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Mom is 53 But Looks 25
53yr Old Mom publishes 1 simple wrinkle trick that has angered doctors.
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53yr Old Mom publishes 1 simple wrinkle trick that has angered doctors.
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53-Year-Old Mom Looks 27
Follow this 1 weird tip and remove 20 years of wrinkles in 21 days.
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Follow this 1 weird tip and remove 20 years of wrinkles in 21 days.
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Moore Central Junior High School's outdoor science classroom engages students
Updated: Mon, Apr 30, 2012
Moore Public Schools teacher Dan “Mr. O” O'Halloran, who created an outdoor classroom, is retiring, and the classroom was recently named in his honor Read More
Snake that's a fake
Updated: Mon, Nov 21, 2011
Exotic animal prints are so ubiquitous this fall that it wouldn't be surprising if Post-it started making cheetah-print sticky notes or Starbucks began to offer limited-edition cup sleeves done in a fierce leopard.
On the creepier side of exotic, there's snake print. Read More
Stop bugging me!
Published: Thu, Nov 10, 2011
The stench rising off the dead bodies was over-powering. It was so thick you could taste it. Sandy pulled a dust-mask respirator over his face, but the smell still penetrated.
To speed up the decomposition process he quickly shoveled manure over the decaying flesh. The manure cut the odor somewhat, that is, if... Read More
Alligator killed by game warden near Watts
Published: Thu, Jun 30, 2011
State Department of Wildlife Conservation officials are trying to determine how the alligator got to the area. The reptiles are common along the Red River in far southeastern Oklahoma — about 175 miles south of Watts.
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Rare tortoise missing from Colorado Springs zoo
Published: Tue, Mar 29, 2011
Officials at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo in Colorado Springs, Colo., fear someone stole their rare, 13-year-old, Indian Star tortoise, Butti. The animal last was seen Monday afternoon. Read More
'Magic pythons' married in Cambodia to bring luck
Published: Mon, Jan 3, 2011
In a two-hour ceremony in Svay Rolum, Cambodia, attended by hundreds, two Buddhist monks blessed the union of a 16-foot, 200-pound female python and her slightly smaller mate, both believed to be magic snakes that bring prosperity and peace. Read More
Honeymooner Bags an Alligator Clutch Purse
Updated: Wed, Jul 14, 2010
From handbags to meat grinders, Anne McCollam gives her appraisal of collectibles and antiques. Read More
It’s a natural: Warmer weather brings sandal season
Updated: Tue, May 11, 2010
Show some toe.
With sexy wedges, cute little flip-flops and strappy sandals beckoning, it’s time to toss those closed-toe shoes to the back of the closet.
“This summer, it’s all about the natural palette,” shoe designer Franco Sarto said. “Sun-washed sand tones and mellow metallics transition... Read More
No bones about it, dinosaurs will rule the Ford Center.
Published: Wed, Jan 21, 2009
The show, which Ford Center General Manager Gary Desjardins said has been seen by millions of people worldwide, will be in Oklahoma City for eight performances Jan. 21-25.
Ticket prices will range from $19.50 to $59.50 and go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday.
"Dinosaurs are something all of us kids from 2 to 92 are... Read More
Missing Norman python returned
Published: Mon, Oct 6, 2008
NORMAN - Merlin the Python is back home after disappearing for 10 days.
Now, police in Norman are investigating how he vanished and how he returned.
Merlin -- a 12-foot-long albino Burmese python -- vanished from the Little River Zoo in Norman on Sept. 27. The zoo's Janet Sadler Schmid says straps had been taken... Read More
12-foot python missing from Norman zoo
Published: Sun, Oct 5, 2008
NORMAN — The Little River Zoo in Norman is looking for a 12-foot snake that was stolen from its enclosure twice in three days and last went missing more than a week ago, zoo director Janet Schmid said.
“He’s a really, really nice snake,” Schmid said. “But he’s hungry, and when’s hungry he could be... Read More
Pamela Anderson auctions car for PETA cause
Updated: Mon, Jun 30, 2008
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Pamela Anderson has auctioned her sporty 2000 Dodge Viper for $65,000 as a donation to animal-rights activists to run an anti-snake slaughter campaign.
Michael McGraw, a spokesman for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, said the group will use the cash to raise awareness... Read More
Texas sinkhole becomes a lake, home to alligator
Updated: Fri, May 9, 2008
DAISETTA, Texas (AP) -- The giant Texas sinkhole that formed last week is now a lake big enough to become the home of an alligator.
Area residents believe the reptile was washed into the 600-foot-diameter crater by water from surrounding swamps.
Ground water is seeping into the hole, and its exposed... Read More
L.A. Zoo Welcomes Reggie the Alligator
Updated: Fri, Aug 10, 2007
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Reggie, the alligator that cruised an urban lake for nearly two years while eluding what were purported to be some of the world's best gator wranglers, was introduced to adoring fans on Thursday at his new home in the Los Angeles Zoo.
The 7 1/2-foot-long, 114-pound alligator was... Read More
Tiny Dog Saves Baby From Rattlesnake
Updated: Mon, Jul 23, 2007
MASONVILLE, Colo. (AP) -- Zoey is a Chihuahua, but when a rattlesnake lunged at her owners' 1-year-old grandson, she was a real bulldog.
Booker West was splashing his hands in a birdbath in his grandparents' northern Colorado back yard when the snake slithered up to the toddler, rattled and struck.... Read More
Potter bash enchants
Fans of boy wizard converge in Norman Updated: Tue, Jul 10, 2007 NORMAN — Harry Potter fans converged on Norman this week to celebrate Mugglefest, Volume II, a festival built around the adventures of the boy wizard in J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter novels. Library officials estimated that more than 2,000 people participated in the daylong event Wednesday, said Gary Kramer, Pioneer... Read More
Fans of boy wizard converge in Norman Updated: Tue, Jul 10, 2007 NORMAN — Harry Potter fans converged on Norman this week to celebrate Mugglefest, Volume II, a festival built around the adventures of the boy wizard in J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter novels. Library officials estimated that more than 2,000 people participated in the daylong event Wednesday, said Gary Kramer, Pioneer... Read More
Alligator Captured Near Los Angeles Lake
Updated: Fri, May 25, 2007
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- For months, the city's most famous reptile eluded paparazzi and faithful fans who gathered at the edge of a park lake to catch a glimpse of the A-list alligator. But when "Reggie" decided to come out, the gator did it in true Hollywood style: Swarmed by fans and photographers as it... Read More
Scientists identify 2 ancient reptiles
Updated: Fri, Jul 28, 2006
BANGKOK, Thailand -- Scientists have identified two ancient reptiles that swam in icy waters off Australia 115 million years ago, researchers said Friday. They are among the first of their kind to be found from the period soon after the Jurassic era.
The discoveries - dubbed Umoonasaurus and Opallionectes -... Read More
Not everything that slithers or hangs by a web is bad
Updated: Thu, Jun 22, 2006
His time as an educator with the Oklahoma County Extension Service has made one thing clear to Ray Ridlen:
“There’s nothing that smells worse than a dead snake in a Tupperware bowl.”
Ridlen sees, and smells, lots of them - many headless. That’s because people tend to lose their heads, so to... Read More
Animal expo offers adoptable pets from shelter
Updated: Thu, Jun 15, 2006
EDMOND - During the Animal Planet Expo this weekend, the Edmond Animal Welfare Center will have booths set up for those interested in adopting animals from the shelter. The shelter will have about eight to 10 cats and dogs available for adoption. The animals will be spayed, neutered and vaccinated, said Bridgette... Read More
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