AP PHOTOS: Seattle"s famed "gum wall" gets a fresh start

SEATTLE (AP) -- Crews have begun cleaning up Seattle's famed "gum wall" near Pike Place Market, where tourists and locals have been sticking their used chewing gum for the past 20 years. Here's a snapshot of the attraction:........»»

[Via: associated-press]Nov 11th, 2015Related News

Seattle"s "gum wall" to be cleaned after 20 years

SEATTLE (AP) -- After 20 years of people sticking their gum to the walls of an alley by Seattle's Pike Place Market, officials say it is time for a cleanup.........»»

[Via: associated-press]Nov 5th, 2015Related News

Police: San Francisco mansion squatter stole $300,000 in art

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- San Francisco police say they arrested a man who was squatting in a mansion on the market and sold several paintings from the home valued at more than $300,000.........»»

[Via: associated-press]Oct 20th, 2015Related News

"Silence of the Lambs" house, sans dungeon, for sale in Pennsylvania

(Reuters) - A Pennsylvania house that portrayed the lair of a serial killer who raises insects and makes a suit out of human skin in the thriller "The Silence of the Lambs" just hit the market......»»

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Carl Warner"s "Foodscapes" Are Beautiful Enough To Eat

Carl Warner makes entire fantasy worlds out of onions, mushrooms and salami -- ingredients found in the market that we never thought could work so harmoniously together outside of a crockpot. The London-based photographer told The Huffington Post th.....»»

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Tensions Rise In Bolivia As Indigenous Witches Prepare For The Pope"s Visit

EL ALTO, Bolivia, July 4 (Reuters) - At a "Witches Market" in the Bolivian city of El Alto, dried llama fetuses said to bring good fortune hang outside tin shack stalls while healers read the future in coca leaves and call on ancient spirits to cure ills......»»

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Introducing Lovely, The Sex Tracker That Measures The G-Force Of Your Penis

Wearable technology has officially made it into your pants. During a conversation last week about the growing market of sex toys for men, HuffPost Live's Josh Zepps got the scoop on a new product called Lovely, which tracks the mechanics of your sex lif.....»»

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Free pizza for life helps close real estate deal in Portland

In Portland's hot real estate market where some homes are getting dozens of offers and bidding wars have sent prices skyrocketing, one buyer found a way to stand out among the rest: Offer free pizza every month for life. In Portland's hot real estate m.....»»

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Free pizza for life helps close Portland real estate deal in hot market

PORTLAND, Ore. (Reuters) - In Portland's hot real estate market where some homes are getting dozens of offers and bidding wars have sent prices skyrocketing, one buyer found a way to stand out among the rest: Offer free pizza every month for life......»»

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Marijuana-Infused Smoked Salmon Is The Future Of Breakfast

What's better than baked salmon? Salmon that gets you baked! THC-infused treats are everywhere now that legal weed is becoming socially acceptable. But most of the options on the market today are sweet, likely because it's easy to cover up the taste of m.....»»

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Ridiculously Giant Crab Escapes Fish Market Fate, Scores Cushy Aquarium Life

Life is tough when you're an especially large edible crab with fishermen looming nearby. One lucky crustacean, however, was recently saved from becoming someone's dinner when a seafood merchant showed some compassion. The massive brown crab (also known .....»»

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World, We Present The "Double Down" Fried Chicken... Candle

If you thought a fried chicken-scented candle wasn’t quite (finger-lickin’) good enough, have we got some good news for you. There’s now a candle on the market that won’t just make your house smell like chicken -- but an entire Double Down Sandwic.....»»

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Is the Rise in E-cigarette Use by Teens a Positive Thing?

In this brave new world of everything technology enabled we now have electronic devices that deliver a nicotine laced fluid, which as/when vaporized is inhaled by the user. E-cigarettes were developed in China and made available to the U.S. market in 20.....»»

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Slim Jim"s Bacon Jerky Is Weird, But You Might Love It Anyway

Bacon Jerky, nice to meat you. Beef jerky is the most popular snack on the market right now, so it just makes sense that a bacon version exists. The new(ish) product is straight from Slim Jim, and there are currently two Bacon Jerky flavors available: M.....»»

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Burger King To Release Whopper-Scented Perfume

Do you and your nose prefer the scent of meat and grease to flowers and fresh laundry? Feel like there's not enough representation of your kind on the market? Burger King can smell what you're cooking, and it's got just the thing for you! Celebrate with.....»»

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Hamburger Crocs Are The Most Tragically Beautiful Shoe The World Has Ever Seen

Facts are facts: Crocs are the least most handsome shoe on the market. They are functional fashion at its prime. Their sleek heel strap signifies security and their ventilated top conveys that the feet inside the clogs belong to a person with a free spiri.....»»

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Jimmy Kimmel Drinks Peeps-Flavored Milk, Says It Tastes Like Breast Milk From A Mother Clown

If you haven't heard, there is a Peeps-flavored milk beverage on the market. If you're curious as to why, funny guy Jimmy Kimmel says it best: "In this busy, fast-paced world, who has time to chew their marshmallows?" Those sticky birds and bunnies do tak.....»»

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This Is Where America Gets Almost All Its Winter Lettuce

Unless you're a homesteader, a Sunbelt resident who eats only food from your local farmers market, or an extremely devout carnivore, you've almost certainly eaten lettuce from Yuma, Arizona, a city of 93,000 at the nexus of Arizona, California and Mexico......»»

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This Is The Juiciest eBay Listing You"ll Ever Read

In the market for slightly used lingerie purchased originally by a middle-aged married man for a 25-year-old he wanted to sleep with? How weird, you just missed that sale on eBay! In a recent 500-word eBay listing, mom of three Sandra von Riekhoff offere.....»»

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Alaska Fish Processors Chase Japanese Market for an Unusual Product: Cod Semen

Let's get one thing out of the way right now: This is a story about cod semen and the people who love to eat it. Right now, fishing boats are pulling Pacific cod from the Bering Sea and Gulf of Alaska. According to the North Pacific Fishery Management Co.....»»

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