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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Thursday, October 22, 2009
And in the US: This Little Piggy Went to Paris…
Newsmakers spoke in haste last week when it suggested Paris Hilton was unlikely to acquire a British-bred micro-pig because the extremely intelligent animals aren’t available in the US. Hilton has now ordered a bred-in-the-US Royal Dandie Extreme miniature pot-bellied pig from an Oregon breeder. “So...
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Monday, October 19, 2009
And in Japan: Really Intelligent Cars…
One Lexus has cameras that check the orientation of the driver’s face, and a Toyota sold in Japan tracks the eyelids. If the driver nods off, brakes are applied and seatbelts tightened. (Discover, Nov 2009) The latest model being offered in Japan is the Lexus ‘Virginity’. If its sensors detect a...
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Saturday, October 17, 2009
And in Toronto: In Bad Taste…
Last Saturday’s Globe and Mail featured a positive review of Toronto ’s Ruby Chinese Restaurant. Here’s one snippet:” Almost every item [at Ruby] has snap, crackle and pop to spare.” The article neglected to mention one rather important bit of news about the restaurant: Ruby was shut down last...
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Thursday, October 15, 2009
And in Paris: MacDonald’s at the Louvre…
Some patrons at the Louvre museum in Paris know where they won’t grab lunch. Art lovers are unhappy with the announcement that McDonald’s will open at Le Carrousel du Louvre, an upscale shopping centre beneath the museum. As one art website editor explained: “I’m not against eating in a museum, but...
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Monday, October 12, 2009
And Somewhere in the Air: Fists of Fury at 30,000 Feet…
Pilots and crew members came to blows on an Air-India flight on Saturday, spilling out of the cabin to the amazement of the 106 passengers onboard. The fist fight, which apparently erupted after a crew member accused the pilots of sexual harassment, is now under investigation. “It was a clear case...
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