Shoes made in the style of real horses' feet and legs and complete with genuine horse hair are to go on sale at the Cheltenham Festival.
The knee and ankle-length zip-up hoof shoes were commissioned by betting company Betfair to celebrate 100 years of the festival, which starts tomorrow...
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Lady Gaga is using her stellar star power to raise money for the victims of the devastating tsunami in Japan, RadarOnline.com has learned.
The singer tweeted "I Designed a Japan Prayer Bracelet. Buy It/Donate here and ALL proceeds will go to Tsunami Relief...
The world's smallest man Khagendra Thapa Magar has had a run in with police in Australia, who wanted to know why he was not travelling in a child's booster seat.
At just 67cm high and weighing 5kg, Khagendra is around the size of a six-month-old baby.
While on a trip to Oz to raise...
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A cat nicknamed Klepto Kitty because of his tendency to swipe items from gardens he scours in his neighbourhood is to lead Redwood City's annual pet parade in May.
Dusty the cat will be the guest of honour at the fundraising event for the Peninsula Humane Society.
By day, Dusty lazes...
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A group of enthusiastic primary schoolchildren singing Iron Maiden's 1983 rock anthem Flight of Icarus has become one of the most shared videos on YouTube this week.
The children from Wattville primary school in Birmingham are shown in the four minute clip singing the rock song...
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian spy Anna Chapman is in from the cold and out on the Internet with an official website featuring photos, news and an upbeat message urging Russians to smile and be self-reliant.
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Villagers have been left fuming after their neighbour Nicholas Kravchenko, a military fanatic, purchased a £10,000 green battlefield tank and parked it outside his home.
Police were called to the quiet neighbourhood street in Wolvercote, near Oxford, after locals said the 'eyesore', which...
Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan gave the Peace Museum a chance -- and now she wants John Lennon's guitar back.
The state's top prosecutor sued the small and financially troubled Chicago museum in Cook County Court on Feb. 8 to turn over an acoustic guitar that belonged to the former...
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ATHENS (Reuters) – A Cypriot monk caught at a Greek airport with the skeletal remains of a nun in his baggage on the weekend told authorities he was taking the relics of a saint back to his monastery.
The 56-year-old Cypriot was detained at Athens airport...
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REDMOND, Wash. – Jan. 14, 2011 – Microsoft employees made 2010 the largest year of giving in the company’s history, raising more than $96 million for 16,000-plus community organizations.
Giving was up across the board in 2010 – more employees participated...
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With 150-Foot Kites, Texas Man Raises Big Bucks for Charity
Want to do something to help people? Go fly a kite.
That's the advice of Texas retiree Barry Ogletree, who has been raising money for charity by raising massive kites in the air.
With the help of his wife and sometimes...
World's Longest Handshake Record Within Grasp
A good, firm handshake shouldn't last more than two or three seconds. Any longer and it starts to get a bit awkward. Unless, of course, you're trying to set a world record.
Last night, four teams of two from around the world congregated...
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Hehe,
I joined this forum to learn about the impossible.
Well, visited a group of really poor countries some time ago.
Thought I'd give them my laptop.
A Toshiba running first installation xp for the fourth year.
It sucks, but there is a limit to charity, isn't there.. ?+ Hello...
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A new meaning of R-E-S-P-E-C-T will take form as former Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice starts gearing up for her next high-profile gig.
This time, she's out of the political realm and joining forces with the Queen of Soul.
Since serving under...
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He replaced Ozzy Osbourne in Black Sabbath and was also lead singer for the bands Rainbow and Dio. Many of his songs revolved around the struggle between good and evil.
Ronnie James Dio, a legendary heavy metal singer who replaced Ozzy Osbourne in Black Sabbath and also was lead singer for...
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Britain's Daily Mirror was the first big-circulation newspaper internationally to picture an active streaker on its front page. Its March 18th 1974 issue showed an attractive blonde streaker called Sally pinned against a wall by a London policeman.
Streaking - running naked...
Remember MacHeist from earlier this year? For $39 you got nine complete, unlocked Macintosh programs worth about $600. And 25 percent of your payment went to one of several deserving charities. I've got good news, better news, and bad news. The good news is that MacHeist is back, this time with...