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May 17, 2006
In what could be the first ever incident of its kind, Ravenna police have fined a drunk driver, not behind the wheel but behind the handlebars. Brenda Jones ran a red light and ran into a car at a busy intersection on her Roadmaster bicycle.
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May 5, 2006
Foo Fighter frontman Dave Grohl has a sent a message of support to two Australian gold miners who have been stuck underground for days, inviting them for a beer once they are rescued. Grohl, who was once a former drummer with grunge group Nirvana, sent a fax to the miners in Australia after one of them requested to listen to his music on an iPod through a food chute while waiting to be rescued.
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May 5, 2006
A Hong Kong tourist was shocked when he found that a beer in Rome cost him $1,251. The visitor was given his bar bill for his drink at Rome's most famous street, Via Veneto. Rome mayor's office said that beers usually cost as much as 10 euros.
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May 3, 2006
A tourist from Hong Kong was charged $1,251 for a beer at a bar in Rome, Italy. Reuters reports that an unscrupulous person invited the tourist to the bar, and served him a beer. He then said it would cost him $1,251. The tourist negotiated it down to about half that amount, but the bar owner on Via Veneto street charged him the full amount anyway.
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April 26, 2006
The ultimate gift for those who love a beer is about to go on sale in the UK. The Beerbelly is a strap-on drink holder disguised as a big beer gut. It consists of a four-pint plastic container with waist and shoulder straps. The wearer uses a straw to suck beer from the holder.
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