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Dante Autullo shot himself in the brain with nail gun… didn't notice

A US man accidentally shot a three-inch nail into his brain -- and didn't realise until the following day.Dante Autullo had been working in his Chicagow orkshop when a nailgun recoiled near his head, not feeling anything, he carried on.It was only when he started suffering nausea the following day t... (original story)

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5 celebs with less personality than a houseplant

Amy Childs, Ed Miliband and Christine Bleakley might be among the UK’s most well known faces, but most of us think they have got less personality than a houseplant.A bizarre study recently examined how interesting members of the public found a host of celebs -- and then compared this to the stimul... (original story)

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Ferrari threatens legal action over world's fastest limousine

The world's fastest limousine – a modified Ferrari that can go up to 170 mph – may no longer be able to use the famous Italian name after the supercar manufacturer threatened legal action. (original story)

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Very Hungry Caterpillar is most read kid's book

The Very Hungry Caterpillar is the most read children's book in Britain, a study revealed yesterday. Researchers estimate Eric Carle’s 1969 classic is read an average of nine times a year by the nation's 5.5 million primary school children. The second most popular book is the classic Cin... (original story)

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Huge rubbish heap towers over four-storey homes

The view from these homes really is rubbish -- because a refuse dump has been allowed to accumulate so much it is now piled higher than the flats around it.The tip, in Brierley Hill, West Midlands, has now reached a point that it towers over neighbouring four-storey buildings and can be seen from a ... (original story)

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Woman, 85, saves husband by fighting off angry moose with a shovel

Dorothea Taylor, 85, defended her husband from an angry moose by grabbing a shovel to beat off the crazed animal in Alaska. (original story)

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$5 here, $37 there: Americans' indulgences add up

U.S. workers spend more than $1,000 a year on coffee and another $2,000 on lunch, with men and young workers more willing to indulge in a $5 coffee than women or older colleagues, according to a survey of Americans' workplace spending habits. (original story)

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Woman with two vaginas offered $1m to star in Vivid porn film

A woman who appeared on This Morning to talk about having two vaginas has now been offered $1 million to star in porn film.27-year-old Hazel Jones has a rare medical condition (uterus didelphys) which means she has two vaginas and had to lose her virginity twice.Speaking on the show Jones said that ... (original story)

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Fake sun installed in London to beat winter blues

An artist yesterday installed a giant fake sun in London's Trafalgar Square -- in a bid to beat the morning blues for commuters.The Trafalgar Sun is a giant luminous ball (slightly smaller than the real sun) which was raised in Trafalgar Square at 6.51am by art collective Greyworld.Said to be 30,000... (original story)

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Video of motocross daredevil riding over snowy mountain goes viral

Footage of a daredevil motocross rider risking his life riding across a perilous, snowy mountain has gone viral, attracting over 500,000 hits on YouTube. (original story)

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