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If you like beer and don't want to get sick this winter, you're going to want to read about this study.

Scientists at Sapporo Medical University have found that drinking beer can ward off the common cold.

Researchers found that hops, which is a main ingredient in beer, contain a chemical compound called humulone, reports AFP. This compound can guard against severe forms of pneumonia and bronchitis in young people because it can curb the respiratory syncytical (RS) virus. Adults can also reduce their chances of getting the sniffles by consuming humulone, reports The Japan Daily Press.

"The RS virus can cause serious pneumonia and breathing difficulties for infants and toddlers, but no vaccination is available at the moment to contain it," Jun Fuchimoto, a researcher with Sapporo Breweries, told AFP.

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But before you reach for that longneck and start chugging, we must point out two serious flaws in this study. The first is that it was

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From Batman keeping Vancouver residents safe to a kid who is having a really hard time staying awake during a Christmas concert, we've seen some great videos this week. Here are some of our favourites:

1. Batman nabs joker breaking into car

In a Vancouver parking lot, the Joker walked up to a car, raised a sledgehammer, smashed in the window and attempted to take off with a family's holiday gifts. Luckily, Batman springs into action and arrests him. The video isn't a joke, but was staged by the Vancouver Police Department to tell people that car thefts rise during the holiday season and we shouldn't rely on Batman to save the day.

"People get a little lazy and don't put gifts away," said Batman, who was played by Det. Phil Ens, to 24 Hours Vancouver. "The majority of thefts are by opportunists looking for money for drugs."

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2. Typhoon survivors helped across river

The death toll has surpassed 500 and more than

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When you are renovating your house, it's important to be on the same page as the contractor and construction workers or you may end up with the wrong paint colour or a sink in the wrong spot. However, those are incredibly small issues compared to those of a Russian millionaire businessman who owned an 18th-century chateau.

Dmitry Stroskin was planning to restore the manor to its former baroque glory, but when he arrived in Yvrac, France, to check on the progress, all that was left was rubble.

"I'm in shock," he said.

[ Last week's gaffe: Oklahoma's Ten Commandments come with typos ]

According to local media, the construction company misunderstood the renovation plans. The Polish building firm was supposed to demolish a separate, smaller building on the property and renovate the main building, but instead they left that smaller building standing and attacked the main building with a wrecking ball.

"The Chateau de Bellevue was Yvrac's pride and joy," said former owner Juliette Marmie to

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Officials at Mosaic Stadium turn off burning log after fire department receives frantic 911 calls

Saskatchewan Roughriders football fans love their team. For the days surrounding the Grey Cup many were out in their green gear all around the city of Toronto even though the Riders weren't even playing in the Cup.

So imagine what some must have been thinking when they saw flames coming out of Regina's Mosaic Stadium, where the team plays the home games.

Four people placed frantic calls to 911 about what appeared to be a fire, but there was no real fire. It was just an image of a burning Yule log that was playing on the video scoreboard and on banner screens across the stands. In some cases people even reported smelling smoke.

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The images, which are similar to a TV channel, were played for weeks until the fire department finally got fed up with fielding the calls.

"I'm hoping that we can eliminate this and put something a

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From a fearless taxi driver who took out an armed robber to a man having a lot of fun with food and a power tool, we've seen some great videos this week. Here are some of our favourites:

1. Taxi driver wrestles robber to ground

An Australian woman was in court this week after a nine-hour crime spree that allegedly involved stealing a man's wallet, carjacking an elderly woman and holding up two banks with a weapon. But what's making headlines is the way she was detained;  after the bank heists, she hopped in a cab and forced the driver at knife point to take her to a shopping centre. When the two were walking through the parking lot, the driver put his arm around the suspect's neck and wrestled her to the ground.

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2. How to eat corn in 10 seconds

It's always a great idea to mix power tools and food — at least for viral video purposes. Remember that guy who decided to show everyone how he carves a pumpkin with a gun? That was

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A local CBS anchor in New York is probably wishing he could have a do-over after calling Prince William the "Douche of Cambridge."

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Harsh words from a man who has probably never met the future King of England. But it was just a slip of the tongue and the anchor, Robert Morrison, laughed and quickly corrected himself saying "Duke and Duchess of Cambridge."

In other royals news, the Prince sparked rumours that Kate may be pregnant after accepting a gift from a well-wisher behind a fence in a crowd. The woman gave him a handmade onesy that had a helicopter on it and the words "Daddy's little co-pilot." Wills told her, "I'll keep that" and then handed it to his aide, reports the Mirror.

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State Representative Mike Ritze spearheaded the project and paid $10,000 of his own money for it

Among the Ten Commandments, which set out some basic laws for how people should live, is nothing that says Thou shalt learn how to spell. So technically, God may not be upset at some people in Oklahoma who installed a Ten Commandments monument, but it sure makes for a funny story.

Three years after Representative Mike Ritze (R - Okla.) first proposed the idea of installing a Ten Commandments monument on the state capitol grounds, the two-metre tall, 900 kg granite block was unveiled. Unfortunately, it had some glaring spelling errors. The monument reads, "Remember the Sabbeth day to keep it holy," and "Thou shalt not covet they neighbor's wife, not his manservant, not his maidseruent." Those words should be "Sabbath" and "Maidservant."

Ritze wanted the monument because, as the bill stated, "The Ten Commandments ... are an important component of the moral foundation of the laws and legal

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An image posted to Reddit shows a warning about finishing tweets with the popular acronym

It's important to know your acronyms before you just start tweeting and texting. I remember a story about a mother who would sign off endearing messages to her daughter with "LOL" because she thought it meant "lots of love." Her daughter was quite confused and then had a good laugh.

But we all may have been wrong about "LOL" meaning "laugh out loud."

An image posted to Reddit is warning everyone that when we write "LOL" we may actually be praying to the prince of darkness because it actually means "Lucifer our lord."

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"Beware, stop using the abbreviation 'LOL'," reads part of the warning. "Satanists end their prayers by saying 'Lucifer our Lord', in short, 'LOL'. Every time you type 'LOL you are endorsing Satan."

From everything we can gather, "LOL" still means "laugh out loud", but if this were the case there are

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