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A martial arts enthusiast pulls a vehicle with a rope connected to his eye sockets during a performance in Hefei, Anhui province November 30, 2009. REUTERS/China Daily

Strange and unusual

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    Love at first bite?

    JERUSALEM
    Thu Apr 19, 2007 9:37am EDT
    A couple kisses in front of a bonfire in this 2005 file photo. An Israeli woman accidentally bit off part of her boyfriend's tongue during a heated French kiss, an Israeli hospital that reattached the tongue said Thursday. REUTERS/Stringer

    JERUSALEM (Reuters) - An Israeli woman accidentally bit off part of her boyfriend's tongue during a heated French kiss, an Israeli hospital that reattached the tongue said Thursday.

    Oddly Enough

    Nahariya Hospital said in a statement the man, injured while "passionately kissing his girlfriend," was discharged after the operation and advised to sip iced drinks and "avoid wet kisses" until the stitched wound healed.
    Oddly Enough


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      "There will be times when nations...will find the use of force not only necessary but morally justified."

      President Barack Obama,
      during his acceptance speech for the Nobel Peace Prize
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