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Man
Crowns Himself King of the Isle of Man
David Howe, a
38-year-old businessman from Frederick, Maryland, has proclaimed
himself king of the Isle of Man.
It started last year
when an English genealogist traced his bloodline, telling him he
is a direct descendant of the last king, who reigned 500 years
ago.
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Drunk
Santas Go On Cinema Rampage
A gang of about 50
apparently drunken Santas invaded a New Zealand cinema complex
at the weekend frightening customers, damaging property and
swearing.
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Dalai
Lama "is not a call girl"
When Canadian
Prime Minister Stephen Harper tried to explain in a year-end
interview why he'd met the Dalai Lama in his Ottawa office, it
was clear he wanted to show respect for the exiled Tibetan
leader.
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Hospital's
scanner goes walkabout
A scanner built
for a hospital in Norfolk ended up 10,000 miles away in
Australia after a medical mix-up.
Technicians
installing equipment at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) in
King's Lynn, found it was not quite what the doctor ordered.
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'Cool
Cash' card confusion
A LOTTERY
scratchcard has been withdrawn from sale by Camelot - because
players couldn't understand it.
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Time
may be running out - scientist
Time may literally
be running out - and could one day vanish altogether, according
to a bizarre new theory.
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Pyramid
coin a nightmare for pockets
A pyramid-shaped
coin worth 25p will become legal tender on the Isle of Man
today.
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Man
Buys Truck With $25,000 In Change
Frankfort resident
Paul Brant considers himself a penny pincher.
But it's his
passion for saving quarters and gold dollar coins that's really
paid off.
The 70-year-old
used more than $25,000 (£12,500) in change Friday to buy a new
Dodge Ram half-ton pickup truck.
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