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BURLINGTON, Wis., Dec. 30 (UPI) -- A Wisconsin teen won the Burlington Liars Club contest by saying there are three types of people in the world -- those who can do math and those who can't.

BLACKBURN, England, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- British police Saturday sought clues to the whereabouts of a 5-foot tall emu stolen from a facility that provides animals to people with special needs.

CHINA GROVE, N.C., Dec. 30 (UPI) -- A little North Carolina girl unwrapped a Bratz doll on Christmas morning and found three pounds of pot tucked under the doll's head.

ST. GEORGE, Utah, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- At least two Utah cities are celebrating New Year's Eve a day early to appeal to Mormons who might frown on revelry on Sunday, officials said. "We're just not going to get good enough attendance if we hold it on Sunday," said Marc Mortensen, coordinator

LILLINGTON, N.C., Dec. 30 (UPI) -- Lillington, N.C., police are investigating a Christmas party that reportedly ended when a woman tried to yank off a man's genitals with her hands.

UPI almanac for Saturday, Dec. 30, 2006.

KURASHIKI, Japan, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- A senior municipal official in Japan who has put in only 26 days of work in the last five years is losing his job.

CHELTENHAM, England, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- A British couple have shown that small change can make big changes if you collect enough of it -- it can even pay for a cancer care center.

NEW YORK, Dec. 29 (UPI) -- A New York millionaire has erected a wall through the center of the house he shares with his soon-to-be ex-wife.

ROCKVILLE, Md., Dec. 29 (UPI) -- No one was injured and no equipment was damaged when a sports car crashed into a busy dry cleaner in Rockville, Md.

MUNICH, Germany, Dec. 29 (UPI) -- The largest ship ever built out of Lego blocks may not be as large as the real thing but a German enthusiast's scale model of an aircraft carrier is still big.

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VENICE, Italy, Dec. 29 (UPI) -- A police officer in Venice, Italy, reportedly has been fired for cross-dressing in public while off duty.

GORIZIA, Italy, Dec. 29 (UPI) -- A study of the game of chess by Renaissance mathematician Luca Pacioli has been discovered in northern Italy after it was feared lost.

ROSWELL, N.M., Dec. 29 (UPI) -- The planning director for the city of Roswell, N.M., says the possibility of an extra-terrestrial themed amusement part in the city is "looking very positive."