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North Korea’s Kim Jong ll and “The Dude”
Sep. 8 | ‘North Korea is pursuing a creative way to raise cash: video games. Programmers developed a 2007 mobile-phone bowling app starring The Dude from “The Big Lebowski” as well as a spin-off of this sci-fi comedy The Dude,’ a pot-smoking...
Diane von Furstenberg Creates Modest Designer Hospital Gowns
Sep. 8 | Patients at the Cleveland Clinic no longer have to wear peek-a-boo hospital gowns, thanks to fashion designer Diane von Furstenberg. Her more stylish gown (photos) has a bold, graphic print with side ties and the clinic’s logo on the fabric Sick...
Fill Your Brain, Then Eat It: Zombie Classes Now Available
Sep. 8 | College students cramming for exams might feel like they have a lot in common with the undead, and at the University of Baltimore you can find an entire course devoted to zombies. Taught by the author of a book on zombie movies, the course includes materials...
Many States Jump On Board To Push For New Standards In English
Sep. 8 | More states want better English A growing number of states are joining together to take advantage of the Obama administration’s “Race To The Top Fund”, a federal grant fund set aside for building on the fast moving push toward national...
Breast Enlarging Ring Tones In Japan
Sep. 8 | A cognitive scientist credited with helping to deprogram members of a religious cult in Japan reportedly has applied a subliminal technique to help women enhance their bust lines. He claims listening to this ring tone 20 times a day over 10 days will...
philly Naked Bike Ride
Sep. 8 | What do bicycles and clean air have in common? Hundreds of cyclists, wearing everything from bathing suits to body paint to just a smile, pedaled several non-exhausting miles through downtown Philadelphia to make the connection for the second year in...
Shipment of Bologna Contains Cocaine
Sep. 4 | Shipment of Bologna Contains Cocaine A postal inspector in Holyoke, Massachusetts delivered a package to a household on Thursday. The package was a shipment of cocaine stuffed inside a hollowed out slab of bologna. Police had received tips that the person...
Doctors Remove 56lb Tumor From Woman
Sep. 4 | Buenos Aires doctors removed a 56 pound tumor from an Argentinian woman’s uterus this past week. The woman, who thought she was just gaining weight, spent 18 months getting larger and larger and looking very pregnant. When bending to do simple...
German Man Sacked over 1.8 Euro cents
Sep. 4 | Sacked over 1.8 Euro cents How tight do you have to be to sack somebody for stealing 1.8 cents? This is the question many will ask after a German firm sacked one of its employees for charging his two wheeled electric vehicle on company property. Twelve...