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Millions of flies invade village
ananova.com
A village in Russia has been evacuated after it was taken over by millions of flies. The problem started after a local farmer dumped chicken manure.
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Bee man fails in world record bid
bbc.co.uk
An Irish beekeeper has failed to take the world record for attracting the most bees onto his body after managing a 200,000-strong 'bee beard'.
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Snapping turtle bit boy's penis
ananova.com
Police divers are hunting a snapping turtle that bit a 15-year-old boy on the penis in an alpine lake. They believe the turtle had been dumped in the lake.
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'Dumb and Dumber' robbery
canada.com
One of a pair of teens dubbed the 'Dumb and Dumber' robbers, whose bumbling trail of clues helped lead to their arrests, pleaded guilty.
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Locksmith uses X-ray to copy key
nptelegraph.com
For 15 years, Somers has been making keys. He did something he had never done before. He made a duplicate key using an X-ray of a man's stomach.
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Posted pet hamster survives box
bbc.co.uk
A pet hamster is at the centre of a bizarre police investigation after it was put in a sealed envelope and posted in a letter box, it has been revealed.
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First sauna endurance championship
yahoo.com
A German man endured temperatures of 110 Celsius (230 Fahrenheit) for almost five minutes to win the nation's first sauna endurance competition.
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Scientists create robot lobster
news.com.au
Meet the robot lobster and the android that not only smiles, frowns and blinks but also recognises people and talks back. They're entries at NextFest.
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