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The Most Radioactive Place on Earth and It's Just 130km From Ireland
THERE is a lake so radioactive you will die if you just LOOK into it for a few hours - and it's 130km from Ireland. Below the surface lies material so unstable it will explode if the air gets at it. It is so toxic it pollutes the wind that blows over it. So lethal that seagulls must be shot if...- whoosh
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Mystery Photo of 'English Loch Ness Monster' Taken in Bowness
If a picture is worth a thousand words, how many words do you suppose will be used to describe the first-ever image captured of "Bow-Nessie," a lake monster that reportedly lives in England? Last week, two kayakers were nearly frightened out of their canoe when they spotted a large...- cybercore
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- bowness creature sightings cumbria english monster hump-backed kayakers lake windermere loch ness monster mystery photo tom pickles
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Tory MP 'sorry for foolish remarks'
A tory MP who described some of his constituents as "primitive people holding up their trousers with bits of twine" admitted his remarks had been "extremely foolish". Rory Stewart, who represents Penrith and the Borders, also made a joke about local people failing to get medical help for a...- whoosh
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