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Blowhard silencer, dead-fish brain science win spoof Nobel prizes

CHICAGO - Psychologists who discovered that leaning to the left makes the Eiffel Tower seem smaller, neuroscientists who found brain activity in a dead salmon, and designers of a device that can silence blowhards are among the winners of Ig Nobel prizes for the oddest and silliest real discoveries.

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Tourist-bashing turns ugly in Berlin

BERLIN - Tourism to Berlin is booming as never before and filling the debt-ridden city's coffers with much-needed cash, but not all Berliners are cheering the influx of visitors.

17 Sep 2012

Publicist sues editor after NY Fashion Week dustup over seats

NEW YORK - Prized seats at celebrity-studded New York Fashion Week are so coveted that a dispute over one allegedly prompted a slap in the face.

13 Sep 2012

Deaf gerbils hear again with human stem cells

LONDON - Scientists have restored hearing to deaf gerbils using human embryonic stem cells in an advance that could eventually help people with an intractable form of deafness caused by nerve damage.

Science, Health 12 Sep 2012

Porn producer to recall DVDs punning on Ben & Jerry's flavors

NEW YORK - A movie studio has agreed to recall pornographic DVDs whose titles and packaging mimic those of Ben & Jerry's ice cream.

Film, 12 Sep 2012

Elephants play truant from Copenhagen circus

COPENHAGEN - Two elephants said goodbye to the circus and took a walk along a Copenhagen street packed with rush-hour traffic on Wednesday, one following the other with trunk linked to tail.

12 Sep 2012

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The last huzzah?

Today, this site freezes in time. You can always revisit it for a little nostalgia, like that old amusement park in the creepy part of town, with all the chains and cobwebs...

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