New World seems to think candy floss is either fruit or vegetables, says David MacGregor.

New World seems to think candy floss is either fruit or vegetables, says David MacGregor.

Pedal cab driver Kate Altermatt still can't believe the driver of a Mercedes didn't see her pedalling down the street in Portland, Oregon.

Altermatt, who is 1.82m tall, was wearing a bright orange bunny suit, and the pedal cab was lit up with reflectors and a blinking red light. The crash sent her flying and wrecked the cab.

She lay stunned on the pavement for a minute, then walked over to the driver's side window. She said she smelled alcohol on his breath. "He was like '$100! $100 and I leave'," she recalled. "And I was like, 'no'. I started screaming. I said, 'You're drunk!' ..."

In court, the driver testified that he didn't see the cab because he was fumbling for a dropped cellphone. (Source: www.oregonlive.com)

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What have been the most popular toys over the past 50 years? Here's a selection ...

1961 Etch A Sketch

1965 Operation Game

1971 Weebles ( ... wobble but they don't fall down)

1972 Uno (card game)

1976 Connect Four

1981 Lego

1983 My Little Pony

1985 Cabbage Patch Dolls

1989 Ninja Turtle action figures

1992 Barney (Purple dinosaur for pre-schoolers)

1998 Furbies

2000 Scooter

2002 Bratz dolls

2007 PlayStation

(Source: Permuto.com)

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