Identical twins set to marry identical twins
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Two pairs of identical twins are set to be married, after Jeremy and Josh Salyers asked Briana and Brittany Deane to marry them during a trip to Twin Lakes State Park in Virginia. The couples reportedly met at the annual Twin Days Festival in Twinsburg, Ohio, in August last year.
KFC now hit with ‘critical gravy shortage’
KFC outlets across the UK are now facing a critical shortage of gravy, following further issues with its new delivery firm. Hundreds of KFC restaurants were closed earlier this month when a problem with its supply chain left the outlets without any chicken.
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Man loses thousands in online monkey scam
A Michigan man has gone public with the story of how he was scammed out of nearly £4,500 while trying to buy a monkey online. Don Abrego was tricked into sending more than 20 Amazon gift cards to cover fake expenses for the monkey, even though staff at the shop where he bought them warned him he was being scammed.
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