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October 29, 2007
After being named the hot dog king, 23-year-old Joey Chestnut proved Sunday that he is also hungry for hamburgers. Chestnut gobbled down 103 small hamburgers in just eight minutes, going home not only with a full stomach but also $10,000 richer. More importantly, he set a new world record.
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October 26, 2007
Topics hospital, cross, alone, mail, heart, truck, medical, fire, body, help, woman and water
A 70-year-old Colombian woman weighing 35 stones (490 pounds) needed the help of 70 firemen and Red Cross workers to move her from her home to a local hospital. Cementina Ortiz de Blanco has a medical condition that causes her body to retain liquids in enormous volumes, which is packing on the pounds. She is only able to move her arms and neck.
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October 25, 2007
For those of you who think there's a ghostly explanation for those bumps in the night, you're not alone. A new poll shows 34 percent of people believe in ghosts. A new poll by The Associated Press and Ipsos also found 34 percent believe in UFOs and 19 percent believe in spells or witchcraft. Another 48 percent believe in ESP.
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October 20, 2007
An elderly couple got back their kidnapped German Shepherd, Aldo, Friday after Columbian police thwarted $350,000 ransom payment in a sting operation. The four-year-old pure bred, owned by a wealthy retired couple, was kidnapped on September 18 after their house was broken into. Aldo was tranquilized before being taken away in a bag.
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October 14, 2007
Topics elephants, wild, island, habitat, forest, people, tribal, houses, alone, homes, elephant, hard, job, animals and india
early 100 wild elephants rampaged on a river island in India's northeast Assam province on Saturday, demolishing homes, feasting on sugarcane and panicking residents, officials said. "The herd is wandering just about anywhere in Majuli. A forest guard was injured and about 50 houses have been pulled down, forcing residents to take shelter in a makeshift relief camp that we have set up," LS Changsan, Jorhat district magistrate told the media.
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