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Extra, Extra: Australians Go Extreme Lengths To Dine And Dash
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Ben Yakas
Published Mar 17, 2012
Modified Mar 17, 2012
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- Tiger Woods wouldn't offer his coach popsicles.
- The ouija board made me stab my friend!
- Not everyone was excited about today’s St. Patrick's Day Parade.
- Oprah cancels Rosie O'Donnell's talk show.
- Watch Bruce Springsteen’s fantastic SXSW keynote speech.
- Kim Kardashian and Kris Humphries both want an annulment, but they can't agree who was at fault—if only this could be decided based on who has more Twitter followers.
- Nazi war criminal who lived in Ohio dies at age 91 amid legal battles.
- Billionaire Red Bull creator is dead at 89.
- Derek Jeter has a psychic bond with Andy Pettitte.
- And finally, a St. Patrick's Day leprechaun has been spotted:
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