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3rd, January 2009 Strange But True 5

Reborns: Women Who Buy Real Fake Baby Dolls

Women who treat their Reborn baby dolls like real infants More »

3rd, January 2009 Money 3

The Top Five Jobs For Philosophers

Hello! ergo sum More »

3rd, January 2009 Celebrities 6

Big Brother: Verne Troyer Plays Ulrika Jonsson's Little Guy Up Front

“MINI ME: I’LL SHAFT THE LOT” More »

3rd, January 2009 Strange But True 1

Faeces On A Plane: Man Attacks Cabin Crew With Shit

Passengers said the man left the plane's bathroom covered in his own waste More »

2nd, January 2009 Strange But True

Thousands Of Weapons Of Shoe Destruction Spotted In Florida

Thousands of pairs of used shoes mysteriously appeared at 7:42 a.m. on the southbound lanes of the Palmetto Expressway More »

2nd, January 2009 Celebrities

John Travolta's Son Jett Dies

A celebrity death for 2009 More »

2nd, January 2009 Politicians 1

Australia Still A Refuge For Prisoners

Australia asked to take Guantanamo prisoners More »

2nd, January 2009 Reviews

"Rich Countries Could Be Biggest Losers in Downturn" - New York Times

"Rich Countries Could Be Biggest Losers in Downturn" - New York Times More »

2nd, January 2009 Celebrities 1

Karl Lagerfeld Is Peta's Dumb Animal Of The Month

Let's take care of the zillions of the too fat before we talk about the percentage that's left More »

2nd, January 2009 Celebrities

Kary Perry And Travis McCoy Do A Kosher Split

But that’s not my order of operations - So I should win an award for lots of patience More »

2nd, January 2009 Reviews 2

Words That Should Be Banned In 2009

Queen’s English for Mis-use, Over-use and General Uselessness More »

2nd, January 2009 Key Posts 7

Let's Hear It For Obama The Magic Negro In 2009

"Let's hope the Magic Negro does a good job - Jen and John C" More »

2nd, January 2009 Celebrities

Bjork to Rescue Iceland's Economy From Kerry Katona

BJÖRK (sic) Fund" will target investments in companies that create value through the "uniqueness" of Iceland’s nature and culture More »

2nd, January 2009 Key Posts 1

Waiting For You To Be Ready For The Rapture

The Rapture will happen in 2009 More »

2nd, January 2009 Politicians

Castro Promises Cubans Nothing Will Improve

Raúl Castro promises that Cubans will struggle for another 50 years More »

2nd, January 2009 Money

Why Britain Is Not Being Gassed By The Russians

More coal, please, we're British More »

2nd, January 2009 Key Posts

Woolworths Uniforms For The Unemployed

How Woolworths saved the country a fortune More »

2nd, January 2009 Strange But True 2

Lady Anne Cavendish-Bentinck: Lest We Forget

He hid in a few interlocking rooms in the west wing, with a trap door giving him access to his network of tunnels, which was at times worked on by more than 1,500 men More »

2nd, January 2009 Key Posts 2

Police Sentence Last Man In Britain To Discover Internet

Mr Jell is banned from holding felt tips in public More »

2nd, January 2009 Strange But True

Jesus Found Alive In Pita Bread

After the pieces began to blacken I took them out. Oddly enough one piece even looked like the "face" of Jesus More »

2nd, January 2009 Photojournalism 1

Do Not Drink The Jesus Water

Jesus says don't drink the water - I've washed my feet in it More »

2nd, January 2009 Sports

Biker dude jumps over Las Vegas

Stunt biker Robbie Maddison wowed Vegas with a spectacular motorcycle jump on New Year's Eve More »

2nd, January 2009 Reviews

Simon Schama At The Ashmolean

It's easy to make fun of on-TV critics, but hard to do it this well... More »

2nd, January 2009 Sports

Video: Philadelphia Eagles Owner High-Fives Wife In Face

In a word, FAIL… More »

2nd, January 2009 Sports

Hot Racing Driver Danica Patrick Caught Speeding… Again

Who do you think you are, Danica Patrick? More »