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April 17, 2007
In an attempt to maintain their social behavior, the officials at the Antwerp Zoo in Belgium have ordered visitors not to make eye contact with the apes. They have also placed signs at various places in the zoo that advise visitors that if one of the apes makes eye contact then they should look away. The Daily Telegraph reported Monday that zoo officials feel the apes lose their sociability if they see into eyes of visitors. A spokesman for the Antwerp Zoo told the newspaper, "We are saying to visitors that, if our apes hold eye contact with them, then they should look away for a bit or take a step back. "
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April 13, 2007
Sick of the ever increasing amount of dog poop on the roads and parks, a bunch of preschoolers in Malmo, Sweden, have begun a neighborhood protest against it. On Wednesday, the young protestors marched on the streets in an attempt to force dog owners to scoop the poop.
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March 20, 2007
Britain's Duke of Edinburgh disappointed onlookers by spending just three minutes unveiling a new road sign on Monday. Prince Philip arrived at the Rotary Club of Windsor event - which is just a five minute drive from Windsor Castle - without saying a word. He left his chauffeur-driven car and approached the new sign, before removing the white cloth and promptly returning to the vehicle.
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February 1, 2007
An Omaha man is accused of a strange crime of taking urine samples of women when they thought they were applying for a job. Kevin Oliver on Thursday was found guilty of two counts of criminal impersonation. According to prosecutors, the 31-year-old man told victims that he worked for cell phone company T-Mobile and was interviewing them for a job. However, there were no jobs and his only motive was to collect their urine samples.
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February 1, 2007
Topics baby, birth, blood, hospital, sugar, hospitals, mexican, italy, mexico, milk, signs, young, life, boy and world
Employees at a Mexico hospital are gleaming in excitement over a recent birth. The reason of their excitement is the enormous size of the baby. Antonio Vasconcelos, who has been nicknamed "Super Tonio" by visitors weighed 14. 5 pounds at birth, well above the normal weight for a newborn. According to hospital authorities, the baby is perfectly fine and drinks 5 ounces of milk every three hours.
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