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Boing BoingAirmile hackers figured out that they could buy dollar coins (free shipping!) from the US Mint, using credit cards that gave them airmiles for purchases. Then they took the dollar coins straight to the bank and deposited them, paying off the credit card bills before any interest was incurred. ...
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Narc on Your Boss, Get Cool Cash | Threat Level | Wired.comIt’s that time of year again, when bankers can expect those five- and six-figure bonuses. But if you didn’t become rich off the financial bailout, here’s another way to take advantage of The Man — this man being your boss, of course. Just rat him/her out to the Business Software Alliance for ...
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London commuters "psyche up" for the underground - Yahoo! NewsLondon's underground train system suffers from so much overcrowding that passengers have to "psyche" themselves up to cope with the stress of using it, according to a report on Tuesday. A survey by the London Assembly's Transport Committee found that 80 percent of travellers endured ...
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French-honoured writer wins British bad sex prize - Yahoo! NewsFranco-American author Jonathan Littell has won the Bad Sex In Fiction Award for a book that had previously scooped France's top literary award. "The Kindly Ones", a World War II saga originally published in French under the title "Les Bienveillantes", won the Prix Goncourt in 2006 but it was ...
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Gang accused of killing to sell human fat - Yahoo! NewsPeruvian police said on Thursday they had broken up a gang that allegedly killed dozens of people and sold their fat to buyers who used it to make cosmetics. Four Peruvians were arrested on suspicion of kidnapping, murder and trafficking in human fat. The group stored the fat it collected in ...
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Arsenal's Robin van Persie to soothe ankle pains with placenta massage | Football | guardian.co.ukRobin van Persie intends to do everything he can to get back into action for Arsenal as soon as possible – and will travel to Serbia for radical medical treatment that involves a massage using fluid from a placenta.
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NC school sells test points for $20 to raise money - Yahoo! NewsA middle school in North Carolina is selling test scores to students in a bid to raise money. The News & Observer of Raleigh reported Wednesday that a parent advisory council at Rosewood Middle School in Goldsboro come up with the fundraising plan after last year's chocolate sale flopped. The ...
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Villagers confine rare turtle, say it is God - Yahoo! NewsHundreds of poor Hindu villagers in eastern India have refused to hand over a rare turtle to authorities, saying it is an incarnation of God, officials said on Tuesday. Villagers chanting hymns and carrying garlands, bowls of rice and fruits are pouring in from remote villages to a temple in ...
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Noisy British lover loses sex appeal - Yahoo! NewsA British woman lost her appeal Tuesday against a ban on her noisy sex sessions, after a court heard how her marathon romps that kept neighbours awake sounded like someone being murdered. Caroline and Steve Cartwright's "howling" lovemaking sounded "unnatural", "hysterical" and "like they are ...
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Give pees a chance student may face jail | U.S. | ReutersA university student who was photographed urinating over a war memorial was warned on Wednesday that he could be jailed for the "disgusting act." Philip Laing, 19, was charged by police after the picture, which showed him urinating on a poppy wreath following a drinking session in the center of ...
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