30 Sep 2003

David Blaine is half a century too late. In 1952, hypnotist Jack Wafer hid away in Queens Road, Brighton, and starved himself for 76 days, nearly twice as long as David’s attempt of 44 days. The Times says he survived for 76 days in a glass case in Brighton on only soda water and cigarettes.

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30 Sep 2003

Flash Mobbing“On September 1, more than 200 strangers crowded into a Burger King in Auckland, New Zealand. They stood silently for a moment, avoiding eye contact with baffled staff, then began simultaneously mooing for exactly 60 seconds. They then cheered, applauded the staff and left. The concept: a mob of hundreds appears from nowhere, performs

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29 Sep 2003

The Flying Penguin (previously FARRAGO) always has great photos of Cape Town – where I come from. Hard to believe I havent been able to visit in years and years. I really miss Table Mountain.

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29 Sep 2003

Czech scientist Jaroslav Flegr of Charles University in Prague told Reuters his research showed a parasite called toxoplasma gondii in cats, rabbits or raw meat, may make women reckless and friendly while making men jealous and morose. Just contracting the bug might not be life-threatening but infected women behind the wheel can be fatal, and

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29 Sep 2003

Found on the Chapel – Hubby Clones Wife“Dmitri Ivanov secretly cloned his cancer-riddled wife Katrina in 1965, in an experiment that seemed to end happily when he married the dead woman’s genetic duplicate just days after she turned 18. But the brilliant scientist’s love for his look-alike bride soon grew cold. In 1985, Ivanov dumped

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