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Thousands of sci-fi fans were captivated by an Omokoroa man’s homemade Dalek which attracted an astronomical following on Trade Me. Dave Logan never thought his replica alien would generate so much attention. The life-size replica of a Dalek, copied from the television show Doctor Who notched up about 20,000 page views on Trade Me. A stunned Mr Logan said more than 600 people had added the auction to their watchlist. The auction closed on Sunday and the Dalek sold for $2500, which was Mr Logan’s reserve price. He said he would have liked to have received more for it. “I think I was expecting to attract some hardcore Doctor Who fans but that didn’t really happen.”
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Christmas Grinch captured Police say they’ve caught a Grinch who was captured on surveillance video stealing Christmas decorations outside a south Philadelphia house last month. Authorities released surveillance video - complete with cartoon images from Dr. Seuss’ “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” - of two people taking decorations from the house about 2.15am November 26. Police say 45-year-old Marie Amari was arrested at her nearby home on Saturday, and the stolen decorations were found inside. She is charged with theft and related offences. Police are still looking for a second suspect.
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Koala mating call excites scientists The extraordinarily deep mating call of the male koala about 20 times lower than would be expected for an animal that size - are produced by what researchers say is a “novel vocal organ” outside its voice box. Writing in the latest issue of the US-based journal Current Biology, researchers from Britain, Germany, Australia and Austria say their findings are the first evidence in a terrestrial mammal of an organ other than the voice box, or larynx, that is specialised for sound production. Further studies are needed to determine whether the adaptation is unique to koalas. The source of the low-pitched bellow is an extra pair of large vocal folds in the soft palate where the oral and nasal cavities connect. Similar to donkeys, male koalas produce their bellow both while inhaling and exhaling. The sound resembles snoring during the former and belching during the latter, says Benjamin Charlton, a biologist at the University of Sussex in Britain and lead author of the study.
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Keef turns 70 December 18 marks one of rock ‘n roll’s most unexpected milestones: Keith Richards turns 70. The Rolling Stone’s life is probably one of the world’s greatest rock stories: a bacchanalia of drugs, alcohol, sex, music and myth-making. In 1967, a legendary drugs bust at Richards’ Redlands home in England resulted in jail terms for both him and Mick Jagger, although the guitarist’s sentence was quashed on appeal. For Richards, this marked the beginning of a close relationship with drugs, epitomised by his remark: “My body was sort of a laboratory. I wanted to see what I could do with it.” Richards has been defying expectations since 1973, when the New Musical Express drew up a list of 10 rock stars most likely to die and put him at number one. The UK music paper kept him in the top spot for 10 years. He spent much of the 1970s in a heroin fog.
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A study of farts on planes was among the stranger pieces of scientific research published in the last 12 months. It’s made the Australian Science Media Centre’s top picks for the most bizarre research projects of 2013. Danish surgeons led the way with a study of airline flatulence, confirming what many already suspect: pressurised cabins make us gassy - and it’s better out than in. To combat the problem, they suggested slashing the amount of fibre in inflight meals. On a related note, American researchers investigated the human sense of smell. They discovered that, in the same way the human tongue can detect five distinct types of taste, the nose can detect 10 distinct types of odour. They range from “fragrant” and “fruity” at one extreme, to “pungent” and “decayed” at the other, with “popcorn” filling another category altogether.
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