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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...

Padma Choling, the Chinese-appointed governor of Tibet, said Monday during a break at the Chinese Parliament meeting that the Dalai Lama, the nation's highest-ranking spiritual leader, would not be allowed to choose his successor. Instead he maintained that Tibetan religious and historical...

Pancake history was made at the weekend when a 32-inch tower of the flat treats broke the world record for the highest stack. Staff from TV show Food Network UK spent the weekend cooking, flipping and stacking a whopping 725 pancakes into a neat tower to celebrate Shrove Tuesday in a rather...

TOKYO (Reuters) – Ever wondered about the political uses of a kiss, the kiss's changing status or legendary movie kisses? Do you find yourself needing to say the word in Albanian, Icelandic or even, perchance, Maori? Fear not. "A Compendium of Kisses," the guide to everything oscular --...

Link Removed due to 404 Error A man who ate a rat in front of Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni in 2005 is threatening to repeat what he says is a traditional form of protest used to bring change. John Ojim Omoding, 79, told the Daily Monitor newspaper that his grandfather ate a live rat...

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Link Removed due to 404 Error 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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Tomorrow November 10th The United States Marine Corps celebrates its 235th Birthday having been formed in Tuns Tavern Philadelphia Pennsylvania in 1775 this is for The Few, The Proud and The brave that are serving and for those that have served. YouTube - The Few. The Proud. The Marines...

I do hope if you are, Christians you have been good boys and girls . With Xmas just around the corner it would be a shame to blow it now ! =))

I just wanted to get the day over with and go down to Smokey's. Sneaking a look at my watch, I saw the time, 16:55. Five minutes to go before the cemetery gates are closed for the day. Full dress was hot in the August sun. Oklahoma summertime was as bad as ever--the heat and humidity at the...