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NEWS ABOUT: vacuum cleaners

vacuum cleaners stories: 2 news summaries

 Man Jailed After Tryst 
 With Car-Wash Vacuum 

Crime is 'receiving sexual favors' from machine

Oct 20, 08 2:52 PM CDT
(Newser) - A 29-year-old Michigan man was been jailed over the weekend for “receiving sexual favors from a vacuum” at a car wash, the Saginaw News reports. The policeman who—responding to a call of “someone acting suspicious”—discovered the man in the act said, “I've seen some... More »

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crime • police • indecent exposure • Michigan • car wash • vacuum cleaners • public sex

Vacuuming Sucks Fleas to Doom

Professor finds fleas' journey into cleaner is a one-way trip

Dec 19, 07 2:36 PM CST
(Newser) - Does vacuuming kill fleas? The answer is yes, according to a retired Ohio professor, the Columbus Dispatch reports. In a study he did years ago for an appliance company, Fred Hink sucked up 100 fleas at a time with a vacuum cleaner and was surprised to find very few of... More »

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insects • fleas • vacuum cleaners • pests

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