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Daily News Digest: Odd News News for Sunday, December 02, 2007 12:00 AM PSTGirl Scout receives award, 69 years latehttp://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=817&e=1&u=/ap/20071202/ap_on_fe_st/odd_old_scout_awardAP - Sat, 01 Dec 2007 10:31 pm PSTA Girl Scout who failed to receive a Golden Eaglet Award because she woke up with the mumps finally got the accolade 69 years later.Giant truffle auctioned for ${dlvDollarSign}330,000http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=518&e=2&u=/ap/20071201/ap_on_re_eu/italy_giant_truffleAP - Sat, 01 Dec 2007 03:28 pm PSTA Macau casino mogul bid a record ${dlvDollarSign}330,00 at auction Saturday to win a giant white truffle dug up in Tuscany, organizers said.Man charged after Santa gets pie in facehttp://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=817&e=3&u=/ap/20071201/ap_on_fe_st/odd_santa_assaultAP - Sat, 01 Dec 2007 11:31 am PSTA college student accused of shoving a pumpkin pie into the face of a shopping-mall Santa Claus has been charged with misdemeanor assault.Landscapers unearth 30 WWII-era shellshttp://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=817&e=4&u=/ap/20071201/ap_on_fe_st/odd_buried_bombsAP - Sat, 01 Dec 2007 10:07 am PSTA landscaping crew about to grind a tree stump discovered 30 World War II mortar shells buried on property once owned by the Navy.Web site seeks to reunite gloves, ownershttp://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=817&e=5&u=/ap/20071201/ap_on_fe_st/odd_lost_glovesAP - Fri, 30 Nov 2007 10:32 pm PSTIt's like an online dating service for long lost gloves. No, that's not a typo.Belgians brave cold to enroll kids in best schoolshttp://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=573&e=6&u=/nm/20071129/od_nm/schools_dcReuters - Thu, 29 Nov 2007 06:43 am PSTThousands of Belgian parents camped in cold, wet weather Thursday to enroll their children in French-speaking schools under a new first-come, first-served registration system.Gunmen ravage colony of rare fruit batshttp://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=573&e=7&u=/nm/20071129/od_nm/bats_dcReuters - Thu, 29 Nov 2007 06:47 am PSTA protected colony of rare fruit bats in Cyprus has almost been wiped out by unidentified gunmen using them for target practice, conservation groups and authorities said Thursday.Police say two's a crowdhttp://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=573&e=8&u=/nm/20071129/od_nm/vote_crowds_dcReuters - Thu, 29 Nov 2007 06:51 am PSTWhen does a legitimate Russian political protest become an illegal gathering? Answer: When a second person joins in to spoil it.Prostitute auctions sex for charityhttp://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=573&e=9&u=/nm/20071128/od_nm/prostitute1_dcReuters - Wed, 28 Nov 2007 12:37 pm PSTA Chilean prostitute has auctioned 27 hours of sex to raise money for the country's largest charity during an annual fund-raising campaign.Cuddly croc forces passenger off flighthttp://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=573&e=10&u=/nm/20071128/od_nm/crocodile_dcReuters - Wed, 28 Nov 2007 12:37 pm PSTA passenger was forced off a Ryanair flight from Rome to Milan because she refused to move her metre-long plush crocodile which was blocking an emergency exit, airport sources said Wednesday.Giant truffle fetches ${dlvDollarSign}330,000 at auctionhttp://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=857&e=11&u=/nm/20071202/od_uk_nm/oukoe_uk_macau_truffleReuters - Sat, 01 Dec 2007 11:04 pm PSTOne of the biggest truffles found in half a century -- a 1.5 kg (3.3 lb) specimen unearthed in Italy late last month -- has sold for ${dlvDollarSign}330,000 (161,000 pounds) at an auction held simultaneously in Macau, London and Florence.Footprints seen around Mt.Everest stoke Yeti mysteryhttp://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=857&e=12&u=/nm/20071130/od_uk_nm/oukoe_uk_nepal_yetiReuters - Fri, 30 Nov 2007 05:55 am PSTA U.S.-based television channel investigating the existence of the legendary Yeti in Nepal has found footprints similar to those said to be that of the abominable snowman, the company said on Friday.Mafia boss arrested while watching Mafia TV showhttp://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=857&e=13&u=/nm/20071130/od_uk_nm/oukoe_uk_italy_mafia_arrestReuters - Fri, 30 Nov 2007 02:32 am PSTItalian police burst into the room of a suspected Mafia mobster in Sicily and arrested him as he watched a television show about the arrest of a Mafia boss, investigators said on Friday.Ukraine Godzilla croc dies after 6 months on the runhttp://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=857&e=14&u=/nm/20071130/od_uk_nm/oukoe_uk_ukraine_crocodileReuters - Fri, 30 Nov 2007 11:47 am PSTA crocodile that escaped from a travelling circus in Ukraine and evaded capture for six months died on Friday after two days back in captivity, officials said.Venezuela makes stink over toilet paper hoardinghttp://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=857&e=15&u=/nm/20071130/od_uk_nm/oukoe_uk_venezuela_referendum_toiletReuters - Fri, 30 Nov 2007 11:13 am PSTVenezuelan businesses spent years conspiring against President Hugo Chavez, but the government now says they have found a new way to play dirty -- hiding toilet paper to sway Sunday's vote on expanding Chavez's powers.Police: Hershey candy looks like drugshttp://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=817&e=16&u=/ap/20071201/ap_on_fe_st/hershey_s_mint_packetsAP - Fri, 30 Nov 2007 10:35 pm PSTNew mint packets being sold by The Hershey Co. look nearly identical to the tiny heat-sealed bags used to sell illegal powdered drugs like crack, heroin and cocaine and glorify the drug trade, a Philadelphia police official said.Bad boy sumo champion says sorryhttp://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=857&e=17&u=/nm/20071130/od_uk_nm/oukoe_uk_sumo_asashoryuReuters - Fri, 30 Nov 2007 02:16 am PSTTroubled sumo champion Asashoryu returned to Japan on Friday with bows and apologies for secretly playing soccer when he said he was too ill to wrestle.Cat survives 19 days with jar on headhttp://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=817&e=18&u=/ap/20071202/ap_on_fe_st/odd_cat_head_jarAP - Sat, 01 Dec 2007 06:33 pm PSTTabitha Cain has fed a feral cat she calls Wild Oats for several years, but now she's thinking of changing the feline's name to Survivor.Thief makes off with 180 Guinness kegshttp://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=857&e=19&u=/nm/20071129/od_uk_nm/oukoe_uk_ireland_guinnessReuters - Thu, 29 Nov 2007 07:46 am PSTA thief made off with 180 kegs of Guinness beer after smoothly driving into the Dublin brewery which makes the black stout and snatching a trailer load of drink, police said on Thursday.Wash. school calendar forgets Christmashttp://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=817&e=20&u=/ap/20071130/ap_on_fe_st/odd_where_s_christmasAP - Fri, 30 Nov 2007 12:50 pm PSTThey made a list, but they should have checked it twice.You received this email because you subscribed to Yahoo! 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