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03/20/2014
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Find of the century? U.S. scrap dealer finds $20 million Faberge egg
LONDON (Reuters) - When a scrap metal dealer from U.S. Midwest bought a golden ornament at a junk market, it never crossed his mind that he was the owner of a $20 million Faberge egg hailing from the court of imperial Russia.
California tot survives three-story fall, saved by couple with mattress
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A California toddler survived a three-story fall, saved by a couple who were moving into a new home and threw a mattress under the boy before he plunged to the ground, fire officials and local media said.
Gorilla born in rare C-section at San Diego Zoo has pneumonia
SAN DIEGO (Reuters) - A baby gorilla born in a rare Caesarian section at the San Diego Zoo last week has pneumonia and was treated for a collapsed lung, officials said on Tuesday.
Trash to treasure: Bicycle brings 3D printing to Taiwan streets
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Cycling through the streets of Taiwan's capital, staff from a design company turn discarded plastic cups and bottles into pieces of art on the spot with Mobile Fab - an ordinary bike kitted out with a computer and 3D printer.
Texas man killed in cinema parking lot after argument about movie
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - A man who argued with two other movie goers about the ending of a film was struck outside the cinema by a truck driven by his adversaries and killed, the Harris County Sheriff's Office said on Monday.
'Dead' Mississippi man who kicked out of body bag has died
JACKSON, Mississippi (Reuters) - A Mississippi man pronounced dead last month and put in a body bag only to come alive just before embalming, has now died, a coroner said on Thursday.
Australians apply in vain for Sri Lankan hangman job
COLOMBO (Reuters) - Two Australians have applied in vain for Sri Lanka's hangman job after the island nation's last official executioner got upset on seeing the gallows for the first time and quit.
Croatia's second city to close 'worst zoo in the world'
ZAGREB (Reuters) - Croatia's second largest city of Split will close its zoo, described by foreign tourists as the 'worst in the world', its deputy mayor said on Thursday.
U.S. Mint to sell curved coins honoring Baseball Hall of Fame
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The United States Mint will begin selling special curved coins this month to honor the National Baseball Hall of Fame, with a design representing the inverse images of a ball and mitt, U.S. Mint officials said on Thursday.
Louisiana man fined $600 after drunken fight with wife aboard flight
GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands (Reuters) - A judge in the Cayman Islands fined a Louisiana man $600 on Tuesday for forcing a Delta Air Lines flight to make an emergency landing after he got into a drunken argument with his wife aboard the plane on their anniversary.
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