A 35-year-old Swedish woman was shocked to find her own obituary in a local newspaper.
“Our dear daughter, sister and friend has left us today in sorrow,” the obit in the Goteborgs-Posten newspaper in Gothenburg read
Norway Plans 12-Hour Prime-Time TV Show of Burning Fireplace
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Norwegian public television plans to broadcast a burning fireplace for 12 straight hours from Friday evening, with firewood specialists providing commentary, expert advice and cultural tutoring.
Stray Cats Keep Lost Boy Warm
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Argentine police say a destitute 1-year-old boy was kept alive by a colony of stray cats who shared food scraps and kept him warm in the city of Misiones.
German Prisoner Escapes in a Box
December 20, 2008 By Leave a Comment
A manhunt is under way in western Germany for a convicted drug dealer who escaped by mailing himself out of jail.
Papua New Guinea Women Kill Male Babies to End Tribal War
December 1, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Women in Papua New Guinea’s Highland region are killing their male babies to end a tribal war that has gone on for more than 20 years.
Japanese Man Makes Mexico City Airport Home
November 24, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Hiroshi Nohara is on a layover at the Mexico City airport. It has lasted almost three months, and he has no plans to leave.
Man Drives Bus into Lake following GPS Instructions
November 9, 2008 By Leave a Comment
A Polish man drove his Mercedes mini-van into a lake after following the instructions of a satellite navigation system.
Inside the Weird World of Japanese Pick Up Schools
September 5, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Fujita’s ‘Pickup School for Men Who Can’t Get Any’ teaches geeky, insecure men of all ages how to gain confidence, score dates and get laid – all based, he says, on a proprietary “science” he discovered after a decade of careful research.
Man Marries Dog to Atone for Past Deeds
September 2, 2008 By 1 Comment
A Man in India Marries a Dog to Atone for Stoning to Death Mating Canines.
Woman Kicked Out of New Zealand For Being Too Fat
September 2, 2008 By 44 Comments
A woman has been told by the government of New Zealand that she and her husband may have to look elsewhere for a place to live because she is too fat to be allowed into the country.
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