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August 1, 2006
Hollywood action movie hero Chuck Norris is currently leading the race in an online vote to pick a name for a new bridge in the Hungarian city of Budapest. If he wins the vote, the bridge will be named "Chuck Norris Bridge. " On Tuesday morning, the Hollywood actor has already received 8,725 votes. The figures represent 11 percent of the entire votes.
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April 12, 2006
It hasn't been a good holiday season for the Easter bunny. First, a German man sues the Easter icon for 'bodily harm' and 'distress' and now the country of New Zealand is giving out a warning that he's not welcome over there, either. According to local reports, hundreds of hunters will gather to stalk and shoot thousands of rabbits over the weekend as part of moves to cut numbers of the big-eating, fast-breeding pests, which are not native to the country and are blamed for destroying plants and pastures.
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January 5, 2006
Joaquin Phoenix, who portrays Johnny Cash in the highly successful bio-pic about Cash's life, "Walk the Line" returned to the scene of one of the musician's most famous concerts - Folsom State Prison in California. Cash's Jan. 13, 1968, performance in the prison yard cemented his image as working-class hero and became a best selling live album.
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December 26, 2005
Topics advertising, icons, icon, marketing, mcdonalds, pop, happy, green, play, children, city, school, people and man
The Jolly Green Giant, Cap'n Crunch and Kool-Aid Man and more than 2,000 other legendary advertising icons continue spreading their message at the Advertising Icon Museum, the permanent home of the "Madison Avenue Advertising Walk of Fame. "The Kansas City museum will showcase the world's largest collection of three-dimensional advertising icons.
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December 20, 2005
Santas other than the stereotypical Jolly St. Nick, have been on a rampage in New Zealand. Drunken criminal Santas have been wreaking havoc and giving the rosy cheeked icon a bad name. Reports of "Bad Santas" breaking the law have been circulating around the world.
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