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A snooker player Bill Webeniuk was famous for his drinking ability


William Alexander "Bill" Werbeniuk (14 January 1947 – 20 January 2003) was a Canadian professional snooker and pool player. Recognisable for his girth, he was nicknamed "Big Bill".

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Happy cows produce more milk


A cow with a name produces more milk than one without, scientists at Newcastle University have found. Drs Catherine Douglas and Peter Rowlinson have shown that by giving a cow a name and treating her as an individual, farmers can increase their annual milk yield by almost 500 pints.

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Marijuana, REM Sleep, and Dreams


Marijuana can affect how often you dream by rearranging your sleep cycle.

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This 390-year-old bonsai tree survived an atomic bomb, and no one knew until 2001


Moses Weisberg was walking his bicycle through the National Arboretum in Northeast Washington when he stopped at a mushroom-shaped tree. The first thing he noticed was the thickness of the trunk, estimated at almost a foot and a half in diameter. And then there was the abundance of spindly leaves, a healthy head of hair for a botanical relic 390 years old.

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Man posing as security guard steals $75,000 from Oklahoma Wal-Mart


A man dressed as a security guard walked out of an Oklahoma Wal-Mart with $75,000 in cash, a crime that went undetected until the real security guards showed up later to transport the money, police said.

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Leonardo DiCaprio Is Building a Resort on His Private Island


Ten years ago, Leonardo DiCaprio ascended to the Marlon Brando Tier of Movie Stardom with the purchase of his very own island. Along with a business partner, the Oscar-nominated actor bought Blackadore Caye, a 104-acre unpopulated island off the coast of Belize. And now, DiCaprio has unveiled plans to build a luxury, eco-friendly resort there in the hopes that the venture will “be groundbreaking in the environmental movement.”

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Expiry dates on some drugs “meaningless” lawsuit charges


Headache and cold pills and painkillers may be safe well beyond their best before dates class action suit alleges.

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Diver Has Visited The Same Friendly Fish For 25 Years


Beneath the surface of Japan's Tateyama Bay stands a shrine called a torii, sacred to the Shinto religion. But more than being a place of spiritual importance, the underwater site is host to something else that's remarkable — a unique friendship between a man and a fish.

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The Dark Side of Vitaminwater


Now here’s something you wouldn’t expect. Coca-Cola is being sued by a non-profit public interest group, on the grounds that the company’s vitaminwater products make unwarranted health claims. No surprise there. But how do you think the company is defending itself?

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Internet Pranksters Win a Taylor Swift Concert for School for the Deaf


Attention, denizens of the Internet: As countless ex-boyfriends could have told you, Taylor Swift always gets the last laugh.

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