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Sudoku Stops Drug Trial: A judge in Sydney, Australia, aborted a trial that had already lasted over two months and cost taxpayers around US $950,000 after he learned that some of the jurors were doing Sudoku puzzles while evidence was being given. [more]
Yoga for Financial Health: Will practicing yoga help you make more money? [more]
Manners Expert Releases Online Etiquette Rules: Mind your manners -- even online, says Debrett’s, a British authority on etiquette. [more]
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Start Preparing for an Alien Invasion: You may be prepared for potential disasters like tornadoes or blizzards, but are you ready for an alien invasion? [more]
Superman's Kryptonite Unearthed: Kryptonite, the space rock that zaps Superman's powers, may really exist -- or at least something similar to it does. [more]
IQ Doesn't Impact Wealth: Smart people aren't wealthier than the rest of the population, according to a new study. [more]
Car Thieves Love Las Vegas: Is your car safe? A study from the National Insurance Crime Bureau ranked the cities with the highest rate of vehicle theft per capita in the United States and found that Las Vegas topped the list as the least safe place for your car, with 22,441 auto thefts in 2006. [more]
Survey Finds 10 Most (and Least) Satisfying Jobs: Working at a job that involves helping people might make you happier than those in other lines of work, according to the 2006 General Social Survey. [more]
Doughnuts and Driving Don't Mix: A semi driver in North Dakota rolled his rig when he went scavenging for doughnuts on the floor of his truck while delivering a load of specialty sunflower seeds. [more]
Quit With Class: As tempted as you may be to yell "I'm out of here" and go charging out the door, when you decide to quit your job, the best tactic is to exit gracefully. [more]
Flaming Toilet Alert: Toto Ltd., Japan's high-tech toilet maker, is offering to repair 180,000 bidet toilet units after several of them started on fire. [more]
Google Your Potential Girlfriend: These days people are digging up dirt on their potential love interests even before their first date. [more]
Doors Fans Seek Justice: Two Doors fans have asked the governor of Florida to pardon Jim Morrison on two nearly 40-year-old misdemeanor charges of indecent exposure and using profanity. [more]
Good Kids Get the Promotions: Government employees in Changyuan County in central China can help their careers by treating their parents well. [more]
Astronaut Runs Marathon in Space: NASA astronaut Suni Williams will set history this month when she participates in the Boston Marathon -- she'll be running the famous race in space. [more]
Senior Sleuth Saves the Day: A 95-year-old German woman showcased her detective skills when she nabbed a thief who was responsible for a string of thefts at her nursing home. [more]
Invisibility Cloak in the Works: Engineers at Purdue University have created a workable design for an invisibility cloak that could make objects as big as airplanes appear to vanish. [more]
Teenagers Take Down GlaxoSmithKline: A high school science experiment has led to a court case, a fine and a host of bad publicity for GlaxoSmithKline, the second-largest food and drug company in the world. [more]
Google’s Toilet Humor: To celebrate April Fools’ Day, Google execs introduced two prank services: Gmail Paper and Google Toilet Internet Service Provider (TiSP). [more]
Messiness Can Be a Good Thing: Don't clean your cubicle! [more]
Put Down that Celery: Chelsea, a professional British soccer team, has banned three fans for throwing celery during a match. [more]
Video Games Provide Exercise for the Elderly: When Nintendo's Wii gaming system was released last year, critics had little doubt that it would appeal to adolescents and computer geeks, but it's now gaining popularity with an unexpected crowd -- the elderly. [more]
Better Buy Some Beer (But You Don't Have To Drink It): Most beer buyers keep the brew around to drink, but there are plenty of other reasons to pick up a six pack on your way home. [more]