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BEIJING, July 10 (UPI) -- A woman with two cages full of grasshoppers was put off a bus in China because other passengers could not stand the large insects' serenade, the driver said.
BEIJING, July 10 (UPI) -- A barber shop in China has taken customer service to a new level by letting clients determine the price of their haircuts.
NEW YORK, July 9 (UPI) -- New words added to the Merriam-Webster Collegiate dictionary show the influence of the Internet and globalization on U.S. English, its publishers said.
DETROIT, July 9 (UPI) -- A well-dressed Detroit panhandler says his silk suits and London Fog trench coat, all obtained for free from a Catholic church, help him make money.
WINNIPEG, Manitoba, July 9 (UPI) -- Convenience store chain 7-Eleven has named Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, the Slurpee Capital of the World for the 10th consecutive year.
LOS ANGELES, July 9 (UPI) -- A TV ad by a group advocating the legalization and taxation of marijuana in California will not be run by some broadcast networks, the group said.
Burger King apologizes to Hindus for ad ... Man learns strip club a bad pick-up joint ... Singer's revenge on United: A hit song ... Okapi born in Denver Zoo ... UPI Quirks in the News.
MADRID, July 9 (UPI) -- Fast food chain Burger King has apologized to Hindus for an ad run in Spain that depicted an Indian goddess with a beef burger, which the religion forbids.
DENVER, July 9 (UPI) -- The Denver Zoo has welcomed its fifth baby okapi, the first of the species to be delivered at the zoo since December 2007.
CHICAGO HEIGHTS, Ill., July 9 (UPI) -- Police say a 50-year-old man should not have become close to a woman he met in a strip club in Chicago Heights, Ill., given she allegedly stole from him.
CHICAGO, July 9 (UPI) -- The auctioneer handling the sale of the old Chicago Main Post Office says he is hoping for an opening bid of at least $300,000 for the property.
NEWTON, Mass., July 9 (UPI) -- A company in Newton, Mass., says its new Sleep Coach will help insomniacs finally count some sheep through the use of a sleep monitoring system.
CHICAGO, July 9 (UPI) -- A Canadian singer allegedly stiffed by United Airlines after baggage handlers smashed his $3,500 guitar found that revenge is a ditty best served on YouTube.
Man hides spy cam in teacher's bedroom ... British nurse suspended for double duty ...
Police forces at odds over wardrobe ... British millionaire finishes 65-foot folly ... Watercooler stories from UPI.
Conn. pet trust fund bill signed into law ... Police: Man arrived at dentist naked ... 500 to perform 'Thriller' in Indiana ... New York seeks $133 million lotto winner ... The world as we know it from UPI.
UPI Almanac for Thursday, July 9, 2009.
HARTFORD, Conn., July 8 (UPI) -- Connecticut Gov. M. Jodi Rell has signed a bill to allow residents to set up living trusts with their pets as the beneficiaries.