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Biggest Elvis, Burger, Roller Coaster, and More!: In case you were wondering, the largest velvet Elvis -- he's 12 feet by 12 feet -- can be spotted at The Tattoo Factory in Chicago. [more]
British Women Bolt for Aussie Blokes: With promises of plentiful sunshine, affordable homes, low crime, good jobs, and lots of single men, Southern Australia is luring Britain's highly skilled, young women to its shores. [more]
Dolphins With a Weight Problem: Dolphins at Kinosaki Marine World in western Japan are on a low fat diet after failing to jump as high as they had previously in their aquatic performances. [more]
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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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Irrefutable Proof: Bosses Are Good for a Laugh: This may come as a shock to some, but it seems bosses
do have a sense of humor. [more]
Bad Leaders Get Ahead: Mean bosses who make their employees miserable are rewarded
with promotions, rather than reprimands, according to
an online study by Bond University in Australia. [more]
Coffee May Protect Women's Memories: Drinking a few cups of coffee a day may slow down the
dementia process in women, according to a study published
in the journal Neurology. [more]
Even a Phone Company Model Can’t Get a Phone: A fashion model who’s featured in ads for Deutsche Telekom’s new high speed Internet connection service may no longer use the company she promotes -- the smiling beauty is threatening to switch providers after waiting three months for Deutsche Telekom to install her phone line. [more]
Misbehaving Cops Punished With Hello Kitty: Rule-breaking police officers in Thailand will be sporting hot pink Hello Kitty armbands as a mark of shame. [more]
Are You Too Nice at Work?: Kindness may not get you the corner office. [more]
Digital Devices May Be Harming Your Memory: Is your PDA making you forgetful? [more]
Frustrated Computer User Logs Out: A man fed up with computer difficulties chucked his machine out the window of his apartment in Hanover, Germany. [more]