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Death by Vuvuzela? It's Actually Possible

(Sept. 6) -- Soccer fans may have wanted to kill themselves at the 2010 World Cup this summer because of the incessant buzz of those annoying South African vuvuzelas, but who knew the noisy stadium horns could actually kill? According to Spike TV's "1,000 Ways to Die" -- an offbeat series about weird causes of death and...

Fidel Castro: WikiLeaks Proves Osama bin Laden Works for the US Government

(Aug. 27) -- Is Osama bin Laden -- figurehead of al-Qaida and the most wanted terror suspect in the world -- secretly working for the U.S. government? Former Cuban President Fidel Castro thinks so, and he says that WikiLeaks has the proof. Today, Cuba's daily Communist Party newspaper published remarks made by the ailing...

Easter Island Solar Eclipse to Occur During World Cup Final

(July 9) -- For soccer fans on Easter Island this Sunday, it will be a tough choice: Watch the World Cup final? Or gaze up at something that comes around just a tad less often -- a total eclipse of the sun? The last total solar eclipse visible on Easter Island was approximately 1,400 years ago, and tourists have been...

Fark's Weird News Quiz (Drunken Paleontologists Edition)

(July 9) -- Editor's note: How well do you follow weird news? Find out with this strange-news quiz from our obsessive friends at Fark.com. Test your knowledge, and check your answers below. 1. In an effort to offer more creative vacation packages, one French company has added something unusual to the regular mix. What is...

Paul the Octopus Picks Spain in World Cup; Mani the Parakeet Likes the Netherlands [Video]

(July 9) -- The question of who will win Sunday's World Cup final may just boil down to which you trust more, an octopus or a parakeet? The debate as to which animal species serves as a better oracle will soon be decided, however. That's because Paul, a German-bred octopus who has a knack for picking World Cup winners,...

2010 world cup News From the Web

05/22/12 Euro 2012: Who Are the Favorites? Source: Bleacher Report Euro 2012 will see the continent's 16 strongest nations come together this summer, in what is arguably the most difficult to win tournament in football.
05/20/12 Psychic pig to make Euro tips Source: Daily Times - Pakistan A psychic pig is set to take over where Paul the Octopus left off at the 2010 World Cup by predicting the results of matches at the European championships in Ukraine and Poland.
05/18/12 Sty-lish soothsayer: Pig trotted out as Euro 2012... Source: Russia Today The fame of Octopus Paul from the 2010 World Cup put animal oracles the world over on alert.
05/10/12 Video: âLaduma,â a 2010 World Cup documentary Source: The Washington Post - Washington DC "Laduma," a documentary about the 2010 World Cup in South Africa as seen through the eyes of American supporters and a scarred host nation stepping onto the global stage, is being screened in various cities, including Washington on May 24.
05/08/12 Spain eye unique treble as Euro 2012 loom Source: Seven News Ltd Spain will begin as hot favourites to complete an unprecedented treble next month when the European Championship ventures into new territory in Poland and Ukraine.