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Coffee with Apple chief: $610,000 An anonymous bidder paid $610,000 in a charity auction for coffee date with Apple chief Tim Cook
    $4.85 mln lotto ticket found in US cookie jar Published: 05/18/2013 09:07 A US man who dug a handful of old lottery tickets out of his cookie jar was shocked to find out one of them was worth $4.85 million, officials said.
    Japan man, 80, starts Everest ascent Published: 05/17/2013 08:45 An 80-year-old Japanese mountaineer has begun his ascent of Mount Everest, his website said, in a bid to become the oldest man to reach the roof of the world
    Coca-Cola 'recipe' finds teen buyer -- at $15 million Published: 05/16/2013 08:44 What could be a World War II era recipe for Coca-Cola's secret formula found a buyer Wednesday on eBay -- a 15-year-old who now has three days to come up with $15 million to pay for it
    Coffee with Apple chief: $610,000 Published: 05/16/2013 07:18 An anonymous bidder paid $610,000 in a charity auction for coffee date with Apple chief Tim Cook
    Human coconut peeler in Panama claims he is Guinness-worthy Published: 05/14/2013 09:09 With jaws of steel that have earned him the nickname "Coconut Peeler," Andres Gardin, at the tender age of 64, is hell-bent on gnawing his way into the Guinness Book of World Records
    Frenchman dies after plucking eyes out Published: 05/13/2013 09:34 A mentally ill Frenchman died on Sunday after gouging out his eyes and impaling himself on a post as authorities tried to restrain him, a police source said.
    Fake pope held in Rome for looking like John Paul II Published: 05/11/2013 09:01 A Slovak street performer dressed in white papal vestments has been detained and fined by the police in Rome for bearing too close a resemblance to the late John Paul II, the police said on Friday.
    Pilots fined for in-flight photos with model Published: 05/10/2013 04:50 Photos of a Vietnamese actress and model posing with pilots in their cockpit during a Vietnam Airlines flight have surfaced online, leading to their cash fines and suspensions
    Would-be robber thwarted by chilli Published: 05/06/2013 14:26 A quick-thinking worker at a takeaway food store in Sydney has stopped an attempted robbery by throwing a bucket of chilli at a would-be thief, leaving him with minor burns, Australian police said Monday
    Chinese paper mocked over phallic headquarters Published: 05/03/2013 15:16 Unamused Chinese censors have been at work to stop people sniggering over the new Beijing headquarters of the People's Daily newspaper, which bear an unfortunate resemblance to a giant penis
    Indian naval officers face dismissal over Facebook posts Published: 05/02/2013 14:07 Three Indian navy officers are to be dismissed from service over their Facebook updates which reportedly included details about where their vessels were docked

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