Jun
2009
Articles from 11th Jun 2009
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Millionth word or phrase in the English language been named as "Web 2.0"
Jun 11 2009 | Weird World
The millionth word or phrase in the English language has been named as “Web 2.0” - but experts disputed whether the term really justified that title. Read
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Doctors stitch man's severed ear to his stomach in a bid to save it
Jun 11 2009 | Weird World
A man who had one of his ears cut off when he was attacked in a park has described how doctors stitched it to his stomach in a bid to save it. Read
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Council apologises for sending gravestone bill to a man who died in 1998
Jun 11 2009 | Weird World
A council has apologised after sending a £440 gravestone bill to a man who died more than a decade ago. Read
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Woman mistakenly throws out million dollar mattress
Jun 11 2009 | Weird World
An Israeli woman mistakenly threw out a mattress she said had almost one million US dollars inside, setting off a frantic search through tons of rubbish at a number of landfill sites today. Read
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Brad Pitt to stop traffic in Siberia
Jun 11 2009 | Weird World
Brad Pitt is accustomed to stopping passers-by in their tracks. The Hollywood heartthrob’s next job is slowing traffic in Siberia - or so Russian traffic police hope. Read
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Clumsy forger found innocent of counterfeit by reason of incompetence
Jun 11 2009 | Weird World
An Argentine man who tried to use two counterfeit notes has been found innocent, by reason of incompetence. Read
