Gebrselassie’s Olympic 10,000m qualifying bid commands the spotlight in Hengelo – PREVIEW – IAAF World Challenge

Source: International Assn. of Athletics Federations

Hengelo, The Netherlands - Haile Gebrselassie and the eastern Dutch city of Hengelo have a special and strong bond. In Sunday’s 30th edition of the Fanny Blankers-Koen Games, an IAAF World Challenge meeting, the famous Ethiopian hopes to qu ...
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Ukulele teacher connects Chicago to Hawaii

Source: Chicago Tribune

One thing you might want to learn before you attend the world's largest ukulele lesson is how to say ukulele. It's not yuke-a-lay-lee. In the throaty voice of Lanialoha Lee, it's ooo-ka-leh-leh. The first is flat and hard, th ...
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JACK WHITE ANGRY AT GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS

Source: 90.5 The Night

NEW YORK (AP) – If you saw The White Stripes documentary “Under Great White Northern Lights,” you saw their one-note concert. Jack White tells Interview magazine he contacted the Guinness World Records to get certified for world’s shortest concert. He sa ...
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Source: The Hindu

If your fingers are always flitting across your cell keypad you should be celebrating — it's 20 years since the world's first SMS was sent It used to be a soap dish with an antenna, with monotone alerts and ringtones… maybe an added ...
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London 2012: why feeding Phelps and Bolt is an Olympian feat

Source: Guardian Unlimited

Bolt and Phelps are among the athletes expected to consume more than a million meals during the Olympics and Paralympics as part of what has been described as the biggest catering operation in peacetime. The competitors are expected to eat 25,000 loave ...
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Exclusive: Flo Rida's brand new single Whistle: video

Source: Times Live South Africa

The album, featuring songs like the title track featuring Australian vocalist Sia, Good Feeling and the newest single Whistle, arrives in stores and online June 25. The Miami-based rapper Flo Rida burst onto the scene in 2007 with Low (Feat. T ...
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Watch: Flaming Lips’ Wayne Coyne Talks Twitter

Source: mediabistro.com

The Flaming Lips are known for pushing the boundaries of time and space with their music. Lead singer Wayne Coyne stopped in New York on his way to a 24-hour bus tour from Memphis to New Orleans for MTV’s O M ...
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Solar Car Being Pulled For Over 295 Miles

Source: HybridCars.com

Marcelo da Luz pulls his XOF1solar car over 295 miles by hand, issuing a 28-day challenge for everyone to “Pull for the environment.” Why attempt this crazy feat to pull a solar car? Marcelo wants to motivate ordinary ...
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Doe! Oldest deer in the world dies aged 21 after long life attributed to her love of Polo mints

Source: Daily Mail - UK

The oldest deer in the world has died aged 21 after exceeding the average life expectancy by seven years. Holly, whose incredible longevity was attributed to her love of Polo mints, passed away in her sleep at Mountfitchet C ...
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