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DO THE HARLEM SHAKEThe Harlem shake is, in the words of YouTube, the biggest web video trend of the month. More than 12,000 people have uploaded videos of themselves attempting the dance meme online. Here it is being attempted by a swim team:
BADLY DONE JOBSYou know that thing when you give someone one task to do, and they get it wrong? Hadonejob.com collects examples of just that.
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RUSSIAN METEORA ten tonne meteorite "flared spectacularly in the sky" then exploded above Russia's Ural Mountains, reportedly injuring almost 1,000 people. The explosion shook houses and blew out windows. See a video of it below:
APOCALYPSE, HOW?The Canadian parliament debated an important issue on Wednesday - how prepared is the county for a zombie invasion?
RAPPIN’ FOR JESUSA middle-aged white American pastor Jim Colerick and his wife, Mary Sue, have become internet starlets after a video called Rappin' for Jesus was uploaded to YouTube:
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October 19 editorial cartoonsCartoons Sunday's editorial cartoons include Pete Hegseth and the press, an absence of government, and George Washington crossing the Delaware
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A little-visited Indian Ocean archipelagoThe Week Recommends The paradise of the Union of the Comoros features beautiful beaches, colourful coral reefs and lush forests
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AI: is the bubble about to burst?In the Spotlight Stock market ever-more reliant on tech stocks whose value relies on assumptions of continued growth and easy financing
