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When most people burn a pie they throw it in the bin. Not Tony Johnson. He has kept his meaty treat for almost 40 years and has taken it around the world on family holidays. The 73-year-old says the Holland’s pie, which overcooked back in 1972, has become an heirloom which takes pride...

Worried families of Britons feared dead in the Japanese tsunami have spoken of their huge relief as they finally heard from their loved ones. Dawn Pearson, 66, had an agonising wait over the weekend until son Adam, who had been teaching English in the town of Kuji, got in touch. ‘It...

Bart, the lamb rejected at birth by his parents, has become so devoted to his carer Peter Mortin that he joins him at work in Norfolk. Bart was rejected by his parents Marge and Homer after he was born too weak to stand up and feed. The lamb one of only 300 rare Hungarian screw-horned...

Besse Cooper has officially been named as the oldest person in the world, having reached the ripe old age of 114. Guinness World Records officially named the great-great-grandmother as the person who has lived the longest, following the death of Eunice G Sanborn earlier this year. The...

SCOTTDALE, Pennsylvania — A man left his sleeping 4-year-old son home alone while he went outside and pretended to be a ninja warrior, police say. The Daily Courier of Connellsville reported that Ross Hurst was charged with endangering the welfare of a child after police found him dressed...

Junrey Balawing will soon be crowned the smallest man in recorded history – as long as he doesn’t put on a sudden growth spurt. Standing at 56cm (1ft 10in), the Filipino teenager is the same size as a one-year-old and will smash the existing record when he turns 18 this June. He is 11cm...

Link Removed due to 404 Error Plans to erect a sculpture in a London park using girders salvaged from New York's World Trade Center, which was destroyed in attacks on September 11, 2001, have been put on hold after victims' families complained. The memorial, designed by Japanese-Russian...

Link Removed due to 404 Error LONDON (Reuters) – The "three-year glitch" has replaced the "seven-year itch" as the tipping point where couples start to take each other for granted, according to a new survey. Weight gain, stinginess, toe-nail clippings on the bathroom floor and snoring are...

A husband who tried to ‘save’ his wife from a scary spider ended up needing treatment for burns after nearly blowing up his bathroom. Christopher Robinson was ‘encouraged’ by his wife, Janine, to chase the arachnid – but failed to flush out the eight-legged beast when it scuttled behind...

Meet Smokey, the cat thought to have the loudest purr in the world – making a racket which feels ten times louder than a regular purr. Her roars of contentment have left her owners reaching for earplugs and unable to watch television or talk on the phone when she is nearby. ‘She has...

The more, the merrier is certainly true for Ziona Chana, a 66-year-old man in India's remote northeast who has 39 wives, 94 children and 33 grandchildren — and wouldn't mind having more. They all live in a four-story building with 100 rooms in a mountainous village in Mizoram state, sharing...

Link Removed - Invalid URL Cincinnati police investigated the scene of an accident Monday in which a Carthage woman had her arm severed. The 18-year-old red Dodge Caravan the 36-year-old Carthage woman had plopped $600 down for about six months ago was nothing but trouble. So when a...

Former Chicago Bears safety Dave Duerson died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the chest, a source with knowledge of the situation told the Tribune. His death has been ruled a suicide, but the Miami-Dade police department has yet to make the information public. Foul play was ruled out...

Twenty-five Bolivian circus lions rescued from poor conditions arrived safely in the United States, bound for a Colorado wildlife refuge. Dubbed "Operation Lion Ark," the 14 males and 11 female cats arrived at Denver International Airport Wednesday on a jet chartered by Animal Defenders...

Being a mom doesn’t mean that you lose your celebrity. For some already famous women the motherhood is another aspect that can even increase their celebrity. The top ten most famous moms list is full of actresses and singers that by becoming mothers gained even more popularity. Surprisingly, the...

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Link Removed - Invalid URL Brandon Lewis and Ashley Fansler are the proud parents of twins, Madisen and Aiden. They were born in Rockford, Illinois mere seconds apart, but in different years.

We have a family computer with three main accounts; admin, josh, becky. "josh" has been reset but the other two accounts; "admin" and "becky" are the same. I have never seen this happen and I have no idea how to recover the files on Josh's account. How can I recov the account before everything...

Mystery surrounds Idaho winner of $190 million - Washington Times Link Removed RATHDRUM, Idaho (AP) — Holly Lahti burst into the spotlight a week ago in a feel-good story about a single mother who won a $190 million Mega Millions jackpot. Then came the mugshot: a thin young woman...

World War II Veteran Hilberto Rodriguez Gets High School Diploma 67 Years Later Hilberto Rodriguez graduated from Garfield High School in Los Angeles this week -- a mere 67 years late. Rodriguez, 86, was meant to graduate in the class of 1944, KABC reported. But history intervened in...