An example of the lengths Beijing has taken to project a perfect image for China during the Olympics. A 7-year-old girl was replaced after officials deemed her face was “not suitable” for the opening ceremony.

Instead, an older girl with a perfect smile lip-synced the words to “Ode to the Motherland,” which had been recorded by the youngster.

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Dinosaurs return to the earth in a live theatrical arena show, WALKING WITH DINOSAURS - The Live Experience

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Today is Free Cone Day at Ben & Jerry’s.

America has a new Snoop doggie.

Barking and baying up a storm, Uno lived up to his name Tuesday night by becoming the first beagle to win best in show at the Westminster Kennel Club.

The only dog consistently listed among America’s most popular breeds for nearly 100 years, a beagle had never won in the 100 times Westminster picked a winner. That changed when judge J. Donald Jones pointed to this nearly 3-year-old package of personality.

Good ol’ Snoopy, a champion at last. - SI

Andrew Kang of the United States, who came in second for the main event, set the best time for a single attempt at the championship. The world record has been held by Thibaut Jacquinot of France since May.

The five-attempt event garners the top award of $7,000, prizing consistency over of a single — possibly lucky — win.

More than 250 competitors from 33 countries took part in the event, the first to be held in Hungary — where the game was invented by Erno Rubik in 1974 — since competition began in 1982.

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6 Year Old kid Solves Rubiks Cube in 37 Seconds…

Bollywood film dance competitions are now a popular inter-collegiate activity.

Bollywood Berkeley is the largest Hindi Film Dance competition in the nation. It showcases the cultural and technical richness of Bollywood dancing and the incredible talent of its performers.

“My role at this fashion show is designer,” Simpson told MTV News. She said she’s been involved from the very beginning, “coming up with different fabrics and everything that reflects my personality and putting that into a bathing suit.” She hand-picked the runway models that will be premiering a retro look, a bohemian look, and “an All-American-slash-pinup-girl” bathing suit. - MTV

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Spain’s largest fighting bulls lived up to their fearsome reputation, goring two and crushing at least seven people as thousands of daredevils sprinted down narrow streets Sunday in Pamplona’s annual running of the bulls.

The second of eight bull runs in the weeklong San Fermin festival involved the black and reddish-colored Miura bulls, renowned as the largest fighting bulls in Spain. - ABC News

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An estimated 11,000 Filipino nurses re-sat their examinations Monday after a cheating scandal last year cast a shadow over their results, an official said.

Filipino students and graduates of nursing schools chanting “no retake” rally in Manila in 2006 to denounce proposal for a retake of nursing board examination following alleged leakage in the recent examination. - Yahoo

You already lose a million brain cells taking one. Take it again?!?! That’s insane!