Top 10 Oddball News Stories

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#2. A Need for Bigger Buoys?
Some women in the Australian Navy may be noticeably perkier since the
government helped pay for their breast enlargements. The Navy said the
cosmetic surgeries were carried out for psychological reasons and that
without the procedures the female sailors would have been classified as
unfit for deployment. But some politicians were up in arms over taxpayers
footing the bill for an increased cup size, with one calling the
government-funded breast enhancements a "questionable practice."

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