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Friday Funny: Cat Key to Town’s Economic Development by more than $10 million

October 11, 2008/

A stray cat born and raised at a Japanese train station has been named its official stationmaster — and become a tourist attraction that’s successfully boosted the local economy by more than $10 million.

Full Story: http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081005/od_afp/japananimalcatoffbeat_081005070319

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