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Man seeks to marry painting of pretty girl (weirdwebtoday)
A Polish art lover finally brushed aside his 10-year quest to find the pretty brown-haired girl in one of the portraits in his collection and decided to marry the painting instead.

Wine for "mommy" sets off trademark fight (Philadelphia's WB 17)
Rival wine sellers targeting overworked mothers are fighting over use of the word "Mommy" on their wine labels, according to a lawsuit filed in San Francisco federal court.

Child caught after falling four floors (WLUK-TV Green Bay)
A concerned citizen who spotted a toddler clinging to a fourth-floor balcony of an Orlando-area hotel managed to catch the child, who was not injured.

Wet, salty cat found in NYC; did it swim from NJ?
Wet, salty cat found in NYC; did it swim from NJ? (KVAL-TV Eugene)
Did a calico cat from New Jersey swim across New York Harbor? The mystery surrounds a white, orange and black feline that arrived last weekend on Governors Island in New York.

Connecticut man charged after dumping $200 worth of gas (Boston Herald)
Maybe he just didn't get the math. Police say a Connecticut man poured about $200 worth of gasoline onto a city street then went to a scrap metal yard and tried to sell the empty container worth $60. Emilio Valentine of Bridgeport was charged Tuesday with illegally dumping hazardous material.

Going in style: Toilet costs $6,390 (KXAN-TV Austin)
Toilet aficionados, look no further. A Wisconsin company is promising you "a figment of beauty and geometry" with piano music, feet warmers and a slew of other amenities - if you're willing to flush out nearly $6,400. Kohler Co.

Senator questions Apple CEO about hidden iOS location tracking file (examiner)
As the furball around a recently publicized hidden iOS location tracking file continues to expand, a senator has sent a letter to Apple CEO Steve Jobs, asking about the file and why it is unencrypted. At the same time, it seems the discovery is not a discovery after all.

Lance Chaney grabs hold of one of the triplet calves that one of his Angus cows delivered
Lance Chaney grabs hold of one of the triplet calves that one of his Angus cows delivered (WTNH)
Cow-a-bunga! A black Angus cow in Montana is the proud mother of triplet calves.

Chinese dogs saved from cooking pot (abc.au)
Hundreds of dogs being trucked to Chinese restaurants were spared after about 200 animal lovers mobilised to stop them ending up on dinner tables, state-run media said.

Oops! Bus crushes team's trophy (WOTV)
Real Madrid waited 18 years to win back the Copa del Rey trophy - only to drop the cup and watch it get crushed under the wheels of a bus.

Luxury toilet costs $6,390 (emirates247)
Kohler Co. is preparing to release its high-end Numi toilet this fall. Toilet aficionados, look no further.

Robots search for tsunami victims (adelaidenow.au)
TWO underwater robots operated by a joint US-Japanese team have searched a bay in northeast Japan for bodies of victims swept away by a tsunami nearly six weeks ago, officials said today.

Largest Fossil Spider Found in Volcanic Ash (news.yahoo)
The largest fossil spider uncovered to date once ensnared prey back in the age of dinosaurs, scientists find.

Gut bacteria divide people into three categories (nytimes)
In the early 1900s, scientists discovered that each person belonged to one of four blood types. Now they have discovered a new way to classify humanity: by bacteria.

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