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BOOB JOB NIGHTMARE. Woman's breast implants move to her back!

Penny Smith, an attractive young woman, decided to have a breast enlargement because she was flat-chested. After receiving two large implants, she started working as a topless dancer. Serveral months after her surgery, she noticed her breasts were moving wider apart. In a matter of days, both of the artificial breasts moved to her back. However, far from affecting her career as a stripper, the anatomical novelty is making her more money than ever. Ms. Smith says she wants to continue dacing for a couple of more years before having corrective surgery.

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British intelligence? Spy saga borders on spoof

Joseph Wilson and Arthur Price called Alexander Madrichyk, a Soviet official, to try to sell him secret acoustic tiles. Those secret acoustic tiles make American subs undetectable to sonar. Madrichyk dismissed the call as a joke. However, the British secret service, which routinely monitors phone calls to the Soviet Embassy, didn't. The police and secret service finally arranged a meeting between Wilson, Price and "Nick", a British spy. "Nick," pretending to be Russian, tried to imitate a Russian accent but kept forgetting that the Russian word for "yes" is "da," not "ja." Nor could he pronounce the word "Moscow" properly. Security service men tried to take pictures of the meeting, but they forgot to remove the lens caps from their cameras. Despite the comedy of errors, Wilson and Price were eventually arrested and convicted.

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Firemen think wax dummies are alive - & rescue them!

When Madame Tussaud's wax museum in London, England caught fire, firemen rescued not only people but wax models as well. The firemen claimed the smoke was so thick they couldn't tell the difference between the people and the wax figures.

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LOOK into my eyes - this is a stickup!

Bank robbers HYPNOTIZE tellers... and get away with a whopping $100G

A group of three bank robbers in Italy have knocked off nine banks and stolen more than $100,000 in cash by hypnotizing unsuspecting tellers. Talia Agostini, a bank teller, recalls that she saw three very handsome men in expensive suits walk into the bank one day. One of them walked up to her and mesmerized her with his look. When he told her to give him all the money, she said she was unable to resist. The police still have no clue who the robbers are.

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When it comes to love... Jumbo is a flop!

Passionless pachyderm refuses to breed, say frustrated zookeepers

28-year-old Sahib, a six-ton elephant, is unable to mate. Zookeeper John Taylor of St. Thomas Wildlife Park in England attributes the animal's problem to the early separation from its mother and to the fifteen years it spent performing in the circus where sexual activity was not encouraged. When introduced to three very willing female elephants, Sahib showed very little interest. Taylor also says that elephants, like humans, are very picky when it comes to choosing their partners.

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Parrots dazzle, but extinction risk looms

Recent scientific research has revealed that parrots, in great demand as pets in the United States, may have mental abilities at least equal to those of chimpanzees and dolphins. Dr. Irene Pepperberg of the University of Arizona published a paper in which she describes a study about a parrot called Alex. According to Dr. Pepperberg, Alex was trained to recognize objects and colors, and when questioned, to say their names in English.

Parrots are facing extinction because humans are hunting and trapping them and destroying the tropical forests where they live.

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