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Dolly Parton Named One of the Hottest Women of All Time
Dolly Parton is the lone country music beauty to find her way on to Men’s Health’s list of the 100 Hottest Women of All Time. The country queen comes in at No. 92 — just a smidgen hotter than singer Linda Ronstadt, but quite as hot as ’70s actress Susan George.
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Egyptian Authorities Close Pyramid Amidst Reports of Mysterious 11/11/11 Rituals
The antiquities authority in Egypt closed down the pyramid of Khufu, known as Cheops, the largest pyramid in the Giza Necropolis, after rumors surfaced about groups attempting to hold spiritual ceremonies there to mark the rare 11/11/11 date.
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Hillbilly Hollywood Hoedown [AUDIO]
Dr. Conrad Murray found guilty in the death of Michael Jackson. And apparently 46% of doctors have used Google or Yahoo to diagnose their patients' symptoms. Here is what we are gabbing about today...
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National Geographic Explains How We Got to Seven Billion People [VIDEO]
Recently, the world welcomed its seven-billionth person. But what does it all mean?
In a stylish video titled ‘World Population: A National Geographic Tour,’ the nature magazine stalwart puts things in perspective with tidbits about how many people are born and how many die every second of every day, the average human lifespan, and the growing popularity of “mega-cities.”
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Manly Men Making Meals
So believe it or not, today marks "National Men Make Dinner Day". I'm curious to know ladies, if it doesn't involve tongs and a barbeque grill, what exactly can your man make?
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Pilot Makes Harrowing Emergency Landing Without Wheels [VIDEO]
Warning: If you have a fear of flying, this video definitely won’t help. A Boeing 767 made an emergency landing in Warsaw, Poland yesterday after its landing gear failed to extend due to a hydraulic problem.
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UPDATE: Libyan Dictator Muammar Gadhafi Killed by Rebels in Sirte
Former Libyan dictator Muammar Gadhafi, who’s been in hiding since August when a NATO-backed rebel force seized his headquarters in Tripoli, was killed on Thursday after rebels stormed his hometown of Sirte, where the last remnants of troops loyal to him were hiding. He was 69 years old.
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Is Muammar Gadhafi Dead? [GRAPHIC PHOTO]
According to media outlets, Libyan officials are announcing the death of former Libyan dictator Muammar Gadhafi by wounds suffered when an eight-month-old revolution effort overran his hometown of Sirte.
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Susan Sarandon Calls Pope a ‘Nazi,’ Catholic League Fires Back
Actress Susan Sarandon is under fire from the Catholic League after calling Pope Benedict XVI a “Nazi” during a recent interview.
When telling filmmaker Bob Balaban about sending the pope a copy of the book ‘Dead Men Walking,’ which inspired the film for which she won a 1995 Oscar, she said she meant Pope John Paul II and “not this Nazi one we have now.”
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British School Bans Students from Wearing Makeup
If you think girls these days just grow up too darned fast, you’ll like this.
Shelley College, a secondary school in Britain, thought its female students were painting themselves a little too heavily and spending too much time primping in the bathrooms, so officials banned anyone 16 and younger from wearing cosmetics.
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Americans Are the Coolest People on the Planet, Says the Rest of the World
A survey of 30,000 people in 15 nations by the social networking site Badoo.com has found that America ranks as the world’s “coolest nationality.”
Other countries singled out for their hip nature were Brazil (second coolest overall) and Spain (coolest in Europe.) Belgium edged out Poland for least coolest nationality status.