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Factory workers bare all to save jobs
Saturday, August 29th, 2009 Posted in Offbeat News | 1 Comment »
Workers at a crisis-hit boiler factory in France have stripped off for a nude calendar in a bid to save 204 jobs slated for redundancy. Staff at the Chaffoteaux et ... Read more..Ariz. taxi driver offers kidney to frequent passenger
Saturday, August 29th, 2009 Posted in Offbeat News | 2 Comments »
Rita Van Loenen had no idea that a trip in Thomas Chappell's taxi cab could end up being the ride that saves her life. "There are better odds of getting ... Read more..Top dog Asashoryu refuses bus amid flu scare
Friday, August 28th, 2009 Posted in Offbeat News | No Comments »
Controversial sumo champion Asashoryu is in hot water again after skipping training because he did not want to risk catching the H1N1 flu on a bus. "(The infected wrestlers) were on ... Read more..Woman sues zoo over splashing dolphins
Friday, August 28th, 2009 Posted in Offbeat News | No Comments »
A woman is suing a Chicago-area zoo for a 2008 fall near a dolphin exhibit, accusing zookeepers of encouraging the mammals to splash water and then failing to protect spectators ... Read more..Glaciers melt, Swiss get some territory from Italy
Friday, August 28th, 2009 Posted in Offbeat News | No Comments »
Switzerland has expanded its border at Italy's expense because of melting glaciers in the high Alps. The Swiss government on Wednesday approved shifting the border up to 164 yards into ... Read more..Strep may be what silenced Mozart
Friday, August 28th, 2009 Posted in Offbeat News | No Comments »
For more than two centuries, the music of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart has endured — as has the speculation about what led to his sudden death at age 35 on Dec. ... Read more..Theme Park Cracks Down On Skin-Tight Trunks
Thursday, August 27th, 2009 Posted in Offbeat News | 1 Comment »
A surge in men wearing unsightly Speedos has prompted Alton Towers to revise its poolside dress code. The theme park is considering a ban on Speedos after hot weather at the ... Read more..Not-So-Secret Squirrel Stars In Holiday Snap
Thursday, August 27th, 2009 Posted in Offbeat News | 1 Comment »
Traditionally the best way to capture a squirrel is to climb up a tree and act like a nut - but this cheeky rodent is all too keen to get ... Read more..Death-Defying Stunt Exposed As Clever Fake
Thursday, August 27th, 2009 Posted in Offbeat News | No Comments »
A death-defying stunt video that attracted more than a million hits on YouTube has been exposed as a fake. "MEGAWOOSH Bruno Kammerl jumps" features a German engineer apparently taking his life ... Read more..Gulf Holiday Ad ‘Borrows Dorset Landmark’
Wednesday, August 26th, 2009 Posted in Offbeat News | 1 Comment »
An Arabian resort in the United Arab Emirates looks as if it has been caught borrowing a British landmark to help tempt tourists to its beaches. Owners of Durdle Door ... Read more..