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19 October 2008

Secret London wartime tunnel complex for sale

A once-secret 1940s tunnel complex under the center of London that housed military intelligence and linked the Cold War hotline phone between Washington and Moscow has been put up for sale.

Chinese man plans paper boat voyage to Taiwan

A Chinese man is planning to use ping-pong bats to paddle a boat made of paper, and held together with a flour-based glue, to an offshore island controlled by diplomatic rival Taiwan.

Vicious dog sells soul to protect ginger monkey

A Chinese zoo has given an orphaned, possibly ginger, monkey its own vicious guard dog to ride around on and stop it being bullied by bigger primates.

Fat Boy falls in pool after big night on apples
A pony has had to be rescued by firefighters after becoming 'punch drunk' from gorging on too many fermented windfall apples and falling into a swimming pool.

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Lippizaner school gets first graduates in 436 years
Despite its 'no ban on women riders' stance, an Austrian and a Briton have made history at Vienna's Spanish Riding School by becoming the first female riders to pass the entrance exam and trial period in 436 years.

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Northerners officially have more poo on their hands
People in the north of Britain are three times as likely to have hands contaminated with fecal bacteria than their compatriots in the south, scientists studying toilet hygiene said.

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0439		The Vandals, led by King Gaiseric, take Carthage in North Africa.
1822		In Parnaíba; Simplício Dias da Silva, João Cândido de Deus e Silva and Domingos Dias declare the independent state of Piauí.
1873		Yale, Princeton, Columbia, and Rutgers universities draft the first code of American football rules.



1784		John McLoughlin, Canadian fur trader
1810		Cassius Clay, American abolitionist
1895		Frank Durbin, last American veteran of the Battle of Verdun

0727		Saint Frideswide
2007		Dr Randall Forsberg, American nuclear freeze advocate


1954		First ascent of Cho Oyu
1994		The Goodnight Kiwi airs in New Zealand for the last time.
1998		The Earth Liberation Front sets fire to the Vail Mountain ski resort in Vail, Colorado, causing $12 million in damage.



1	Horny Goat Weed may offer Viagra alternative

2	Richard Branson sets out to crack transatlantic sail record

3	Adolf Hitler returns to Berlin museum after beheading

4	Wiggles beat Kylie Minogue, Russell Crowe to top again

5	Secret London wartime tunnel complex for sale



	Jeremy Clarkson - Rock is dead The London Symphony Orchestra simply turns up and plays music written by someone else. If only modern rock bands could do the same... 0 comments

	Anila Baig - Madonna should be shot Baig takes aim at Madonna and her pistol-tribute high heels, which no doubt will directly result in the kids shooting each other in the streets. 0 comments

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