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Reuters and the Reuters sphere logo are registered trademarks or trademarks of the Reuters group of companies around the world. © Reuters 2008 Subscribe with My Yahoo!Subscribe with NewsGatorSubscribe with My AOLSubscribe with RojoSubscribe with BloglinesSubscribe with NetvibesSubscribe with GoogleSubscribe with Pageflakes Nov 21 - Local brid-busters are hitting the streets of Rome to clear the city from thousands of starlings.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/USVideoOddlyEnough?a=dzL66uxv"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/reuters/USVideoOddlyEnough?d=41" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/USVideoOddlyEnough?a=RhXRQXMw"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/reuters/USVideoOddlyEnough?i=RhXRQXMw" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/USVideoOddlyEnough?a=aPXsDQ5c"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/reuters/USVideoOddlyEnough?i=aPXsDQ5c" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/reuters/USVideoOddlyEnough/~4/qT8xSyKLMIU" height="1" width="1"/>http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/USVideoOddlyEnough/~3/qT8xSyKLMIU/video 94298 Sat, 22 Nov 2008 04:12:16 -0500 For decades starlings have descended on the Italian city of Rome making it their winter home. But the bird's excrement leaves the city's residents annoyed and frustrated. <P>The city council has called the bird-busters for assistance. At a cost of around 120,000 euros ($150,200 U.S. dollars) each season, the starling squad moves around Rome, scaring the birds with recordings of their own distress calls, amplified to ear-splitting volumes. <P>Basmah Fahim reports. http://www.reuters.com/news/video?videoId=94298&feedType=VideoRSS&feedName=OddlyEnough&videoChannel=4 Nov. 20 - Sexy bottoms, paying little rent, and the world's largest surfboard.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/USVideoOddlyEnough?a=6yWMixWk"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/reuters/USVideoOddlyEnough?d=41" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/USVideoOddlyEnough?a=OduSAFpF"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/reuters/USVideoOddlyEnough?i=OduSAFpF" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/USVideoOddlyEnough?a=bSOjQxBU"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/reuters/USVideoOddlyEnough?i=bSOjQxBU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/reuters/USVideoOddlyEnough/~4/9JnIPjWDk-k" height="1" width="1"/>http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/USVideoOddlyEnough/~3/9JnIPjWDk-k/video 94197 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 13:34:41 -0500 "And Finally" The best of Reuters Oddly Enough this week. Chad Ruble reports.<P> Previous segments: <P> <BR>* <a href='http://today.reuters.com/tv/videoChannel.aspx?storyid=7c6158f335fed3de26861c4783c1f754520897fc 'target='_top' class="readMoreLink" >Sept. 27</a> <BR>* <a href='http://today.reuters.com/tv/videoChannel.aspx?storyid=2af352d059f437f48576b2c87b5574cfeba64a15'target='_top' class="readMoreLink" >Sept. 20</a> <BR>* <a href='http://today.reuters.com/tv/videoChannel.aspx?storyid=15dac369dad6a76b5653a695d97a21bc6a964a80'target='_top' class="readMoreLink" >Sept. 13</a> <BR>* <a http://www.reuters.com/news/video?videoId=94197&feedType=VideoRSS&feedName=OddlyEnough&videoChannel=4 Nov 20 - An elephant in northern Thailand is pregnant from artificial insemination.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/USVideoOddlyEnough?a=wrSinpjX"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/reuters/USVideoOddlyEnough?d=41" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/USVideoOddlyEnough?a=2FvHKR04"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/reuters/USVideoOddlyEnough?i=2FvHKR04" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/USVideoOddlyEnough?a=ndRPiQLX"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/reuters/USVideoOddlyEnough?i=ndRPiQLX" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/reuters/USVideoOddlyEnough/~4/MTu5ljttRkQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/USVideoOddlyEnough/~3/MTu5ljttRkQ/video 94172 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 10:25:18 -0500 In an attempt to conserve the dwindling population of elephants in Thailand, vets at a conservation centre in Chiang Mai have successfully impregnated an elephant with frozen sperm cells. <p>The breakthrough is expected to lead to a population boom. <p>Basmah Fahim reports http://www.reuters.com/news/video?videoId=94172&feedType=VideoRSS&feedName=OddlyEnough&videoChannel=4 Nov 12 - Obama's first big decision, a reporter bleeds, a Presidential Peruvian hairless, and a new baby naming trend.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/USVideoOddlyEnough?a=TCs4A7K4"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/reuters/USVideoOddlyEnough?d=41" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/USVideoOddlyEnough?a=xVN1O1Hv"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/reuters/USVideoOddlyEnough?i=xVN1O1Hv" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/USVideoOddlyEnough?a=vOijBwEM"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/reuters/USVideoOddlyEnough?i=vOijBwEM" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/reuters/USVideoOddlyEnough/~4/AMVT0e3KEcQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/USVideoOddlyEnough/~3/AMVT0e3KEcQ/video 93716 Wed, 12 Nov 2008 15:47:26 -0500 <li>The next first dog.<li>Peruvian hairless for Mr. President-Elect.<li>Obama baby name boom.<p>Chad Ruble reports.<P> "And Finally..." The best of Reuters <p><iframe src="http://int1.fp.sandpiper.net/reuters/editorial/andfinally/oddPromo2.htm" height="60" width="334" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" marginheight="0"></iframe> <P><A HREF='http://blogs.reuters.com/category/themes/oddly-enough' target='_new'>Check out Bob Basler's Oddly Enough blog here.</A> <p> Send feedback and story ideas to <a href="mailto:andfinally@reuters.com">andfinally@reuters.com.</a <mailto:andfinally@reuters.com> http://www.reuters.com/news/video?videoId=93716&feedType=VideoRSS&feedName=OddlyEnough&videoChannel=4 Nov 11 - Hordes of Hindu devotees in western India pay homage to Shiva in a most unusual way.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/USVideoOddlyEnough?a=WjNBm3zm"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/reuters/USVideoOddlyEnough?d=41" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/USVideoOddlyEnough?a=gsFbRgbe"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/reuters/USVideoOddlyEnough?i=gsFbRgbe" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/USVideoOddlyEnough?a=llvwrG6b"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/reuters/USVideoOddlyEnough?i=llvwrG6b" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/reuters/USVideoOddlyEnough/~4/sX2M9aRhgqY" height="1" width="1"/>http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/USVideoOddlyEnough/~3/sX2M9aRhgqY/video 93639 Tue, 11 Nov 2008 13:43:13 -0500 Hindu faithfuls throw themselves onto piles of thorns to please the God of destruction hoping it will encourage him to fulfil their wishes. http://www.reuters.com/news/video?videoId=93639&feedType=VideoRSS&feedName=OddlyEnough&videoChannel=4 Nov 11 - Mannequins break out of their cages, as they escape from shop windows at a Berlin department store.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/USVideoOddlyEnough?a=NXTklk2B"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/reuters/USVideoOddlyEnough?d=41" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/USVideoOddlyEnough?a=husE7R5M"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/reuters/USVideoOddlyEnough?i=husE7R5M" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/USVideoOddlyEnough?a=gsYRVyuq"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/reuters/USVideoOddlyEnough?i=gsYRVyuq" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/reuters/USVideoOddlyEnough/~4/bgjhQh9UCYQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/USVideoOddlyEnough/~3/bgjhQh9UCYQ/video 93631 Tue, 11 Nov 2008 12:13:13 -0500 But the dummies aren't alive, they're part of an art installation called "The Rise of the Mannequins", stage-managed by French theatre group Royal de Luxe. <P>Artists rearrange the mannequins each night, so the scene constantly changes and the dummies escape from behind the glass. <P>Joanna Partridge reports. http://www.reuters.com/news/video?videoId=93631&feedType=VideoRSS&feedName=OddlyEnough&videoChannel=4 Nov 11 - Svetlana Pankratova from Russia walks into the Guinness World Records book with 132 centimetres (51.9 inch) long legs.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/USVideoOddlyEnough?a=0nm1GpZp"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/reuters/USVideoOddlyEnough?d=41" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/USVideoOddlyEnough?a=aJVi3HWD"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/reuters/USVideoOddlyEnough?i=aJVi3HWD" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/USVideoOddlyEnough?a=WesukUGM"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/reuters/USVideoOddlyEnough?i=WesukUGM" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/reuters/USVideoOddlyEnough/~4/kKjs1hdRGOw" height="1" width="1"/>http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/USVideoOddlyEnough/~3/kKjs1hdRGOw/video 93623 Mon, 10 Nov 2008 19:52:44 -0500 "Queen of the Longest Legs" helped kick off Guinness World Records Day in New York's Times Square on Monday (November 10). <P>Pankratova's photo op is part of the runup to the records day, which this year is on November 13th, when more than 200,000 people from all over the world will display their unusual attributes and talents. http://www.reuters.com/news/video?videoId=93623&feedType=VideoRSS&feedName=OddlyEnough&videoChannel=4 Nov 10 - Trainee architect Ricardo Assis-Rosa avoids the rush hour commute by travelling to work in a kayak.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/USVideoOddlyEnough?a=aG5nfio0"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/reuters/USVideoOddlyEnough?d=41" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/USVideoOddlyEnough?a=pRyuRsBh"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/reuters/USVideoOddlyEnough?i=pRyuRsBh" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/USVideoOddlyEnough?a=HXGOTmnp"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/reuters/USVideoOddlyEnough?i=HXGOTmnp" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/reuters/USVideoOddlyEnough/~4/QZHlZ0z-nXg" height="1" width="1"/>http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/USVideoOddlyEnough/~3/QZHlZ0z-nXg/video 93553 Sun, 09 Nov 2008 19:22:05 -0500 No longer does Ricardo have to wait around for buses to get to work, most mornings he simply walks to the bottom of his garden in Bath, western England, hops into his kayak and paddles upstream to his office. <P>His work colleagues have gotten used to seeing Ricardo turn up in a wetsuit. <P>Ricardo says the journey keeps him fit, allows him to enjoy nature and at the same time is environmentally friendly. <P>Hayley Platt reports. http://www.reuters.com/news/video?videoId=93553&feedType=VideoRSS&feedName=OddlyEnough&videoChannel=4 Nov. 7 - President George W. Bush's dog Barney bit the finger of Reuters' television correspondent Jon Decker at the White House Thursday.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/USVideoOddlyEnough?a=jOPbOxuA"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/reuters/USVideoOddlyEnough?d=41" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/USVideoOddlyEnough?a=p7MUiC7s"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/reuters/USVideoOddlyEnough?i=p7MUiC7s" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/USVideoOddlyEnough?a=s8lmEwCy"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/reuters/USVideoOddlyEnough?i=s8lmEwCy" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/reuters/USVideoOddlyEnough/~4/-2IwI5d5FMA" height="1" width="1"/>http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/USVideoOddlyEnough/~3/-2IwI5d5FMA/video 93459 Fri, 07 Nov 2008 11:18:16 -0500 http://www.reuters.com/news/video?videoId=93459&feedType=VideoRSS&feedName=OddlyEnough&videoChannel=4