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Vital Signs: Safety: As Speed Limits Rise, So Do Death Tolls

Jul. 20, 2009
After the national 55-mile-per-hour speed limit was repealed, researchers found 12,500 more deaths over a 10-year period.
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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