Alexander BesantApril 29, 2013 18:37

Somalia to receive international mail once again

Reuters reported that the war torn country struck a deal with the United Nations' Universal Postal Union (UPU) to reconnect itself to the world once again via snail mail.

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A Somali woman reacts on March 18, 2013 near the site of a car bomb in central Mogadishu. Despite bouts of unrest, Somalia has shown signs of stability recently and last week the Universal Postal Union signed a deal that would see international mail return after 22 years. (Mohamed Abdiwahab/AFP/Getty Images)

After a 22-year hiatus, Somalia's postal service will once again be accepting international mail.

Alexander BesantApril 29, 2013 16:57

Old McDonald's burger looks the same after 14 years in a coat pocket (VIDEO)

Utah native David Whipple claims that his McDonald's burger has survived intact for 14 years and looks about the same as it did when he bought it

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A McDonald's burger survived 14 years in a man's coat pocket and looks pretty much the same as it always did. (Youtube/Screengrab)

A McDonald's burger survived 14 years in a coat pocket and looks pretty much the same as it always did.

Allison JacksonApril 29, 2013 15:41

Holocaust survivor Roman Blum leaves behind $40 million estate but no heirs to the fortune

New York State could receive a $40 million windfall after a successful real estate developer failed to leave behind a will.

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A teller displays $100 notes at a moneychanger in Jakarta on May 30, 2012. (AFP/Getty Images)

“He was a very smart man but he died like an idiot,” Paul Skurka, a fellow Holocaust survivor and friend, told the Times.

Talia RalphApril 29, 2013 13:40

Virgin Galactic's commercial spaceship makes history with first test flight

Virgin Galactica's spaceship for tourists has taken its first powered flight over the Mojave desert.

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SpaceShipTwo (Virgin Galactic/Screengrab)

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Virgin Galactic made history (and space nerds' days) Monday when it sent its commercial spaceship on its first powered test flight over the Mojave desert.

Jill LangloisApril 29, 2013 11:28

Mother forces 14-year-old daughter to get pregnant

A British judge said a mother desperate for another child forced her 14-year-old daughter to get pregnant using syringes of donor sperm purchased over the internet.

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A mother forced her 14-year-old daughter to get pregnant via donor sperm from the internet after she was denied a fourth adoption. (Loic Venance/AFP/Getty Images)

"[I have] an abiding sense of disbelief that a parent could behave in such a wicked and selfish way towards a vulnerable child," said High Court judge Peter Jackson.

Jill LangloisApril 29, 2013 09:24

Arm lifts: Is the latest American plastic surgery trend inspired by Michelle Obama's toned biceps?

Arm lifts are on the rise in the US, with more than 15,000 women getting the plastic surgery last year, and some say Michelle Obama's toned biceps are the cause.

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Do you envy the first lady's toned upper arms? Thousands of American women do, and they got them without the pushups after going under the knife for arm lift surgery. (Charles Dharapak/AFP/Getty Images)

The ASPS cited a recent poll that suggested "women most admire the arms of first lady Michelle Obama, followed closely by Jennifer Aniston."

Amy SilversteinApril 29, 2013 05:58

Earth permanently deformed by earthquakes, new research shows

Earthquakes can leave permanent cracks in the planet.

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A resident warms himself up with a fire amid debris left by the waves generated by a major earthquake, in the surfing community of Pichilemu, Chile, March 1, 2010. (Mariana Bazo/Reuters)

"I still remember feeling blown away — never seen anything like them in my 40 years as a geologist — and also perplexed."

Allison JacksonApril 28, 2013 13:41

Oldest man in Saudi Arabia dead at 120

The man left behind 24 children and 447 grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

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Saudi Arabian men wait outside the Masmak Palace to show allegiance to the kingdom's new Crown Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz in Riyadh on June 23, 2012. (AFP/Getty Images)

His eldest son is aged 98 and his eldest grandson is 65, but it was not clear from the reports if they were the oldest of Sheikh Awad’s many offspring.

Freya PetersenApril 28, 2013 08:04

Japan's Crown Princess Masako departs on first official visit since being diagnosed with stress disorder

Japan's Crown Princess Masako is on her first official overseas trip since she became ill with "stress" a decade ago.

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Japanese Crown Prince Naruhito (R) and Crown Princess Masako (L) board their flight at Tokyo's Haneda airport on April 28, 2013. (KAZUHIRO NOGI/AFP/Getty Images)

Japan's Crown Princess Masako is on her first official overseas trip since she became ill with "stress" a decade ago.

Alexander BesantApril 26, 2013 19:48

John Boehner's daughter to marry a pot-smoking, dreadlocked Jamaican rasta man

Lakhan is a Jamaica-born, dreadlocked Rastafarian who has been in trouble with police over marijuana possession.

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House Speaker John Boehner's daughter is marrying a pot-smoking, dreadlocked Jamaican construction worker in two weeks. (Wikipedia/Wikimedia commons)

House Speaker John Boehner's daughter is marrying a pot-smoking, dreadlocked Jamaican construction worker in two weeks.