Wednesday, April 7, 2010
And in Britain: New Doctor Who's Prop Gaffe…
New Doctor Who Matt Smith was reportedly stopped by security at Heathrow airport - for packing a sonic screwdriver in his luggage. The 27-year-old actor was flying to Belfast when a scanner revealed the prop in his hand luggage, reports The Sun. Security officials, who did not recognise the new Time...
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Tuesday, April 6, 2010
And in Canada: Hackers not Linked to China’s Government…
China-based hackers who stole data on India’s missile systems, private correspondence of the Dalai Lama and Canadian visa applications appear not to be linked to the to the Chinese government, Canadian researchers say. “I don’t doubt that some of the sensitive information that was acquired might...
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Friday, April 2, 2010
And in Britain: Ten Minute Loo Limit for Civil Servants…
Timers have been installed to prevent civil servants from spending any longer than ten minutes in the toilet. Dozens of workers have reportedly been caught out by the new efficiency drive at the Government Office for the West Midlands. Staff have condemned the GOWM for the move, which was introduced...
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Wednesday, March 31, 2010
And in Detroit: Pickle Jar, Mushroom Soup Used for Evil...
A jar of pickles and mushroom soup made a bad recipe for a Sterling Heights resident when his vehicle was vandalized with the food items. A full jar of pickles was thrown through the rear window of the vehicle when it was parked in the street in front of the man’s home in the 33000 block of Somerset...
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Sunday, March 28, 2010
And in Croatia: Miracle of Love for Injured Stork…
Vets who saved a female stork, shot by hunters in Croatia, thought her days were numbered - but reckoned without the devotion of her mate. The vets knew the female, which they called Malena, would never fly again but put her back on her nest thinking she would not survive the winter. When her...
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Friday, March 26, 2010
And in New Zealand: Captured 'Ghosts' for Sale Online...
Two vials said to contain the spirits of ghosts exorcised from a house in New Zealand have been put up for sale on an online auction site. Entitled 'Two Captured Ghosts', the lot had reached a top price of nearly £200 on TradeMe, New Zealand 's equivalent of eBay. The seller claims the spirits were...
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Wednesday, March 24, 2010
And in the World of Art: Supersized Last Supper...
The food portions depicted in paintings of the Last Supper have grown by up to two-thirds over the last 1,000 years, according to a study. Experts say the trend echoes the "supersizing" of our own meals amid the growing obesity crisis, reports the Daily Telegraph. Researchers compared the size of...
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Tuesday, March 23, 2010
And in the U.S.: Beware the Table Saw…
The first published national study of injuries related to table saws reports that these devices account for about 31,500 injuries per year, 97 per cent of victims are male, and most injuries are due to “contact with the blade of the saw.” ( Discover, April 2010) Dr. B.A.D. Sawyer, who headed the...
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Monday, March 22, 2010
And in Croatia: Theology Student Jailed for Burning Bush…
A theology student has been jailed in Croatia after he caused £30m damage after he set fire to a thorn bush that kept pricking him. Jure Erceg was jailed for 15 months after a court heard that he started the blaze on Velebit Mountain in 2007 to seek revenge on the bush. Erceg told the court that he...
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Saturday, March 20, 2010
And in Tampa, FL: Well-Clad Strippers Back on the Street…
Tampa, Florida - Police put the brakes on the stripper mobile a few weeks ago, but Friday night the owners of the controversial vehicle say they plan on taking it out again. "We are legal as of right now, we are legal," said Eric "Ice" Terrell the general manager of Déjà Vu, the company that the...
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