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Wildlife Conference agrees to ivory sale Posted: 2 years ago by kxmk
The agency that oversees international trade involving rare animals approved on Saturday the sale of 60 tons of ivory to Japan despite fears it could lead to increased poaching of endangered elephants.
Side note: Learn more about elephants here.
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Bad ass cars, crashes, burnouts and drifting Posted: 2 years ago by jovawell
This clip is excellent. Definitely worth watching...
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Should the U.S. legalize the sale of body organs? Posted: 3 years ago by AutumnLotus
Sunday's Editorial page asked Tribune readers to respond to that question.
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Blue roses to go on sale in Japan Posted: 2 years ago by AutumnLotus
Think that red roses are predictable? In Japan, gift-givers soon will also have the option of blue roses.
The Japanese company that created the world’s first genetically modified blue roses said today it will start selling them next year.
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Pet lion on the loose chases cars in Ohio Posted: 2 years ago by mitzuzake
Pike County sheriff's deputies responded to a 911 call of a 550-pound lion "attacking" vehicles on U.S. 23 near Wakefield, Ohio.
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Honda's Thinking Inside the Box (COOL PICS) Posted: 2 years ago by deepcleanfun
Cars May Never Look the Same!!
Honda has been known to come up with some interesting (and sometimes slightly odd) ideas. But this time, they have definitely thought inside the box....
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Electric Cars Part of Auto Bailout Plans? Posted: 9 months ago by amabaie
It seems the White House auto industry task force will review the Chevy Volt's technology when meeting with GM and Chrysler. Does this mean that green technology development might be part of the conditions for Obama's bailout? It certainly would fit with his green agenda.
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Michael Jackson Faces Forced Sale Of Neverland Posted: 2 years ago by punthe
Michael Jackson's famed Neverland Valley Ranch in California will be foreclosed and sold on March 19 unless the pop star pays a balance of nearly $25 million, property records showed on Tuesday.
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Banana used as gun in holdup, then eaten Posted: 6 months ago by AutumnLotus
Authorities in North Carolina say a store owner and a patron thwarted a teen accused of trying to carry out a robbery by concealing a banana beneath his shirt to resemble a gun.
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Students build 'supermileage' cars Posted: 2 years ago by AutumnLotus
Engineering students at Ohio's Cedarville University have built a car that gets 2,000 mpg, but you wouldn't want to drive it.
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Bling-Bling Cars Posted: 1 year ago by DemureArt
Pimped-out vehicles with gold, diamond and swarovski.
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Ferris Bueller's Ferrari House Now For Sale Posted: 6 months ago by wildminou
If I had $2,300,000...
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Home-made helicopters hit northern Nigeria Posted: 2 years ago by AutumnLotus
Mubarak Muhammad Abdullahi, a 24-year-old physics undergraduate in northern Nigeria, takes old cars and motorbikes to pieces in the back yard at home and builds his own helicopters from the parts.
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After Thanxgiving "Free Baby" sale. Craigslist is becoming your "one stop shopping" place. Posted: 3 years ago by Bornbad
Free baby boy to good home. My ex-girlfriend had him a few weeks ago, but now he just sits in my closet and cries.
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Texas town put on sale on eBay for $2.5 million Posted: 2 years ago by dollyllama
"It's a concept. It's one of a kind," said Cave, 47, a real estate agent. "It's more like a piece of art than it is a real estate property. That's why eBay sounded so good to us. It's quirky."
(If you believe this, I have a town to sell you...oh, wait)
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Luxury foam car Posted: 1 year ago by AutumnLotus
In Lithuania they create cars from PU-foam and luxury CL-klasse Mercedes.
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Dental tools must not be re-used Posted: 3 years ago by AutumnLotus
Dentists have been told not to re-use instruments for root canal work because of a possibility they could infect patients with variant CJD.
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Church used for erotic photoshoot Posted: 4 months ago by AutumnLotus
Andy Craddock snapped photos of semi-naked models inside St Michael Penkivel Church in Cornwall, western England, before publishing them on his website and sparking the wrath of the Diocese of Truro.
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10 Apollo-Era Technologies Used Today Posted: 4 months ago by kakana
It's been 40 years since Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins launched into space in Apollo 11, with the historic moon landing occurring four days later. The technology involved in getting a man on the moon was amazing, and several of those developments are now commonplace back here on Earth. Here are our favorite technologies inspired by the space program.
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Indy Racing League instituting new Weight Rules on Drivers Posted: 2 years ago by hmtksteve
Up until now Indy Car Racing has had a minimum weight rule on cars. However, since Danica Patrick came on the scene (100 pounds, 20 pounds less than the other two woman on the circuit) there has been a good bit of b***hing about what advantage she might get for being lighter than other drivers.
IRL is now going to require the driver's weight be included in the minimum weight for the vehicle.
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