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	History Channel Experts to Analyze UFO Sightings in Australia
According to representatives of the History Channel, a team of experts will go down under to examine a spate of UFO sightings in the Australia's Northern Territory. The team will shoot an episode of "UFO Hunters", the channel's documentary television series.
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	2008 Olympic Games in Beijing - One World, One Dream, Two Live Legends
The 29th Olympic Games in Beijing have come to an end and what an Olympiad it was: lots of new names, a whole basket of Olympic and world records.
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	Hugh Hefner's Girlfriends Angered by His New Sexy Model
The founder of one of the most popular magazines in the world, Playboy, Hugh Hefner, apparently asked a Ukrainian model Dasha Astafieva to become his next girl to live in the Playboy mansion, located in Los Angeles.
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	Teacher Caught for Downloading Child Porn Was a Broken Man
An ex-Brighton Grammar teacher, who used such keywords as "pre-teen Lolita" to surf the Internet for child porn, was in fact a broken person, his reputation was ruined, the County Court has heard.
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	Police: Cult Toddler Killed because He wouldn't Say Amen
A 19 month Philadelphia boy, who was found dead inside a suitcase, was starved by religious group members, including his mother because he wouldn't pray after meals.
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	2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing Officially Opened
Billions of people watched the spectacular opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in Beijing.
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	Possible Theater Where Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet" Debuted Discovered in London
Archaeologists at the Museum of London managed to discover what they say is possible The Theater where such masterpieces "The Merchant of Venice" and "Romeo and Juliet" made their debut and where their author, William Shakespeare himself worked.
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	Lord Auctions Title and Assets on eBay
Businessman David Piper, 58, is also the Lord of the mansion of Warleigh, which is next to Plymouth, Devon. The entrepreneur hopes to sell on eBay his title and assets worth £6 million ($9,281,890).
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	Stampede Victim Awakes in Hospital Morgue
As doctors were about to perform post-mortem examination of a pilgrim, who fell unconscious during a rush that killed 150 people, the man suddenly woke up.
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	Premature Baby Survived Because Mother Tickled Her Feet
When tiny Emma Young was fighting for survival, the miracle that saved her life was her mother who tickled the bottom of her feet.
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	Formula 1 Star Michael Schumacher Hits Pedestrian After Overtaking Elderly Woman Driver
The 7-time world champion in Formula 1 racing, Michael Schumacher, was returning from an event held at Silverstone on Sunday when, trying to surpass an elderly woman driver, he hit a pedestrian.
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	Lamborghini Sent for Oil Check from Qatar to London - a 6,500 Miles Trip
An Arab decided to send his £190,000 ($378,000) black and gold Lamborghini Murcielago LP640 (the same model Batman drove in "The Dark Night") for oil check from Qatar to London.
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	Boy Escapes Alligator by Poking it in the Eye
After punching an alligator in the eye, an American boy managed to escape from the animal, though most of his arm was bitten off.
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	BBC Fined for Cheating Over TV Phone-ins
The independent regulator and competition authority for the communication industries in the UK, Ofcom penalized the BBC with a record-high fine of ₤400,000 ($791,535) because the corporation faked winners and misled the television audience in several shows.
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	Total Solar Eclipse Starts August 1st 2008
The phenomenon of total solar eclipse will occur on August 1st, 2008 at 6:09 pm China time on the territory close to the windswept high grasslands located northeast of a small village called Yiwu.
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