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South Korean Officials Put Away Their Putters: South Korea's President Lee Myung-bak has told officials to put away their golf clubs, at least until the economy improves, because it sends the wrong signal to the public. [more]
Typo Fixers Get Probation: Two men traveling the United States on a mission to remove typographical errors from public signs have been banned from national parks for a year. [more]
Pisa No Longer Has the Most Tilted Tower: The Tower of Pisa, which has long been famed for its tilt, is no longer Europe's most steeply leaning tower. [more]
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Indian Judge Sent Back to School: High Court justices in New Delhi who are sick of dealing with problematic rulings from lower court judges have decided to make an example of Judge R K Tiwari by sending him back to law school for a three-month refresher course. [more]
Italian Team Sponsored by Escort Service: The Italian football team Trentino 1921 has picked up a controversial sponsor -- Casa Bianca escort agency. [more]
10 Rudest Behaviors: Discrimination in the workplace and bad driving were ranked the two rudest behaviors on a "Terrible Ten" list of annoying offenses put out by the Civility Initiative at The Johns Hopkins University and the Jacob France Institute of the University of Baltimore. [more]
Computerized Pillow Combats Snoring: A new computerized pillow could quiet snorers. [more]
Half-Year Hangover: A sixty-pint beer binge had lasting effects for a Scottish man -- last fall the Glaswegian went to the emergency room complaining of "wavy" vision and a headache that had lasted four weeks. [more]
Heartbreak Loans: Splitting up is expensive, which is why Ogaki Kyoritsu Bank has started offering Japan's first-ever divorce loans. [more]
Marriage on a Time Limit: People who find the idea of a lifetime marriage commitment stifling will embrace a German politician's proposal for seven-year marriage terms. [more]
Please Hold, I'm Zapping Aliens: Nearly one in four white-collar workers -- and an eye-popping 35 percent of senior executives -- play casual video games during work hours, according to this report, based on a survey from game maker PopCap. [more]
No More Red Lights for This Town: Residents in Bohmte, Germany, may want to stay out of the center of their city now that the town council has decided to remove all stop signs and traffic lights, giving drivers and pedestrians equal right of way. [more]
10 Ways to Kill Your Career: Missing an occasional deadline and making personal calls on company time may seem like minor mistakes, but they can be fireable offenses for some employers. [more]
Reading for the Rushed: People who don't have time to read regularly can benefit from DailyLit.com, a free service that emails short installments of books to readers. [more]
Slithering Security Guard: Harrods, London's upscale department store, took extreme measures to guard a £62,000 ($120,000) pair of ruby- sapphire- and diamond-encrusted sandals at its shoe collection launch. [more]
Profanity Gets Political Attention: An Italian comedian using profanity to express his disgust with the government has earned himself hundreds of thousands of followers. [more]
What's Your Risk Management Strategy for that Golf Game?: If you get beaned by a partner's tee shot on a golf course in California, don't expect much sympathy from the courts. [more]
Russian Mayor Bans Excuses: "I don't know" is no longer an acceptable phrase for bureaucrats in Megion, Russia. [more]
Male Girdles Suck in Beer Guts: Women have been punishing themselves with slimming undergarments for centuries, and now men are pushing in their guts with a line of girdles from Tokyo International Japan. [more]
Most Americans Are Happy at Their Jobs: The results may come as a surprise, but a new study found that a majority of workers like their jobs. [more]
Will Redheads Become Extinct in 100 Years?: According to the latest National Geographic magazine,
natural redheads account for less than 2 percent of the
world's population, and may become extinct within the next
100 years. [more]
iPhone Bills Arrive in Reams: The techie trailblazers who have been giddy over their
iPhones this past month may be switching to electronic payment
plans when they open their mail. [more]
Burglars Help Themselves to Seconds: In an attempt to prevent burglars from breaking into her
cottage, a woman in western Germany left a note offering
potential thieves some canned foods on her doorstep.
"The polite appeal that they treat themselves apparently
just increased the appetite of the hoodlums," said police.
Once inside, the robbers helped themselves to more canned goods, as well as some cucumber salad and sausages.
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