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Change: resembling a cross between a buck-toothed hamster and a tiny4-inch walrus, which lives on cockroaches. 1985. Sports Illustrated reports that the Mets have sign rookie pitcher Sidd Finch, who learned to pitch from Tibetan monks and can hurl the ball 168 mph. (The fastest recorded pitch is 103 mph.)   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 929)

Change: An email purportedly from the Internet Maintenance Staff at MIT makes the rounds, warning internet users that the internet would be "shut down for cleaning" for 24 hours. Users are advised to disconnect from the internet during the outage, to avoid contamination from internet refuse kicked up by the cleaning.   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 896)

Change: reports that the Wisconsin state capitol building has collapsed, following a series of explosions attributed to a buildup of "hot gas" following prolonged "verbose debate" in the senate chambers.1934. A joke story published in a German newspaper, showing an   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 689)

Change: A joke story published in a German newspaper, showing an aviator taking flight in an ridiculous contraption supposedly powered by the breath in his lungs, is picked up by the Hearst news empire and reported in papers throughout America.1957. The British news program Panorama reports that Swiss   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 533)

Change: Millionaire Richard Branson lands a hot-air balloon specially designed to look like a flying saucer on the outskirts of London. Branson emerges in a silver "spaceman" uniform, frightening the police and citizens that have gathered around his "UFO."1992. NPR announces that Richard Nixon is   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 407)

Change: reports that Swiss farmers are enjoying a bumper spaghetti crop, thanks to a mild winter and effective control measures keeping the spaghetti weevil population in   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 221)