Photos: "New Year Twins born decade apart", "Tiger sweeping snow", "ice swimming", "cracked plane: narrow escape"

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Identical twins born a decade apart: the very last moment of 2009 and the very beginning moment of 2010

Normally twins are born only minutes apart, but on New Year's Eve a Florida set was born with a decade between them. Marcello was delivered at 11:59:37 p.m., the last baby born at the hospital in 2009. Brother Stephano was delivered about a minute later at 12:00:02 a.m. on January 1, 2010. He was the first baby born at the hospital this decade.

"We never think that we would be the first of the year, or the last of the year, nothing like that, "the twins' father Juan Velasco told TBO. "But I'm really happy." The duo is expected to remain there for about eight weeks. Lynch said the babies were delivered early. "So they'll always be twins, but now they each have their own special day," Lynch said.

cow dung as alternative fuel

An Indian village woman sorts through dried cow dung cakes in the Teliarganj area on the outskirts of Allahabad on December 21, 2009. Cow dung cakes are a major source of domestic fuel for rural households and an environment friendly alternative to firewood in the village areas in many parts of India. In recent times, dung is collected and used as biogas which is used to generate electricity and heat. The gas is a rich source of methane and is used in rural areas of India to provide a renewable, stable and environment friendly source of electricity.

Rare New Year's Eve 'blue moon' rings in 2010

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