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Scientists turn into virtual body snatchers

Shaking hands with yourself is an amusing out-of-body experience. The illusion of having your stomach slashed with a knife, not so much. Both sensations, however, can feel real in a Swedish body-swapping experiment. Full story

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White House rejects impeachment ornament

Message in bottle found after 4 decades

Man: God ordered me to ram vehicle

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Cops: College adviser ran prostitute raffle

Deer gets revenge after hunter shoots him

Fowl foul: Thanksgiving dinner stolen

Cop shoots himself after gun-safety lesson

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Great tennis balls of fire!
Dec. 2: By dousing an ordinary tennis ball in lighter fluid and setting it alight, an Internet video shows children turning one of the world’s most genteel sports into one of the most dangerous.

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Runaway run over

Politician is no chairman

Football player kicks off game in a fog

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Cat lost in Yellowstone returned to Texas family

Man gets birthday card from former teacher

Family thanks staff with surprise bonuses

Rare turtle survives close call with soup pot

Neighbors rally, pay man's $3,000 water bill

Salvation Army bell ringer gets diamond

Broken butterfly gets mended, and ride south

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Workplace porn on the rise

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Mommy, where did your head go?

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