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Yahoo! News: Oddly Enough - Reuters
Oddly Enough - Reuters

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German party mistakenly hands out porn pens to kids (Reuters) '); document.write('
Reuters - To sweeten their first day at primary school German children are normally given a cardboard cone filled with sweets, but schoolchildren in Essen this year opened their cones to find pens which project erotic images.'); document.write(''); document.write('

Tourist treat - famous toilets (Reuters) '); document.write('

$\"Employees$ Reuters - For tourists tired of traditional sightseeing tours, one Berlin tour guide is offering something altogether different: a tour of Berlin\'s public conveniences.

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Firm can\'t fire man for 1.8 cent theft (Reuters) '); document.write('
Reuters - A German company that fired a man for the theft of 1.8 euro cents (two U.S. cents) worth of electricity had no grounds for sacking him, a court ruled, dismissing the firm\'s appeal against his reinstatement.'); document.write(''); document.write('

Koranic teachers arrested over child begging (Reuters) '); document.write('
Reuters - Senegalese security forces have arrested seven Koranic teachers for forcing children to panhandle, a police official said on Friday, days after the West African state announced a crack down on public begging.'); document.write(''); document.write('

Man bites police over a pet peeve (Reuters) '); document.write('

$\"Police$ Reuters - Police arrested an 82-year-old man after he bit and kicked officers who had arrived to mediate in a dispute with a neighbor over a domestic pet.

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Canadian parents more lenient than Italians and French (Reuters) '); document.write('
Reuters - Canadian parents are more lenient with their children than mothers and fathers in France and Italy, according to a new study.'); document.write(''); document.write('

Finance Ministry says defrauded by staffer (Reuters) '); document.write('
Reuters - The Dutch Finance Ministry Thursday acknowledged it was defrauded out of more than 160,000 euros ($204,800) earlier this year by an employee of the ministry unit that handles the state\'s financing needs.'); document.write(''); document.write('

Dutch colleges angry over sex job ads for freshmen (Reuters) '); document.write('
Reuters - A number of Dutch colleges are considering legal action against the publisher of a move-in guide for new freshmen, after the company included an ad recruiting students for jobs as online sex workers.'); document.write(''); document.write('

Cup of tea forces jet to make emergency landing (Reuters) '); document.write('
Reuters - A British airplane en route to Poland was forced to make an emergency landing in Germany after a 56-year-old woman spilled a hot cup of tea on herself, German police said on Wednesday.'); document.write(''); document.write('

Vuvuzelas banned from European soccer competition (Reuters) '); document.write('

$\"A$ Reuters - Vuvuzelas have been kicked out of European competitions after UEFA said that the controversial plastic trumpets drowned out supporters and detracted from the emotion of the game.

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Man arrested for trying to dazzle pilots with laser (Reuters) '); document.write('
Reuters - A man appeared in court on Tuesday accused of trying to dazzle pilots with a laser beam as they were landing at France\'s second-busiest airport Paris Orly, aviation authorities said.'); document.write(''); document.write('

Older people enjoy reading negative stories about young (Reuters) '); document.write('
Reuters - Older people like reading negative news stories about their younger counterparts because it boosts their own self-esteem, according to a new study.'); document.write(''); document.write('

Long-lived Dutch might be bad news for insurers (Reuters) '); document.write('
Reuters - The Dutch are set to live longer -- good news for them but bad news for insurers that are expected to suffer from higher capital requirements and tighter profit margins as a result.'); document.write(''); document.write('

Malaysia uncovers nearly 100 live reptiles in bag (Reuters) '); document.write('
Reuters - Malaysian airport security arrested a convicted wildlife smuggler after finding almost 100 live reptiles in his luggage, the country\'s Wildlife and National Parks Department said.'); document.write(''); document.write('

Mushroom hunter \"massacre\" claims 18 lives in Italy (Reuters) '); document.write('
Reuters - At least 18 mushroom-lovers have been killed in accidents while hunting for their favorite fungi in the mountains and forests of northern Italy.'); document.write(''); document.write('

John Lennon\'s toilet sells for $14,740 at auction (Reuters) '); document.write('

$\"An$ Reuters - A toilet that belonged to late Beatle John Lennon fetched 9,500 pounds ($14,740) at auction on Saturday, around 10 times its estimate, the sale organizers said.

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Politician raffles breast implants (Reuters) '); document.write('

$\"Venezuelan$ Reuters - A Venezuelan politician is offering breast implants as a prize in a raffle to raise funds for his parliamentary election campaign.

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Permission to laugh at election -- for now (Reuters) '); document.write('

$\"Brazil\'s$ Reuters - Brazil\'s election is a laughing matter again, at least for now.

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T-shirt explains Philadelphia\'s blunt speech (Reuters) '); document.write('

$\"An$ Reuters - For Mike Monteiro, a transplanted Philadelphian who now lives in California, his T-shirt says it all.

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Britain being \"overrun\" by street signs (Reuters) '); document.write('

$\"A$ Reuters - The British government has declared war on the profusion of unnecessary road traffic signs, railings and advertising boards, saying they blight towns\' English character.

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