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VIDEOWho knew that there are dust devils in Germany? They are quite common in the USA especially on the Plains and in the Southwest but they must be rare in Germany. That could explain the hilarious reactions to the German dust devil in this video. That plus fact that so much stuff is swirling around in a kind of slow motion that evokes a scene out of the "Wizard Of Oz."

<p>The surface of Mars is scoured by dust storms of biblical immensity -- dust storms that could make life rough, even risky, for the first astronauts who visit the fourth planet from the sun.</p> <p>Now that President Bush wants to send Americans to Mars, NASA planners are likely to launch careful studies of the potential hazards of the Red Planet.</p>

<p>'Dust devil' storm believed responsible for building collapse in Maine; shop owner killed By Associated Press, 5/20/2003 10:02 LEBANON, Maine (AP) A freak burst of wind on a clear day apparently caused an auto body shop to collapse, killing the owner, officials said.</p>