She didn’t have to go far to file a claim.

A woman accidentally crashed her car into the Tampa, Fla., insurance office that issued her policy.

No one in the building was hurt, but the woman suffered minor injuries.

It’s not clear if the agency plans to renew her policy.

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This is news?

Researchers at Indiana University with too much time on their hands had a group of men watch TV newscasts anchored by a 24-year-old woman.

She was dressed in “sexually alluring attire” for half of her audience and wore a more modest outfit for the other half.

Surprise! Surprise!

The first group retained less of the information she dispensed than the second.

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The price of gas is soaring in the African country of Malawi.

But it’s not the kind you use to run a car.

The government is planning to fine people who fart in public.

It’s not clear how they’ll identify a culprit in a large crowd.

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She isn’t mad at her school, and the teachers who taught her were cool.

A Canadian woman has become the first person in the world to acquire a master’s degree in Beatles studies.

Mary-Lu Zahalan-Kennedy, whose previous claim to fame was being a Miss Canada finalist, studied, appropriately, at Liverpool Hope University,

The 53-year-old teacher and singer described the course as “challenging” and “enjoyable.”

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At this British supermarket chain, you can shop for a mate.

Customers of ASDA shops who dream of walking down an aisle not lined with breakfast cereals can sign up for a dating service right at the store.

They’re asked 30 questions about their favorite foods, and the answers are used to generate potential matches.