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Monday February 16, 2009 Updated12:15 AM PST
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Chemistry Is The Key To Kissing
"Chemistry, look what you've done to me," Donna Summer crooned in the song "Science of Love," and so, it seems, she was right.
PhotosAn Apple From, Not For, The Teacher
Police on Florida's east coast arrested an 18-year-old for stealing a decorative apple from his teacher's desk and refusing to give it back.
Palin's Favorite Store Has To Change Its Name
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's favorite consignment shop has been forced to change its name after she brought the trendy, upscale Anchorage boutique unintended legal problems.
Allegedly Drunk Pair Seek Lift ... From Cops
An allegedly intoxicated couple stopped at a police station in a small Texas town to try to catch a lift home.
Llamas Attend Owner's Funeral In Ohio
A northeast Ohio farmer who died of cancer has been laid to rest with the help of some of the llamas he raised on his farm.
British Boy Reportedly A Father At 13
He's 13. He scarcely looks 10. And according to a British tabloid, he's a father. Baby-faced and only 4 feet tall, the boy, Alfie, was just 12 when he impregnated Chantelle, now 15, The Sun reported.
Well, Was It Anthrax Flavor?
Authorities say the mysterious white powder that prompted evacuations at the Eagle County (Colo.) sheriff's office last month has been identified as instant pudding.
College Coursework For Carnivores
Four college students walk into a smoky restaurant, sit at a table under a blaring TV and order up their classwork for the day -- two slabs of spare ribs dripping with sauce.
CommentWoman's Record Nails Broken In Crash
A Utah woman listed in the Guinness Book of World Records for her long fingernails, has lost them in a car crash.
Man Guilty Of Putting Syringe In Potato Chips
A Colorado man, 35, was sentenced to five years of probation after pleading guilty to tampering with a consumer product.
No Shrapnel At Show And Tell
Officials cleared out a Dallas-area elementary school briefly after a second-grade student brought a deactivated hand grenade for show and tell.
Note To Mobile Junkies: Txtng + Date = :(
Many people who play the love scene have a story — usually a gripe — about texting while dating.
Buy 100 Tacos Or We Kill The Chihuahua!
Police are looking for pranksters in Missouri who hijacked a Taco Bell's drive-through radio signal and used it to shout vulgarities to customers.
S.F. Bank Heist Suspect Leaves A Big Clue
A regular customer at a San Francisco bank was arrested after he allegedly robbed the branch and left his ATM card behind, police said today.
Where Do You Want To Go, Boy? 'Roof!'
Police in North Dakota say they get lots of calls about animals but this one was different: A caller reported a dog on the top of a house.
Wait 8 Years For That 'Bonding Moment'
Police in southwest Florida arrested a man they say let his 8-year-old son drive a van.
Sex Ed Is Usually In Junior High
Authorities say an Ohio fourth-grade teacher had a side job as a prostitute, and even skipped class after using a school computer to arrange an afternoon tryst at a motel.
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