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Men with low birth weight may be doomed to the single life, say researchers in Southampton, England, and Finland.

About 65 million people tuned in for the Beverly Hillbillies episode featuring Granny vs. a kick-boxing kangaroo, setting a record for the most watched half-hour in TV history.

More than 300 death threats have been made on Ken Griffey Jr.

Scientists at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology have created a kosher white wine with the beneficial effects of red wine.

Paul Frees did the voice of the original Cap'n Crunch and Boris Badinov.

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