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Today's Odd News - Reuters News Headlines - Yahoo! News: Utah beauty queen among teens accused of throwing homemade bombs First taste of test-tube burger declared 'close to meat' Some like it hot, but does it matter in yoga? Stinky tofu: Taiwan's tasty snack packs a rotten stench

Utah beauty queen among teens accused of throwing homemade bombs  Monday, Aug 05, 2013 05:46 PM PDT By Laura Zuckerman (Reuters) - An 18-year-old Utah hometown beauty pageant winner was among four people arrested on suspicion of throwing homemade bombs at houses in a Salt Lake City suburb over the weekend, authorities said on Monday. Beauty queen Kendra Gill, crowned Miss Riverton in June, and three other 18-year-olds were arrested on Saturday on suspicion of detonating incendiary devices during a bomb-throwing spree that began on Friday night, Unified Fire Authority Captain Clint Mecham said. "This wasn't just like kids blowing up a mailbox," he said. ... Full Story	Top
First taste of test-tube burger declared 'close to meat'  Monday, Aug 05, 2013 10:45 AM PDT By Kate Kelland, Health and Science Correspondent LONDON (Reuters) - The world's first laboratory-grown beef burger was flipped out of a petri dish and into a frying pan on Monday, with food tasters declaring it tasted "close to meat". Grown in-vitro from cattle stem cells at a cost of 250,000 euros ($332,000), the burger was cooked and eaten in front of television cameras to gain the greatest media coverage for the culmination of a five-year science experiment. ... Full Story	Top
Some like it hot, but does it matter in yoga?  Monday, Aug 05, 2013 02:02 AM PDT By Dorene Internicola NEW YORK (Reuters) - Hot yoga devotee Karla Walsh feels exhilarated after an hour of twisting her soggy limbs into pretzel shapes, but the Iowa-based writer wonders if all that swelter really ramps up her workout. Bikram and other types of hot yoga, where temperatures can soar to 105 Fahrenheit (40.5 Celsius) or higher, are increasingly popular. Fitness experts say the hot-house workout if done properly is not harmful and may seem more challenging, but add that followers aren't working any harder than in other yoga classes. "The benefits are largely perceptual," said Dr. ... Full Story	Top
Stinky tofu: Taiwan's tasty snack packs a rotten stench  Sunday, Aug 04, 2013 10:14 PM PDT By Michael Gold TAIPEI (Reuters) - The smellier, the better. That's the rule in Taiwan for stinky tofu, a popular fermented snack that assaults the nose but pleases the palate. The scent, a cross between burning garbage and body odor, wafts through the narrow alleys of street markets on the East Asian island, overwhelming the tang of fruit stalls and the smoky aroma of barbecue stands. But with long queues at any given stinky tofu outlet, there's no denying its appeal. ... Full Story	Top

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