AP - A pair of suicide bombers targeting army vehicles detonated explosives within seconds of each other Friday, killing at least 43 people in this eastern city and wounding about 100, police said. It was the fourth major attack in Pakistan this week, indicating Islamist militants are stepping up violence after a period of relative calm.

AP - At least two mass graves containing dozens of people killed by the Nazis have been found on property used by the Austrian army, government officials said Friday. An army statement suggested some of the remains may be that of U.S. pilots shot down and imprisoned during World War II.

The Christian Science Monitor - Conservative talk-show host Rush Limbaugh said this week he’d go to Costa Rica for medical treatment if Congress passes proposed reforms to the US healthcare system.

AP - An 18-year-old Mississippi lesbian student whose school district canceled her senior prom rather than allow her to escort her girlfriend and wear a tuxedo said she got some unfriendly looks from classmates when she reluctantly returned to campus Thursday.

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Will Doig at The Daily Beast decided to do a little investigative research into the field of Zentai, a popular Japanese practice of "cocooning oneself head to toe in a skin-tight bodysuit." The type of bodysuit used by Charlie in "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia."

Some of Doig's subjects claim that Zentai brings them the comfort of feeling wrapped in a "full body security blanket." And who are we to judge?

Well, we're the Internet. And when people wear full-bodied suits showcasing bumps, nubs, nooks and crannies (and other things that look like grapes) without revealing their faces -- like an iPod commercial, but NSFAnyone -- the internet's core is shaken, not stirred. Urlesque, however, has chosen to merely report and let you decide.

And with that said, here are some smokin' hot vids of Zentai in full effect on YouTube (a public forum in which users knowingly upload material for all to see).

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Finally ladies, a high fashion, high-heel, where form fully meets function. With London-based designer INSA's 10 inch elephant dung heels, you'll never have to worry about stepping in sh*t again.

These pre-dipped pumps are inspired by Chris Ofili's "The Holy Virgin Mary," a controversial elephant dung rendering of the Virgin, which former NYC mayor Rudy Guiliani famously tried to ban from the Brooklyn Museum. INSA even went so far as to source her dung from the same family of elephants Ofili used more than 15 years ago. Talk about dedication.

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President Barack Obama delayed a scheduled Asian trip on Friday as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi forecast final passage of sweeping health care legislation in days.

While most 11-year-olds would probably celebrate their birthdays with a party, Marcelas Owens was on the steps of Capitol Hill rallying for health care reform.

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Oh Mister Sun, Sun,
Mr. Artificial Sun,
Please shine down on me

It's a new take on an old classic, and for residents of the small Canadian Arctic town of Inuvik, for a few hours it was just as good as the real thing. The real thing, after all, was something they hadn't seen in 31 days. Created by Tropicana, who believe that "brighter mornings make for better days," this 36-foot wide helium balloon emitted 100,000 lumens, bringing unexpected joy (and 1,200 free cartons of Tropicana Pure Premium Orange Juice) to the 3,500 residents of Inuvik. Video below.

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What is it about Disney films that make them so easy to deconstruct and turn into an entirely different product?

We've shown you our Animated Classic/Modern Movie Mashup collection, and talked about the history of cartoon remix with Apocalypse Pooh, and with the rise of techno tracks from Nick Bertke, like Upular and Alice, Disney movies have become the great standby for homemade trailers/music videos.

But nothing could have prepared us for the brilliantly high-brow concept of taking everyone's favorite perfect princesses and turning them into our millennium's version of Heathers.


The only thing we would change? We could never tell the difference between Sleeping Beauty's Aurora and Cinderella in the first place and you need to be able to tell Queen Bee Regina from Amanda Seyfried's Karen Smith, and we'd totally change Janice Ian from Jasmine to Snow White (who was way more goth).

 

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When I watch the local news, I can't quite keep up with the news-y aspect of the whole thing. Confused? Ben Hoffman gets me. His gorgeously crafted ditties cover the more (dare I say) interesting aspects of local news. Fat people from the neck down? Yes! Sliding cars? Of course. Gator news? Why not! These recurring local news tropes get just as much coverage as your usual serial killers and epidemics, so why not string them all together into a catchy ditty? My new favorite has to be 'Deer on the Loose', because there's nothing more terrifying (or newsworthy!) than these crazy four-legged dandelion-eaters.

 

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In a world where infinite giant teddy bears emerge from the sea and try to cross the street, pigeons are their greatest enemy and cars give them pause. After a few seconds of watching cyriak's cycles, it wouldn't be unreasonable to assume that it's going to be the same thing over and over again for the next three minutes. Trust us, this couldn't be further from the truth. It turns into pure pandemonium. The bears get bigger and clumsier, they eat people, and their world is literally turned upside down. Just watch it. We can't say how it'll make you feel exactly, but you definitely won't be disappointed.

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A final agreement nearly in hand, President Barack Obama and Democratic leaders are about to embark on one last sales job that will determine the outcome of the president's signature health care overhaul.

Simmering tension between the White House and U.S. Supreme Court spilled into public this week when Chief Justice John Roberts labeled the political atmosphere at this year's State of the Union address "very troubling."

President Obama will announce Thursday new details of his free trade agenda that is intended to grow the economy, a White House official said.