogoffs, Crisp Bills
Why Will 2009 Arrive Late?: 2008 may seem like it will never end – for the banks and other people who have had a hard year. Now the world’s timekeepers are making...
[12/26/2008] London , U.K.
CATEGORY: News 4 Kids
TAGS: 2009, Arrive Late, Extra Leap Second, Countdown, International Timekeepers, Atomic Clocks, Computers, Mobile Phones, Celebrations
Peru Christmas baby named Jesus: A Peruvian woman called Virgen Maria, who is married to a carpenter, has named her son Jesus Emanuel after giving birth on Christmas Day...
[12/26/2008] Lima , Peru
CATEGORY: News 4 Kids
TAGS: Peru Christmas Baby, Named Jesus, Carpenter, Jesus Emanuel, Christmas Day, Virgen Maria Huarcaya Palomino, Saint Joseph, Adolfo Jorge Huaman, Football Player, Baby Jesus, National Perinatal Institute, Lima, Special Date
California Surgeon Used Human Fat to Power Car: A former Beverly Hills, Calif. liposuction doctor claimed to have the environment's best interests at heart when he began fueling his...
[12/26/2008] Beverly Hills-Calif. , U.S.A.
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TAGS: California Surgeon, Human Fat, Power Car, Liposuction Doctor, Craig Alan Bittner, Lipodiesel, Patients Fat, Lincoln Navigator, Chubby Belly, Human Medical Waste, Liposculpture, Andrew Besser
Connecticut Woman Awarded $198,000 for 'Horse Teeth': A Bridgeport jury has awarded more than $198,000 to a woman who claims her dentist promised her a celebrity smile, but gave her what...
[12/26/2008] Bridgeport-Conn. , U.S.A.
CATEGORY: News 4 Kids
TAGS: Connecticut Woman, Awarded Dollar 198000, Horse Teeth, Bridgeport Jury, Celebrity Smile, Attorney, Richard Meehan Jr, Marvalyn Foster, Stamford Dentist, Darren Martinez, False Tooth, Bruce Gilpatrick
Cub scout gets badges record: A 10-year-old boy has become the first cub scout to get all 33 badges. Ben Spratling, from Norwich, has completed activities like horse riding...
[12/26/2008] London , U.K.
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TAGS: Cub Scout, Badges Record, First Cub Scout, Badges, Ben Spratling, Norwich, Record Breaker, Adventure Badge, Emergency Aid, Cub Scouts