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            <title><![CDATA[Chef plans dinner with a buzz]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Can a concrete boat float?]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Freezing weather wipes out German flea circus]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Vets save New York City dog that swallowed 111 pennies]]></title>
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