A female skier once buried alive by an avalanche returned to the same Serbian slope to marry the man who rescued her. Which is odd: usually it's after marriage you find yourself in way over your head.

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An British company that turns elephant dung into paper claims it's ideal for greeting cards. Yep; nothing says love like "Roses are red, this Valentine is poo.
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A Scrabble player was once kicked out of the U.S. national championship for hiding wild-card tiles. When asked to explain himself, he drew a blank.

 I heard Toronto lost a game this week 20-6. Did the CFL season start while I wasn’t looking?

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Cafe 3.440 is a restaurant set 3,400 metres (11,000 ft.) up the Alps in Austria's Wildspitze Mountain ski resort. It's said to have great food but not much atmosphere.

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Eight years ago, why did Canada delay taking the penny out of circulation from November (as originally planned) to February?
a) Retailers said it would kill holiday sales;
b) CFL players said it would kill Grey Cup bonuses.

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A few NFL scores from week 1: 

Patriots 21, Dolphins 11; 

Saints 34, Buccaneers 23;

Belichick 1, Brady 0.

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Police in Devon, England, were looking for a transit passenger who caused $316 damage to a leather seat — by eating part of it. Puts a whole new spin on bus fare.

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The Raptors set a franchise record with 18 turnovers — 18! — in losing game 7 to the Celtics. Much of the night they were bum Raps.

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Sorry Houston Texans: 20 points wasn't enough to beat the Chiefs on Thursday Night. And it wouldn't have been enough to beat the Atlanta Braves, who scored 29 on Wednesday.

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What's with Brits calling Roger Bannister 'Sir?' In Canada our best runners are referred to as 'wanted' or 'at large.'


ROGER BANNISTER: FIRST TO MILE IN UNDER FOUR MINUTES

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SPORTS DEKE REPRISE
South African gold medallist Cameron van der Burgh admitted to cheating in the 100-metre breaststroke by kicking more than allowed at the start. That's dirty pool.

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Is there a better name for a shot putter than Canada's Dylan Armstrong?