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If two cars are better than one, then one car made of two or more cars has to be even better, right? With the help of our own Dr. Frankenstiens we've collected 20 extreme examples of weird-yet-cool frankencars.

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Want to stop smoking for the New Year? You know the pitch. Youve tried the patch. Time to send in the pooch.

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The winner of Tourism Queensland's 'Best Job in the World' - Hamilton Island caretaker Ben Southall - has been stung by a potentially deadly irukandji jellyfish.

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Stuffing squid skin - or if you want to get specific, cuttlefish skin - with rice or grains then leaving them in the sun to dry is all the manufacturing needed to create these vessels. Considering squid is still plentiful in the oceans, the source for the material is somewhat sustainable as well. Plus, the bottles are recyclable. Or rather...they'r

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Of all the biographical details that have emerged about the Nigerian man who allegedly tried to blow up a Northwest Airlines jet on Christmas, perhaps the least surprising -- at least to those who study these things -- is what he studied in college.

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Christmas is a difficult time for the lonely, but in Africa to be alone is abnormal. We British should learn from them. A student friend from Ghana tells me that the first time she felt lonely was when she came to London. She is not the first African to have told me that. Africans arriving in Europe are shocked that we do not greet family....

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ABC News, in collaboration with MedPage Today, reached out to more More than 125 experts in various fields and specialties responded. Their suggestions were then sent to the American Association for the History of Medicine, which narrowed the pool down to an authoritative list of 10 medical advances this decade that have had the most impact.

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Safe Drinking Water Act - Protecting America's Public Health

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Kabul 40 years ago vs. Kabul today.

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Last Monday was December 21st - the Winter Solstice, or the shortest day of the year (in the Northern Hemisphere). Collected here are a handful of recent photographs of these snowy days for those of us in the north.

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It's not as dangerous as a Tesla Coil tree, but imagine 1,000 full Heineken beer bottles raining down on your head. I hope the creators of this giant sculpture in Shanghai, China, used superglue

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Believe it or not, this is the Burj Dubai. The very end of it, the top of its antenna tickling the sky. It's just a tiny part of this brain-imploding 2.3 gigapixel photo of the largest skyscraper in the world.

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The development and launch of the current R35 Nissan GT-R was an epic achievement for the Japanese automaker. After all, Nissan was able design and engineer a sports car capable of outperforming exotic supercars with pricetags twice as high or more, as well as make it seat four adults in relative...

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My friend, a custodian, drew this on the chalkboard in a 4th grade classroom one evening. All the kids then knew who the coolest janitor ever was.

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Holiday season 2009 is set to be a record breaking year for American households celebrating Festivus. That being said, though most Festivus celebrants are familiar with the Airing Of Grievances and The Feats Of Strength, most are unaware of the proscribed food traditions of Festivus.

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Ford has agreed to sell Swedish carmaker Volvo to China's Geely and expects the deal to be completed early 2010.

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Despite the flashy marketing claims and convincing Internet buzz, many of these products deliver far less than they promise. Either the science behind them is weak, nutritionists warn, or their steep price tag is simply not worth what you get in return.

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Find public records & vital records. Access public records like birth, death, marriage, divorce, court,...However, even though it's a fantastic product it isn't the

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Follow this handy flowchart to sweet bliss.

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Elevated dental plaque acid is a risk factor that contributes to cavities in children. But eating bran flakes with raisins containing no added sugar does not promote more acid in dental plaque than bran flakes alone, according to new research.

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