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Look Out Below Rio Sues Light Says 4000 Exploding Manholes Ready to Blow

July 20, 2011 8:08pm by copythat

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If you're looking up or sideways, you'd better consider looking down when in Rio de Janeiro. It's a war of sorts--against citizens and tourists. Don't gaze too long at that beach, just get there--or the manhole underneath you might explode in the interim. It may sound funny but 10 this month have blown, the holes dubbed "veritable minefields". Read more

Plastic Cash Is More Than Credit Cards Australia Wins in Polymer Money

July 18, 2011 8:47pm by copythis

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While money is known to be one of the filthiest objects in the world, Australia's dollar kind of helps solve that problem. As the fifth-largest traded currency worldwide, Australian money is made of an unusual--though not uncommon--material: plastic. The U.S. Treasury may do well to take note of those cash benefits. Read more

Pastafarian Austrian Wins Drivers License Photo in Spaghetti Strainer

July 18, 2011 3:41am by hearit

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An Austrian guy decides to test an Austrian law: Supposedly, head coverings are only allowed in official documents if they relate to religious reasons for the attire. One atheist applies for a new driver's license in the country -- complete with a photo of himself wearing an upside-down pasta strainer on his head. But he's not the creator of "Pastafarian" Read more

Botched Prison Escape Finds Wife Folded Packed Inmate in Suitcase

July 5, 2011 7:20pm by copythat

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There's more than one reason for a conjugal visit, like trying to escape while folded and packed in a suitcase. Prison guards at the Mexico state prison of Chetumal, in Quintana Roo, busted an inmate's wife after she tried to smuggle her husband to freedom with baggage.
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Amsterdam to Ban Cannabis Coffee Shops to Americans Tourists in Months

June 1, 2011 4:20pm by hearit

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Amsterdam must have too many tourists: the Dutch government now officially bans global and American tourists from buying cannabis or hash at "coffee shops" -- making pot restrictions real before year' Read more

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President Klaus Teased for Stealing Pen During News Conference Video

April 17, 2011 1:18am by hearit

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Czech media is giving President Vaclav Klaus a hard time -- teasing the world leader after a viral video shows him discreetly pocketing a ceremonial pen during his visit to Chile. Read more

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Farmer Busted in Internet Scam Ten Million Dollars Buried in Garlic Field

April 14, 2011 2:55am by copythat

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Someone's had a heyday with the lotto -- or at least it seems like the lotto, with the sudden discover of large sums of cash. 10 million's been found, in a field. Read more

Tide Surf Makers Fined 456 Million in Price Fixing Laundry Detergent

April 13, 2011 3:49pm by hearit

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Price-fixing to the tune of a $456 million dollar fine -- a cartel in consumer laundry detergent. The makers of Tide and Surf were in on a scheme that upped prices to consumers over three years. Read more

$20,000 Umbrella to Protect Unpopular France President Sarkozy from More Attacks

April 11, 2011 2:55pm by editor

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What can anyone say -- it worked for the "Penguin" in Hollywood's Batman Returns: French President Nicolas Sarkozy is using a new bullet-proof umbrella designed to protect the unpopular president from Read more

Russia Officially Declares Beer as Alcohol Bans Sale in Public Schools

February 23, 2011 6:18pm by hearit

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It’s official: beer is alcohol – Russia’s verified it. Read more