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July 6, 2006
The world's largest blackberry is set to go on sale, and no it's not everyone's favorite handheld PDA of choice, but rather, the actual soft fruit itself. Marks and Spencer stores in the UK will sell 'king-sized' blackberries that are about 3-4cm long, and were first discovered in New Zealand. The British retailer predicts that shops nationwide will sell out of the oversized fruit.
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June 22, 2006
More than 50 public toilet cleaners in Singapore are folding their sleeves to take up an intensive 3-day course that will upgrade their status and provide them with extra skills required to clean the city's toilets. The training is part of a nationwide sanitation campaign that seeks to give the city a facelift.
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June 13, 2006
A new reality TV show will feature 10 cats living behind a New York store window and vying for new owners. Reuters reports the show will be aired on Animal Planet as well as on the www. MeowMixHouse. com Web site.
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May 19, 2006
Topics hotel, man, police, mouth, clothes, happy, green, bar, alcohol, television, head, reuters, hospital, city, people and nationwide
Some 30 bar brawls broke out across the nation after a televised bout between Australian aboriginal boxer Anthony "The Man" Mundine and Danny "The Machine" Green. Mundine, an ex-footballer renowned for his quick mouth and flamboyant clothes, won the super middleweight non-title fight on points at Sydney's Olympic Stadium, but not everyone was happy.
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April 28, 2006
A group of Filipino mothers are hoping to set a new record for mass breastfeeding. Gulf News reports the mothers' bid to get into the Guinness Book of Records will be held at a Manilla sports stadium.
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