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TORONTO (Wireless Flash) Toronto police have egg on their faces after calling in the bomb squad to check out an alleged pipe bomb in a donut shop bathroom. The tape-covered cylinder turned out to be a sex toy.
JEANERETTE, La. A school principal in Louisiana has kept her promise to jump out of a plane if her students improved their grades. Jeanerette Elementary head Althea Self took a 10,000 foot free fall with a skydiving instructor after her students passed their grade goals.
BRAINTREE, England A chain of outlet shopping centers in England is giving Santa some muscles. The Freeport Leisure outlets will have bodyguards on hand for Santas this year to prevent kids from pulling, tugging and bruising St. Nick. The Santas will also wear sumo-style thick padding to protect their hides.
EDINBURGH, Scotland A mutt who was sentenced to death for barking has been spared the executioners axe by Scotlands highest court. The eight-year-old West Highland terrier was to be put down because his barking made neighbors complain, but instead authorities have simply found him a new home.
NEW YORK A Frank Sinatra-singing Sheltie named Buddy is the winner of a singing pet contest that took place in New York yesterday. The pooch barked out his rendition of New York, New York to win a professional recording session and a years supply of Advantage flea killer.
OSLO, Norway Toilet flushes are being turned into music by a Norwegian composer who is recording sounds from a sewage treatment plant in Oslo for his latest composition.
BANGKOK Bangkoks new international airport will try to top Malaysias record for having the worlds tallest air traffic control tower. Officials plan to build a 433 feet tower at the cost of $42.8 million.
BAN BO, Thailand Thai officials are trying to stop the residents of a small village from eating salty dirt. For years, the folks in Ban Bo, Thailand, ate the dirt at a salt lick to stave off hunger pangs. Although conditions have improved, government officials are embarrassed that the natives now eat the dirt because they like the taste.
NEW YORK Tom Cruise may soon be in a family feud with acting cousin William Mapother, who is getting good buzz for his villainous role in the upcoming thriller, In The Bedroom. The films producer, Fisher Stevens, says Mapother imitates so many of Cruises mannerisms that he predicts that Tom isnt going to be all that happy about being copied like that.
CHICAGO Santa Claus is being called to work early this year because a whopping 41 percent of kids have already written their Christmas lists. Thats according to a new survey by KidzEyes.com, which shows 28 percent of kids started their Christmas lists in September, while 13 percent started their list back in summer.