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  1. EnglishLady

    Toxic Spill As Train Plunges Off Bridge in NJ

    A rail bridge has collapsed over a creek in New Jersey causing a freight train to derail and spill hazardous chemicals. Police said vinyl chloride, a highly toxic and flammable industrial chemical, was spilling from at least one of the Conrail cars that derailed in Paulsboro at a crossing...
  2. EnglishLady

    Advice for deer hunters

    Just trying to help .... LOL :p
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    Two And A Half Men Star Says Show Is 'Filth'

    Never liked it after they 'killed' Charlie off anyway :p A teenage actor on Two And A Half Men has criticised the hit US television show, calling it "filth" and urging viewers not to watch it. Angus T Jones, 19, made the comments in a recording in his production trailer. He...
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    Delta and KLM sued over 'too fat to fly' Vilma Soltesz

    :confused: The husband of a US woman who was too big to be flown home from Europe - where she later died - is to sue the airlines involved for damages. Vilma Soltesz, who weighed about 30st (193kg, 420lbs), was refused a place on two flights in October. She died of kidney failure before...
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    Confetti made from shredded police documents found at Macy's parade

    Uh Oh :rolleyes: Shredded confidential police documents were used for confetti that showers down on the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. The problem with this seems to be the pieces were big enough to contain personal information like detective’s phone numbers and random social security...
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    For all the deer hunters out there

    LOL just had to post this one LOL :p
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    Greenhouse gases hit record high

    This subject is always fun on EO :p Greenhouse gases in the atmosphere hit a new record high in 2011, the World Meteorological Organization has said. In its annual Greenhouse Gas Bulletin released on Tuesday, the organisation said that carbon dioxide levels reached 391 parts per million...
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    Massive Waterspout Forms Off Australian Coast

    Wow ! Massive Waterspout Forms Off Australian Coast
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    Nose cell transplant enables paralysed dogs to walk

    Amazing result :) Scientists have reversed paralysis in dogs after injecting them with cells grown from the lining of their nose. The pets had all suffered spinal injuries which prevented them from using their back legs. The Cambridge University team is cautiously optimistic the...
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    Five-Hour Energy Linked to Heart Attacks

    The Atlantic Wire You know those little vials of who-knows-what that TV bills as a healthier alternative to energy drinks. Turns out they might make you die. Or to be more specific, the flavored energy shot "has been mentioned in some 90 filings with the F.D.A., including more than 30 that...
  11. EnglishLady

    Karma Takes Cat's Stolen Treat

    Karma Takes Cat's Stolen Treat - Yahoo! :p
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    61 year old woman gives birth to twins

    2 children going through puberty when she is well into her 70's !! :eek: 61-year-old woman gives birth to twins | Watch the video - Yahoo! News
  13. EnglishLady

    A different type of theme park

    It certainly is different LOL :p BBC News - 'World's first toilet theme park' opens in South Korea
  14. EnglishLady

    Coded WWII Message Found on Pigeon Remains

    What could possible be so secret now? :confused: British intelligence agents are working on deciphering a coded message that has remained a secret for nearly 70 years -- attached to the leg of a hero World War II carrier pigeon. Found in the chimney of 17th-century home in Bletchingley...
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    New Planet In 'Goldilocks Zone' Might Support Life

    Astronomers have discovered a new planet orbiting a nearby sun at just the right distance for an Earth-like climate that could support life. The Anglo-German team found three new planets orbiting the star 44 light years away, but only one of them is in the so-called 'Goldilocks Zone' - the...
  16. EnglishLady

    Driver Made To Wear Idiot Sign As Punishment

    :eek: A woman in Ohio has been ordered to wear an 'idiot' sign after driving on a footpath to avoid a school bus picking up children. Shena Hardin, 32, will have to stand at a junction as a warning to others, after she was repeatedly caught on camera driving dangerously. The bus driver...
  17. EnglishLady

    Blonde's cookbook

    (Apologies to any blonde's :p) Monday It's fun to cook for Bob. Today I made angel food cake. The recipe said beat 12 eggs separately. The neighbours were nice enough to loan me the extra bowls. Tuesday He wanted fruit salad for supper. The recipe said serve without dressing. So...
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    What is your blood horoscope today?

    Are you A, B, O or AB? It is a widespread belief in Japan that character is linked to blood type. What's behind this conventional wisdom? Blood is one thing that unites the entire human race, but most of us don't think about our blood group much, unless we need a transfusion. In Japan...
  19. EnglishLady

    Hate the airline safety video's? Here's one with a twist .....

    This is the first airline safety video I have watched from start to finish ...... it works LOL :p Hobbit Airline Safety Film An Overnight Hit
  20. EnglishLady

    Glow-in-the-Dark Roads

    If you find yourself on a highway in the Netherlands next year in the middle of the night, don't be surprised if you start noticing a glow coming from the road. A glow-in-the-dark smart-road design will be put in place in the country by mid-2013. This isn't a publicity stunt or just something...
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