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document.write('<p class="rss-title"><a class="rss-title" href="http://www.redorbit.com" target="_blank">RedOrbit News - Oddities</a><br /><span class="rss-item">Oddities</span></p>');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.redorbit.com/news/oddities/1790884/imaginary_products_could_save_holiday_shoppers_a_bundle/index.html?source=r_oddities" title="THOUSAND OAKS, Calif., Nov...." target="_blank">Imaginary Products Could Save Holiday Shoppers A Bundle</a><br />');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.redorbit.com/news/oddities/1788922/awardwinning_film_scores_big_on_youtube/index.html?source=r_oddities" title="LOS ANGELES, Nov...." target="_blank">Award-Winning Film Scores Big on YouTube</a><br />');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.redorbit.com/news/oddities/1773873/ladybugs_come_out_in_massive_numbers/index.html?source=r_oddities" title="Swarms of ladybugs are causing problems for many Americans this season, and even pest control workers are not immune to being bugged.&amp;quot;Every night when I get home and it\'s dark, I turn on the lights and I have them to greet me...." target="_blank">Ladybugs Come Out In Massive Numbers</a><br />');
document.write('Swarms of ladybugs are causing problems for many Americans this season, and even pest control workers are not immune to being bugged.&quot;Every night when I get home and it\'s dark, I turn on the lights and I have them to greet me.');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.redorbit.com/news/oddities/1818983/woman_saves_man_via_webcam/index.html?source=r_oddities" title="Police said Wednesday that a women viewing a tourist webcam in northern Germany spotted a man that was lost on the frozen North Sea and probably saved his life by alerting authorities...." target="_blank">Woman Saves Man Via Webcam</a><br />');
document.write('Police said Wednesday that a women viewing a tourist webcam in northern Germany spotted a man that was lost on the frozen North Sea and probably saved his life by alerting authorities.');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.redorbit.com/news/oddities/1818789/edible_insects_being_grown_in_costa_rica/index.html?source=r_oddities" title="Insects, a popular delicacy in many parts of the world, are getting a culinary makeover in one Central American city, where scientists are ?growing? insects that will be tailored for human consumption...." target="_blank">Edible Insects Being \'Grown\' In Costa Rica</a><br />');
document.write('Insects, a popular delicacy in many parts of the world, are getting a culinary makeover in one Central American city, where scientists are ?growing? insects that will be tailored for human consumption.');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.redorbit.com/news/oddities/1818286/young_girl_sells_virginity_to_pay_for_college/index.html?source=r_oddities" title="On Wednesday, a New Zealand girl accepted an offer to sleep with a stranger after auctioning off her virginity to help pay for college. The 19-year-old sold her virginity to the highest bidder in an online auction on the ineed.co.nz website, which saw ove..." target="_blank">Young Girl Sells Virginity To Pay For College</a><br />');
document.write('On Wednesday, a New Zealand girl accepted an offer to sleep with a stranger after auctioning off her virginity to help pay for college. The 19-year-old sold her virginity to the highest bidder in an online auction on the ineed.co.nz website, which saw over 1,200 bids.');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.redorbit.com/news/oddities/1812130/llamas_could_play_role_in_war_on_terror/index.html?source=r_oddities" title="The finding may lead to improved techniques for testing water and food supplies should botulinin neurotoxins be used as a bioterrorism weaponScientists at the Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research (SFBR) have for the first time developed a highly s..." target="_blank">Llamas Could Play Role In War On Terror</a><br />');
document.write('The finding may lead to improved techniques for testing water and food supplies should botulinin neurotoxins be used as a bioterrorism weaponScientists at the Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research (SFBR) have for the first time developed a highly sensitive means of detecting the seven types of botulinum neurotoxins (BoNTs) simultaneously.The BoNT-detecting substances are antibodies -- proteins made by the body to fight diseases -- found in llamas.');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.redorbit.com/news/oddities/1809381/the_mystery_of_duckbilled_platypus_venom/index.html?source=r_oddities" title="Image Caption: Despite its cuddly look, the male duck-billed platypus has stingers on its hind limbs that can deliver a painful venom. Scientists are unraveling its chemical composition. Credit: Wikimedia Commons..." target="_blank">The Mystery Of Duck-Billed Platypus Venom</a><br />');
document.write('Image Caption: Despite its cuddly look, the male duck-billed platypus has stingers on its hind limbs that can deliver a painful venom. Scientists are unraveling its chemical composition. Credit: Wikimedia Commons');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.redorbit.com/news/oddities/1797776/lottay_documents_gift_giving_gone_wrong/index.html?source=r_oddities" title="Lottay, the online gift-giving company, today launched MyWorstGiftEver.com, a website that documents gift giving gone wrong and reveals the gifts to avoid this holiday shopping season. Top gifting failures to date include a Chia Pet donkey, men\'s bow tie..." target="_blank">Lottay Documents Gift Giving Gone Wrong</a><br />');
document.write('Lottay, the online gift-giving company, today launched MyWorstGiftEver.com, a website that documents gift giving gone wrong and reveals the gifts to avoid this holiday shopping season. Top gifting failures to date include a Chia Pet donkey, men\'s bow tie g-string, and faux wooden art. Users are invited to share their own &quot;giftastrophes&quot; by submitting photos and descriptions to worstgift@lottay.com.&quot;MyWorstGiftEver.com is equal parts PSA, OMG and WTF,&quot; said Harry Lin, CEO of Lottay. &quot;There\'s a certain, rubber-necking quality to MyWorstGiftEver.com. I mean, how many wish lists include the Chia Pet\'s distant relative, the Chia Obama? Or a pair of long-handled toe nail trimmers? Not many. People can give better, and that\'s what Lottay helps them do.&quot;Visitors to MyWorstGiftEver.com will find an array of very bad gifts, submitted by people from across the world who are willing to anonymously share their misfortune. People can also vote for which gift they think should top the list of worst &quot;giftastrophes&quot; ever. Users are encouraged to send photos and descriptions of their own worst-gift candidates to worstgift@lottay.com. By establishing an unofficial &quot;don\'t give&quot; list, Lottay hopes to improve the 2009 holiday gift-giving experience.People seeking a more satisfying gifting experience may consider the &quot;most wished for&quot; items from Lottay\'s 1,000-wish survey, including the Nintendo Wii and Wii games and accessories, cash and travel to France, Disneyland and Las Vegas. Or users can come up with their own creative, thoughtful gifts which they can give in the form of cash wrapped in Lottay\'s e-greeting cards, personalized messages, images and pictures, and then delivered safely and securely via PayPal.For a social snapshot of online gift giving worldwide, people can also visit Our Wishing Wall, http://www.OurWishingWall.com, which prompts people to create wish lists that reflect what they really want for the holidays and other gifting occasions.For more information on Lottay, please visit www.lottay.com. To get breaking Lottay news and additional perspectives, visit and subscribe to Lottay RSS blog feeds at http://hintsdontwork.blogspot.com. Follow Lottay on Twitter at @GiveGiftsOnline, and visit the Facebook fan page at http://www.facebook.com/LottayInc.Additional ResourcesLottay website: http://www.lottay.comLottay blog: http://hintsdontwork.blogspot.comLottay on Twitter: @GiveGiftsOnlineLottay Facebook fan page: http://www.facebook.com/LottayIncAbout Lottay');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://www.redorbit.com/news/oddities/1782488/doityourself_botox_theres_an_app_for_that/index.html?source=r_oddities" title="SANTA MONICA, Calif., Nov. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Five in 5 (http://www.fivein5.com/), an iPhone app just released in the App store, is a do-it-yourself video tutorial that teaches users to tone, tighten and firm their face using their own two hands...." target="_blank">Do-It-Yourself Botox? There\'s an App for That!</a><br />');
document.write('SANTA MONICA, Calif., Nov. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Five in 5 (http://www.fivein5.com/), an iPhone app just released in the App store, is a do-it-yourself video tutorial that teaches users to tone, tighten and firm their face using their own two hands.');
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