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Darren McCollester, Hulton Archive, Tyler Barrick and Todd Warshaw/Getty
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10 Things You Didn’t Know About the Fourth of July

The legend of America’s birth is only 236 years old. However, in that short amount of time, a number of legends that would normally take centuries to grow and multiply in any other civilization have sprung up. 

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Clown zombie in Columbia Pictures' ZOMBIELAND. Photo By: Glen Wilson. © 2009 Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. All rights reserved.
Clown zombie in Columbia Pictures' ZOMBIELAND. Photo By: Glen Wilson. © 2009 Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. All rights reserved.
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Centers for Disease Control Releases Zombie Apocolypse Emergency Preparedness Kit

Over the Memorial Day weekend, a homeless man in Miami, FL,was discovered cannibalizing the face of another homeless man. Ronald Poppo, 65, was viciously attacked by 31-year-old Rudy Eugene in a gory assault which ended in law enforc

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NBC
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Mother of Boy in Washing Machine Speaks Out on ‘Today’

Sakia David, the New Jersey mom of a one-year-old boy who became trapped in a washing machine while being watched by a babysitter, is fighting mad and wants to press charges, she told ‘Today.’

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"Made in America" composition piece (FeLionstudios.com)
"Made in America" composition piece (FeLionstudios.com)
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Who Says America Isn’t Fried? [Video]

This is clearly a case of “creativity” meets “art".  Just when you think they’ve thought of everything along comes iron skillets in the shape of the good ol’ U.S. of A.!

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Justin Sullivan/Ian Waldie, Gatty Images
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Newt Gingrich Was Bitten By a Penguin

Although the press and political establishment has all but handed Mitt Romney the Republican nomination for President, Newt Gingrich is technically still running against him. Needless to say, the former Speaker of the House is having trouble getting anyone to pay attention to him.

But Newt may have just stumbled upon a novel way to garner press coverage. During a visit to the St. Louis Zoo Friday, he was bitten on the finger by a Magellanic penguin.

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Mat Szwajkos, Getty Images
Mat Szwajkos, Getty Images
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Moviegoer Sues AMC Theater Over Expensive Snacks

We already know movie tickets are at an all-time high — and now one theatergoer is fighting back against the exorbitant cost of the popcorn and soda we often buy to munch on during screenings of ‘The Lorax.’

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Micah Taylor, Flickr
Micah Taylor, Flickr
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Girl Scouts Chase Down Robber Who Stole Their Cookie Money

Is there anything lower than stealing money from Girl Scouts selling cookies? A shameless Houston, TX area thief did just that, snatching $200 from the scouts of Troop #29152, who were hawking their thin mints in front of  a local Wal-Mart.

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Fanboy30, Flickr
Fanboy30, Flickr
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Teenager Finds Winning Lottery Ticket After Mom Makes Him Clean Room

Ryan Kitching’s mom had been nagging him to clean his room, as moms tend to do. When the 19-year-old from Midlothian, Scotland finally relented and attacked the mess, he found 12 old lottery tickets.

Figuring they must all be losers, he thought about throwing the tickets out with the rest of the junk. But then he had a “strange feeling” that he should check the numbers, and when he did, he was nearly $85,000 richer.

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NBC Philadelphia
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Cell Phone Vigilante Silences Fellow Bus Riders’ Phones – Is He a Hero?

Forget Batman — there is a new vigilante prowling the city streets. His mission? To silence noisy cell phones in public places. His weapon? A cell phone jammer, the latest trend in hot gadgets. 

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mazaletel, Flickr
mazaletel, Flickr
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Elderly Couple’s Leap Day Wedding Is One for the Record Books

While some women observed the centuries-old tradition of proposing to their men on Leap Day, an elderly couple used the occasion to tie the knot — and it seems to have landed them in the record books.

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