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Man found living with corpse in Michigan

Dennis McCauley was arrested after authorities found the rotting corpse of a woman on his living room sofa in Redford Township, Michigan.
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A 64-year-old Michigan man is arrested after authorities say he was found living with the corpse of a woman for months. (Joe Raedle/AFP/Getty Images)
A Michigan man was arrested after authorities found the rotting corpse of a woman on his living room sofa.
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Facebook "likes" linked with obesity in a new study

Researchers found that a higher percentage of "likes" for unhealthy lifestyle choices like junk food, movies and television was related to a higher level of obesity.
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A new study showed that "likes" on Facebook and rates of obesity in regions around the US were correlated. (Robyn Beck/AFP/Getty Images)
A new study has linked Facebook posts with obesity by region in the US.
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South Korean beauty pageant faces controversy

20 contestants from Miss Daegu contest must have same hairstylist, makeup artist and plastic surgeon.
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Blogger Shenthewise collected photos of the Miss Daegu contest in South Korea, pointing out how similar the contestants all appear. (Imgur/Courtesy)
South Korea's economy got $116 million from medical tourism in 2011, double what it was five years ago.
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Homeless hotel in Glasgow given five stars on TripAdvisor

The rundown Bellgrove hotel is a converted homeless shelter and center for addicts.
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The Bellgrove hotel, now a homeless shelter, somehow managed to receive a 5-star rating on TripAdvisor. (Google/Google maps)
A homeless shelter in a former hotel in Glasgow was given five stars on TripAdvisor.
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India's 'human computer,' mathematical genius Shakuntala Devi, dies aged 83

Shakuntala Devi, whose mathematical genius astounded science and brought her considerable celebrity, has died aged 83.
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Passengers cross the tracks at a railway station in Bangalore on February 26, 2013. (Manjunath Kiran/AFP/Getty Images)
Shakuntala Devi, a math genius known known as the "human computer," has died in Bangalore aged 83.
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Man in Australia dies after being bitten by a snake and going running

He thought it was a python so set off on a jog -- the worst thing he could have done.
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A deadly Australia eastern brown snake, which has enough venom to kill 20 adults with a single bite, photographed in Sydney. (WILLIAM WEST/AFP/Getty Images)
A field hockey player bitten by a king brown snake in Australia ran over a mile before collapsing and dropping dead.
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Hair of Austro-Hungarian emperor Franz Joseph sells for $18,000 at auction

A lock of hair belonging to the Austro-Hungarian emperor Franz Joseph has sold at Vienna auction for 13,720 euros or around $18,000.
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The Stefansdom (St Stephan's church) is seen at dusk in Vienna on April 23, 2013. (ALEXANDER KLEIN/AFP/Getty Images)
A lock of hair belonging to the Austro-Hungarian emperor Franz Joseph has sold at Vienna auction for 13,720 euros or around $18,000.
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Monkeys conform to certain diets just like humans, study shows

Researchers in Scotland found that wild vervet monkeys conform to culture-specific behaviors, particulary while eating.
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A new study has shown that monkeys conform to culture-specific eating behaviors when given a choice. (Christof Stache/AFP/Getty Images)
A new study shows that monkeys succumb to peer pressure just like the rest of us.
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Police find giant 4-foot joint at 4/20 rally (VIDEO)

UC Santa Cruz police confiscated a giant joint at a 4/20 rally over the weekend.
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Fast Eddy Aki'a of Hawaii smokes a joint as thousands gathered to celebrate the state's medicinal marijuana laws and collectively light up at 4:20 p.m. in Civic Center Park April 20, 2012 in Denver, Colorado. (Marc Piscotty/Getty Images)
“Dude, you’re a liar. You’re a liar,” a young man next to the officer says. “I can’t wait to see you in court. I can show how you’re harassing me.”
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Thousands of ladybugs released in Mall of America (VIDEO)

Managers at the Mall of America in Bloomington, Minn., released 72,000 ladybugs into the enclosed shopping center this week to protect the mall’s plants.
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A sign outside the Mall of America in Bloomington, Minn. (Mark Erickson/Getty Images)
The mall’s 30,000 live plants, including 400 or so trees, are regularly feasted upon by aphids, and ladybugs eat aphids.
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