Thursday, November 19, 2009
And in the US: Filthy Lucre…
In a study last year, researchers found more cocaine residue on US bills than any other currency. Also found on money: staphylococcus and fecal matter. (Jason Stahl, Discover, April 2009) Scientists are now trying to determine the order in which dollar bills come to be exposed to these contaminants,...
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Wednesday, November 18, 2009
And in China: Finally an Answer to the Money Problems…
Paper money originated in China in the year 910 and amazed Marco Polo when he visited three centuries later. He also noted that the emperor, Kublai Khan, seemed to be printing an awful lot of notes…which ultimately wrecked the economy. Due to skyrocketing inflation caused by churning out so much...
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Monday, November 16, 2009
And in Danvers, Mass.,: What’s wrong with ‘meep’? It’s in how you say it...
It's no surprise that using bad language in school can get you into hot water. But "meep"? Danvers High parents recently got an automated call from the principal warning them that if students say or display the word "meep" at school, they could face suspension. Meep doesn't mean much, unless you are...
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Wednesday, November 11, 2009
And in Germany: Cat Banned from Visiting Buddhist Inmate...
A Buddhist bank robber has been refused permission for his cat to visit him in jail – even though he says it's the reincarnation of his mum. Peter Koenig, 46, is serving five years for armed robberies in Whirl, Germany, reports the Daily Telegraph. He went to court to demand the right for his cat...
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Saturday, November 7, 2009
And in Malaysia: Poor, Single Mothers…
One Malaysian state representative has an ambitious plan to help the country’s poorest single Muslim mothers. She hopes to marry them off – to state legislators. Compliant legislators could be rewarded with prizes for boosting their “quota”, the state's family and health committee chairwoman, Wan...
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Sunday, November 1, 2009
And in Norway: Man Tries to Smuggle 14 Snakes and 10 Lizards...
Customs officers in Norway were amazed to find 14 royal pythons and 10 albino leopard geckos taped to a man's body. The 22-year-old Norwegian was stopped in a routine check by Kristiansand customs after arriving on a ferry from Denmark, the Faedrelandsvennen newspaper reported. After finding a...
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Thursday, October 29, 2009
And in Germany: Train Mooning Stunt Backfires…
A German man who mooned at a train got his trousers caught in a carriage door and ended up being dragged half naked out of the station. The 22-year-old journalism student shoved his backside against the window of a low-slung double-decker train after staff forced him off in Lauenbrueck for...
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Wednesday, October 28, 2009
And at Greensboro, NC: Getting Paid not to get Pregnant…
Some opponents call it idiotic, but supporters say paying these teens pays off for the rest of us. Tiwan Goodner and these other girls are not just learning self-defense but self-discipline and they’re taking these moves to the bank. “We are paying them to avoid pregnancy, to graduate from high...
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Monday, October 26, 2009
And in Papua New Guinea: Police Hunt Banana Sex Cult Leader…
Police in Papua New Guinea are hunting the leader of a cult who promised villagers a bumper banana harvest if they had sex in public. The man and his followers fled naked into the wilderness when police tried to arrest them at the weekend, the Post Courier newspaper reported. It said the villagers...
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Saturday, October 24, 2009
And in Poland: Holy Host Turns into Heart…
A priest in Sokolka, Poland, dropped part of the Holy host during mass, then picked it up and placed it into a special vessel with water. One week later there was a stain on the consecrated item that appeared to be human heart tissue. Independent experts from a Polish university confirmed the find,...
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