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Camel pageant is among World Cup's sidelines attractions
ASH-SHHANIYA, Qatar (AP) ??" Like all good pageant contestants, Nazaa'a displayed not only dazzling beauty but also poise and grace.She batted her eyelashes and flashed a toothy smile for the television cameras at the Mzayen World Cup, a pageant held in the Qatari desert about 15 miles (25 kilometers) away from Doha and soccer's World Cup.
Nazaa'a, mind you, is a camel.
Think Westminster Dog Show crossed with the Miss America Pageant, except for, well, camels.
Nazaa'a is a majestic light-haired creature that overcame several preliminary rounds and... Read More
Rat Attack: NYC seeks hands-on leader in anti-rodent fight
NEW YORK (AP) ??" Hate rats? Are you a "somewhat bloodthirsty" New Yorker with excellent communication skills and "a general aura of badassery"? Then you might have what it takes to be the city's new rat czar.Mayor Eric Adams' administration posted a job listing this week seeking someone to lead the city's long-running battle against rats. The official job title is "director of rodent mitigation," although it was promptly dubbed the rat czar. Salary range is $120,000 to $170,000.
"The ideal candidate is highly motivated and somewhat bloodthirsty, determined to look at... Read More
Ripley's Believe It Or Not museum to close in Atlantic City
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) ??" Believe it or not, an iconic part of the Atlantic City Boardwalk is closing soon.The Ripley's Believe It Or Not! museum said Thursday that it will close on Dec. 31 after more than 26 years of tempting Boardwalk strollers with oddities including shrunken heads, mutant animals and models of unbelievably tall or small humans.
The building that houses the museum is an instantly recognizable feature of the Boardwalk. It is designed with a giant globe that appears to have smashed into the front of the building and wedged part of the way inside... Read More
Crunch time: The baguette gets UN world heritage status
PARIS (AP) ??" The humble baguette ??" the crunchy ambassador for French baking around the world ??" is being added to the U.N.'s list of intangible cultural heritage as a cherished tradition to be preserved by humanity.UNESCO experts gathering in Morocco this week decided that the simple French flute ??" made only of flour, water, salt, and yeast ??" deserved United Nations recognition, after France's culture ministry warned of a "continuous decline" in the number of traditional bakeries, with some 400 closing every year over the past half-century.
The U.N. cultural... Read More
Celery stalk in trash, luck, lead to lost wedding rings
WINDHAM, N.H. (AP) ??" A celery stalk sighting and a little luck came together to help a New Hampshire man find his wife's wedding rings in a 20-ton trash trailer, the jewelry wrapped in a napkin he had accidentally thrown away.Kevin Butler had taken the trash to a transfer station in Windham last Wednesday. Unwittingly, he had tossed the napkin into the white trash bag, not realizing his wife had cleaned the rings and wrapped them in the napkin to dry.
Several hours later, he returned and asked for help in finding the rings amid the piles of garbage.
"He... Read More
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