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The Odd Truth is a collection of strange but factual news stories from around the world compiled by CBSNews s Brian Bernbaum.Saving Pvt. HammerCOLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - Fort Carson Staff Sgt. Rick Bousfield of the 3rd Brigade Combat Team had a mission: Saving Pvt. Hammer.Pfc. Hammer is an Iraqi tabby cat the unit adopted after he was born last fall at a base in
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It dead quiet, and you feel like you ;re the last man on earth. That incredibly rare in New York, says urban explorer Steve Duncan. Filmmaker Jon Kasbe followed Duncan鈥攚ho many of you might recognize f
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