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Trucker Tried to Sell The Ritz

A truck driver from England almost got away with an elaborate scheme of “selling” The Ritz London Hotel.

    1. Offbeat News_20100508112947_JPGTrucker Tried to Sell The Ritz
    2. Money_20090320135724774_JPGCar Chases Leave Money Blowing in Wind
    3. Apple iPhone 4_20100616143430_JPGCell Phones Dirtier Than Toilet Handles
    Trucker Tried to Sell The Ritz

    A truck driver from England almost got away with an elaborate scheme of “selling” The Ritz London Hotel.

    Car Chases Leave Money Blowing in Wind

    Alleged criminals in two separate instances resulted in car chases that involved money being tossed from the vehicle.

    Study: Cell Phones Dirtier Than Toilet Handles

    Chances are if you knew the amount of bacteria that lives on your cell phone due to the amount of texting, e-mailing and phoning you do, you’d be alarmed.

    7-Year-Old Singer Rhema Marvanne's God Talent

    A 7-year-old North Texas girl, who lost her mother to cancer in 2008, remembers her in a very personal way by singing the gospel music she loved. Now that

    Suitcase Stickers Poke Fun at Security

    If you thought making a joke about a shoe bomb was a sure way to get yourself in trouble on an airplane, try this one.

    Star Trek's Klingon Language Catches On

    In the “Star Trek” universe, English was once the accepted language of Klingons. Then came the 1979 film “Star Trek: The Motion Picture.” That’s when actor

    Gel Could Help Repair Cavities

    A new gel could take the place of painful root canals and tooth fillings, according to Discovery News.

    Celebrate National Milk Chocolate Day

    Chocoholics everywhere can come together and share their love of chocolate for a day without feeling the guilt of indulging their sweet tooth. Today is

    5-Star Pet Hotels on the Rise

    Within the last two decades, many pet owners have crossed the line from treating their pets like animals to treating them like any other family member. The

    Baby Born After 4 Hospitals, 230 Miles

    A woman from England went through quite the ordeal to give birth to her second child after she was turned away from three hospitals and traveled more than 230

    Dog 'Trapper' Receives Holy Communion

    "The minister welcomed me and said come up and take communion, and Trapper came up with me and the minister gave him communion as well," said the dog's owner

    Loch Ness Monster Sightings Surveyed

    Is there a prehistoric monster lurking in the depths of Scotland's Loch Ness? It is a question that's been asked for centuries and debated as sightings span

    Superman Comic Saves Family From Foreclosure

    It was Superman to the rescue for a family that was just about to lose their home to foreclosure.


     

    Breast-Feeding Moms Sponsor New BYOB

    The acronym BYOB doesn’t stand for bring your own booze for thousands of excited new moms. That's because new moms around the country who breast feed can look

    Store to Sell Plus-Size Clothes for 3-Year-Olds

    It was bound to happen – “plus-size” clothes for tots. With the World Health Organization placing worldwide childhood obesity at epidemic numbers with more

    Could We Ever Travel to New Earths?

    NASA's Kepler space probe may have discovered five new solar systems and up to 140 Earth-like planets – but is there any hope we could travel to them someday?

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