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[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-MjOAspf8HU]YouTube - Smoking Chimp[/ame] A chimpanzee famous for smoking cigarettes has died at a South African zoo, aged 52. Charlie the chimp started smoking when some visitors to Mangaung zoo, in Bloemfontein, threw him lit cigarettes. Zoo spokesman Qondile Khedama said Charlie had become an institution, entertaining thousands of visitors every year with his antics. An autopsy is being conducted to determine the cause of death. For years, zookeepers had been trying to get the chimp to kick the habit, and they discouraged visitors from giving him cigarettes. But Mr Khedama said he did not believe the addiction had en…

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-11442892 Why has Germany taken so long to pay off its WWI debt?

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Confused pensioner takes wrong turn and drives 75 yards down PLATFORM at railway station By Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 10:39 AM on 5th October 2010 Add to My Stories A confused pensioner drove his car the full length of a train platform after taking a wrong turn, leaving rail passengers to scramble out of the way. Dozens of stunned passengers waiting for trains fled as the 80-year-old drove along the platform in his Saab, with his wife in the passenger seat. He travelled 75 yards along the London-bound platform at Esher Station in Surrey, teetering dangerously close to the edge, shortly after 4pm on Saturday afternoon. …

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Hello guys, Well, I just bought a pair of HPM77 headphones from play.com. Surprise surprise, they were fakes - they lasted for two albums before the wiring started to mess up and they no longer worked properly. So, I was just wondering... where can I buy genuine HPM-77's online for a decent price? (i.e. < £15) Obviously there's the Sony website, but there's no way I'm paying £30 for them. Any help would be very much appreciated :) Thank you in advance

Non-stick chewing gum that promises to clean up our streets goes on sale By Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 8:18 AM on 5th October 2010 Comments (22) Add to My Stories Sticky issue: A non-stick chewing gum that dissolves within 24 hours has gone on sale A non-stick chewing gum that dissolves within 24 hours went on sale yesterday. Rev7, which has been formulated by British scientists, has the same taste and texture as normal gum, but is water soluble. It can be removed easily from clothes using soap and water and tests show it can largely be cleared up by conventional street cleaning. Any gum washed into the drains will break …

British scientist Robert Edwards, the man who devised the fertility treatment IVF, has been awarded this year's Nobel prize for medicine. His efforts in the 1950s, 60s and 70s led to the birth of the world's first "test tube baby" in July 1978. Since then more than four million babies have been born following IVF. The prize committee said his achievements had made it possible to treat infertility, a medical condition affecting 10% of all couples worldwide. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-11465715

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China pledges: We'll prop up the eurozone and keep Greece afloat By Mail On Sunday Reporter Last updated at 2:51 AM on 3rd October 2010 Comments (59) Add to My Stories China last night offered to bail out debt-ridden Greece – and pledged to support the eurozone countries during the global crisis. Premier Wen Jiabao made the offer at the start of a two-day visit to the crisis-hit country. ‘China is holding Greek bonds and will keep buying bonds that Greece issues,’ said Wen. Help: Greek PM George Papandreou and Chinese premier Wen Jiabao in Athens ‘We will undertake to support eurozone countries and Greece to overcome the cr…

Coca-Cola bosses axe 'disgusting' Wayne Rooney from new ad campaign By Caroline Graham Last updated at 11:59 PM on 2nd October 2010 Comments (51) Add to My Stories Coca-Cola has scrapped plans to feature Wayne Rooney’s face on the side of millions of cans after its bosses in America branded him ‘disgusting’ for allegedly sleeping with prostitutes while his wife was pregnant. The image of the 24-year-old Manchester United and England footballer, who earns £600,000 a year in sponsorship from the soft-drinks giant, was set to appear on cans and bottles of Coke Zero in a multi-million-pound ad campaign to run from now until 2011. But …

This will keep the seat backs in an upright position: Cabin crew perform in-flight safety demo... while dancing to Lady Gaga By Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 4:27 PM on 2nd October 2010 Comments (17) Videos Add to My Stories We've all done it - failed to pay attention during a routine safety demonstration aboard an aeroplane. But passengers flying to the Philippines are suddenly changing their tune. Cabin crew on board a Cebu Pacific Airlines flight had the attention of everyone on board as they danced their safety demonstration - to Lady Gaga. Stunned passengers were unable to take their eyes off the bouncy attendants as they…

:awesome: LOLOLOL PHOTOBUCKET FUCKS UP FROM THE BANDWITH OR SUMFIN AND NOW TINYPIC IS BEING A BITCH :wacky: I had a lot of pictures on Tinypic, I have to put them all back on another account on another website .___.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-11451563 Germany digs up park after clash in Stuttgart Demonstrators clash with police in Stuttgart, 30 Sep 10 Stuttgart authorities defended the police, saying demonstrators had provoked the clash German police are keeping protesters away from diggers uprooting trees in a Stuttgart park after clashes in which dozens of people were injured. On Thursday police used pepper spray and water cannon against a crowd opposed to the south-western city's railway modernisation project. The plan is to move the main railway station underground - but trees have to be felled on the chosen site. More than 100 people - some of them …

At last! An end to the elf 'n' safety madness as meddling officials face fines if they ban events By James Chapman, Political Editor Last updated at 2:01 AM on 2nd October 2010 Comments (121) Add to My Stories Health and safety zealots blamed for creating a ‘national neurosis’ are finally to be reined in. Meddling officials who attempt to ban events or activities on the grounds that they breach red tape will themselves be threatened with huge fines under Government plans. And emergency workers, teachers and office workers are to be freed from the compensation culture where someone must be held to account for everyday mishaps and acci…

Just going for a dip! Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2010 kicks off with jaw-dropping images (and not a 'model' wolf in sight!) By Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 5:04 PM on 2nd October 2010 Comments (17) Add to My Stories A daredevil seabird swoops over a cliff in a kamikaze-like dive - taken by a photographer Andrew Parkinson who is scared of heights. This jaw-dropping image is just one of the entries in this year's Veolia Environment Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition which kicks off with an exhibition at the Natural History Museum on 22 October. The competition will be stiff this year with mind-boggling photogr…

One in five councils facing salt shortage as gritting season kicks in By Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 5:31 PM on 2nd October 2010 Comments (0) Add to My Stories Nearly one in five councils have not yet received all the road salt they need for the winter, according to a new report. More than three in four local authorities decided to increase the amount of salt they have in stock for this winter following last year's 'Big Freeze' - the coldest winter in 30 years which saw road salt supplies being rationed. And the 'unprecedented demand' has meant that 18 per cent of 87 councils which responded to a poll did not have enough sal…

Hoff his rocker! David Hasselhoff stuns commuters with bizarre stunt on freeway bridge By Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 5:03 AM on 2nd October 2010 Comments (16) Add to My Stories David Hasselhoff is known for his wild antics but he stunned drivers last night when he appeared on an overpass in Los Angeles waving frantically at the passing traffic. The actor stood over one of LA's busiest freeways, holding his hands up in the air and gesturing to oncoming motorists. Having been the first contestant to be eliminated from this season of Dancing With The Stars, the embattled performer was probably feeling dejected and in need of some att…

U.S. apologises for scientists DELIBERATELY infecting mentally ill patients with STDs By Mail Foreign Service Last updated at 11:28 AM on 2nd October 2010 Comments (1) Add to My Stories America faces global outrage after it apologised for deliberately infecting patients in a mental hospital with STDs in science experiments. Medical experts provided prostitutes to patients in the Guatamalen institute from 1946 to 1948 to to test if the relatively new drug if penicillin could prevent them catching STDs. None of the tests proved successful and the details were hidden in medial archives for decades. Sorry: President Barack Obama a…

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Here boy! Clouds gather to form giant Afghan Hound in the sky By Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 2:08 PM on 1st October 2010 Comments (38) Add to My Stories Perhaps it was a trick of the light, but as evening descended upon Giffnock, in Glasgow last night, the clouds appeared to arrange themselves in the shape of a giant dog. Looking not unlike an Afghan Hound, the wispy apparition was captured by photographer Robert Steel. The canine cloud hovered above homes, looking rather like a dog lying at its mistress’s feet. Canine in the clouds: This wispy formation, photographed in Glasgow last night, bears a remarkable resemblan…

Please mum, can we have some more? Stunning pictures of hungry chicks harassing parents for food By Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 11:25 AM on 1st October 2010 Comments (17) Add to My Stories Every parent knows what it's like when the children start pestering you for treats. But spare a thought for the wild birds working round the clock to feed their hungry broods. These stunning pictures, which capture the frantic efforts of feathered parents to keep their chicks satisfied, have become an internet sensation. Sitting pretty: Three Malay Night Heron chicks clamour for attention From hassled herons to bothered blackbird…

Old habits die hard: German Chancellor Angela Merkel admits she still hoards food 20 years after Iron Curtain fell By Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 4:03 PM on 1st October 2010 Comments (13) Add to My Stories German Chancellor Angela Merkel says the urge to hoard food is 'ingrained' after her East German upbringing She's the leader of Europe's richest country - but German Chancellor Angela Merkel has admitted that she still hoards food two decades after East and West Germany were reunited. The 56-year-old, who grew up in the Communist east of the country, still does her laundry with an East German liquid detergent, prepares …

Good morning/afternoon or dear colleagues. We, as your workers representatives would like to inform you that on Wednesday the 29/09/2010 there will be a national strike in Spain as the government has decided arbitrary modifications of the labour conditions and pension ones. The reasons why it will take place are the following: A-wages in the public sector will be reduced and frozen. B/Public spending such as: education, health and Safety, public transports, will be reduced drastically. C/2% extra of the vat from July onwards. D/Extra advantages for employees will also be reduced. E/changes in your working positions, co…