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A reader is astonished that taggers are brazen enough to target the St Heliers police station. Sideswipe reckons there would be a lot more kudos doing that than a fence.
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Officials in the Croatian town of Belica have started work on a park dedicated to the humble
potato. It will include a potato-theme play park for children and have swings and slides shaped like potatoes. There will be a potato monument and information about different spuds. The potato was chosen after it was nominated by the powerful local farmers' union, beating competition from a war heroes theme. (Source: Ananova.com)
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A reader is a bit bent out of shape over this sales approach: "Recently I was browsing in a local bookstore and a strange man came up to me and said: "You are not carrying yourself properly and your shoulders are out of line." I wondered if this was a new pick-up line ... until he presented me with his business card which stated he is a chiropractor at a clinic called Creating Wellness. Creative selling."
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Police in the Indian state of Bihar have charged a 3-year-old boy with leading a group of rioters and shooting at police. The parents insist the boy couldn't have done it but police say they're certain: "The riots were captured on a security camera and the complaint has the names of people whose faces have been identified. But if there is any doubt, we are willing to look into it."
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Ryan Maxwell writes: "On Saturday night, I was on my way from Auckland to Hamilton by motorcycle for a 21st. I stopped at the Huntly Shell to refuel, as the bike can only go about 150km per tank. Then my heart sank - I'd left my Eftpos card at home. I was stranded in Huntly at night with not enough gas to make it to Hamilton, not enough to make it back to Auckland, and no one around I knew to help me out. I saw a kind-looking gentleman who had just refuelled his car and asked him if he could lend me $10. He went to his car and came back with $10 cash. It truly made my evening ... and reaffirmed my belief in the kindness of strangers."
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Today's Video Webpick: Poor Miss South Carolina gets a really curly question in the Miss Teen USA pageant. Although she didn't win, she has become a YouTube phenomenon&. Watch it here. Scroll down.
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