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  Thar she blows!
Nov. 12: Countdown re-airs a news report from 1970 of a community removing a dead whale from the beach with half a ton of dynamite.

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Singing monk to quit metal band
Nov. 13: 63-year-old Italian monk "Brother Metal," is quitting as singer of a popular heavy metal band after he says the devil has turned him into too much of a celebrity. Msnbc's David Shuster reports.

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Far out, man! Check out the tales of ancient marijuana use, four-eared cats and other Weird Science Award winners.

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