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| 2004-04-16 - Weird News Wireless Flash News Around The Weird: Bizarre News Briefs | ||
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New York, NY (WFN) -- One out of ten Americans is breaking out into a sweat at this news. According to a poll by Certain Dri, 11 percent say they sweat excessively and 26 percent think their perspiration is a problem. MELBOURNE, Australia -- An Australian academic says Harry Potter is as good as Prozac for helping kids beat depression. Deakin University scholar Anna Beth McCormack is presenting a paper titled "Harry Potter: The New Prozac" at a Harry Potter conference this week. McCormack argues that the boy wizard makes understanding depression easy for kids by using magical creatures and concepts as analogies to depression and anxiety, reports Melbourne's "Herald Sun" newspaper. TORONTO -- It's not unusual for folks to eat or do their makeup behind the wheel, but a Toronto man recently puzzled police when they caught him playing violin while driving his car. Canada's national "Globe and Mail" newspaper reports the 54-year-old told cops he was warming up for a concert. He has been charged with reckless driving over the incident. ROLLING MEADOWS, Ill. -- You're under cardiac arrest: A patrolman from Wisconsin beat out 39 other police officers in a doughnut-eating contest at the International Law Enforcement Educators and Trainers Association annual conference in Chicago Wednesday (Apr. 14). Officer Terry O'Brien wolfed down nine and a half doughnuts in three minutes.
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