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A GUY CRASHED INTO A CAR, A HOUSE AND A POOL AFTER TALKING ON ONE PHONE AND TEXTING ON ANOTHER . . . WHILE DRIVING:

You might think that with all the accidents that have been caused by texting while driving, people would get a clue and put down their phones and pay attention to the road. But it doesn't seem like that's happening any time soon.

Here's a case in point . . . -On Wednesday, 25-year-old Nicholas Sparks of Burt, New York was towing a car with his flatbed truck. But instead of focusing on the road, Nicholas was talking on one cell phone and sending a text message on another cell phone when he accidentally slammed into another car, then drove through a fence, sideswiped a house and crashed into a swimming pool.

Nicholas was charged with reckless driving, talking on a cell phone and following too closely. Fortunately, no one was seriously injured. (Yahoo News / WDTN News 2 - Dayton)

(--Check out a photo of Nicholas' truck crashed in the pool. . .)

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CHECK OUT THESE COOL PHOTOGRAPHS OF U.S. SOLDIERS STANDING TOGETHER TO FORM PATRIOTIC SYMBOLS LIKE THE STATUE OF LIBERTY:

At the end of World War One, a couple of photographers named Arthur Mole and John Thomas decided they wanted to take photos of soldiers returning home from the war.

So they traveled from military base to military base and photographed thousands of soldiers standing together in the shape of patriotic symbols like the Statue of Liberty. (Daily Telegraph

(--In know what you're thinking, this doesn't sound that interesting. But, actually, it's pretty cool to see 20,000 soldiers standing together to form these symbols. See for yourself here . . .)

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AND NOW . . . PHOTOS OF UNFORTUNATELY PAIRED BILLBOARDS:

Last night, I was surfing the Internet and came across a website featuring photos of unfortunately paired billboards that, on their own, aren't that funny. --But when you look at them side-by-side, well, put it this way: They really shouldn't have been place next to one another. (Buzzfeed)

(--You really have to see this to appreciate it. Take a look at this nonsense here . . .)http://www.buzzfeed.com/mjs538/15-billboards-that-dont-belong-next-to-each-other/

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THE GOVERNMENT SUSPENDED THE CASH-FOR-CLUNKERS PROGRAM AFTER LESS THAN A WEEK . . . BECAUSE THE MONEY'S ALL GONE:

For weeks, we've heard all about the government's new Cash-for-Clunkers law, which offers rebates of up to $4,500 to anyone who turns in their old gas-guzzler for a new, fuel-efficient car. Well guess what?

Last night, the Department of Transportation officially suspended the Cash-for-Clunkers program less than a week after it started. So what happened? --Apparently, the government set aside about $1 BILLION for the program, which is enough to offer rebates on 250,000 new cars. But it seems that wasn't nearly enough.

According to a spokesman for the National Automobile Dealers Association, quote, "There's a significant backlog of 'Cash-for-Clunkers' deals that make us question how much funding is still available in the program."

In other words, there's a good chance that the Cash-for-Clunkers program is already BROKE. (Google News)

The Cash-for-Clunkers program was supposed to run through the beginning of November, but, it seems that's not happening now. And it's unclear whether more money will be set aside for the program, or whether it's gone for good.

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IT WOULD TAKE YOU 31,000 YEARS TO VISIT EVERY WEBSITE:

According to officials at Google and Microsoft, there are more than 1 TRILLION websites on the Internet. That's about 150 TIMES the number of people on the planet.

Or look at it this way . . . If you were to visit every website in existence, it would take you 31,000 YEARS. And that's if you NEVER took a break to eat or sleep. (!!!) (News.com.au)

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A LOST DOG WAS RETURNED TO ITS OWNER AFTER IT WAS FOUND 1,200 MILES FROM WHERE IT WENT MISSING . . . NINE YEARS AGO:

Nine years ago, Natalie Lampard of Brisbane, Australia (--in the eastern part of the country), gave her daughter, Chloe, a mixed breed dog named Muffy as a gift and, for a while, they were inseparable.

That is until Muffy went missing back in 2000. But get this . . . --Two weeks ago, officials with the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals were investigating an animal cruelty case in Melbourne, which is 1,200 miles from Brisbane, when they FOUND Muffy and identified her using a microchip in her neck.

Natalie says, "I rang my daughter and asked her if she was sitting down, then told her they'd found Muffy. She's over the moon and there'll be a few tears shed when they see each other again. -"But just how [Muffy] got down to Melbourne I guess is a mystery that will never be answered."

Muffy was moved to a shelter where she's being treated for an allergic reaction to fleas, and is expected to be returned to the Lampards on Tuesday. (Yahoo News)