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Extra, Extra: CDC Confirms There's No Such Thing As A Zombie Apocalypse
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Ben Yakas
Published Jun 1, 2012
Modified Jun 1, 2012
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Published Jun 1, 2012
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- Father orders daughter to pack clothes and blanket, and drops her off 15 miles away from home...for failing calculus.
- CDC says there is no Zombie Apocalypse, just mentally disturbed people dabbling in cannibalism.
- Aw, this poor kid had a head roughly 10 inches larger than an average child.
- Axl Rose has allegedly banned fans from wearing Slash t-shirts to Guns N' Roses shows.
- So, Steve Buscemi didn't want a cigarette from Garrett Hedlund after they filmed a sex scene.
- Woman googles how to kill someone in their sleep...minutes before allegedly actually killing someone in their sleep.
- Mark Sanchez on having Tim Tebow around: "If I can't handle that, I shouldn't play here."
- Scarlett Johansson in talks to star in Cat On A Hot Tin Roof on Broadway.
- Obama has traded in hope for fear with his new campaign, according to next week's NY Magazine feature.
- Watch the new video for Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros "Man On Fire," filmed on May 12-14 in NYC, and featuring lots of dance groups:
- And finally, it takes a lot for Hamlet the adorable mini pig to muster up the courage to go down the stairs—but it's all worth it to jump in his food:
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