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Urban Safari turns S.F. locals into tourists

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Jul. 13, 2009
It's a convincing pitch for a San Francisco excursion. "I took the tour two years ago," says Sandy, a telephone barker for the Urban Safari. "Then I moved here." Soon enough, I'm standing by a white pickup truck with zebra stripes, lined up with all the...
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Marilyn Monroe Cupcake Portrait at Madame Tussauds in New York
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A one-of-a-kind 8 x 4 foot portrait of Marilyn Monroe made from 2,100 bite sized stuffed cupcakes stands in the lobby next to her wax figure on the eve of Marilyn Monroe's 86th birthday at Madame Tussauds in New York City on May 31, 2012. UPI/John Angelillo