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HAMLIN, Germany, Nov. 19 (UPI) -- Officials in Hamlin, Germany -- the city known as the setting of the "Pied Piper" legend -- said life is imitating myth as the town is being invaded by rats.

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LONDON, Dec. 7 (UPI) -- Classic rhymes about tigers, daffodils and a rat-catcher are being pushed aside by lighter fare in British classrooms, the country's education watchdog said.

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