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Landing in the wrong Sydney
71 year old and his 15 year old grandson ended up landing in a Sydney few thousand miles away from Sydney, Australia.
Sun’s sudden dimness causes concerns among scientists
Over the last few weeks the solar activity has been very minimal and based on the observations made over past 100 years, Sun’s brightness has dimmed down over past few weeks.
The scientists watching the events closely as many of them believe this could be sign of next little ice age.The last time the little ice [...]
Man tries to smuggle Song birds into US hidden under his pants
A california man Sony Dong, 46 was arrested trying to smuggle dozens of song birds into US from Vietnam. He used a novel way of stitching extra pockets under his pants near calf area and placed the birds securely.
Luckily all the birds came into US without any major injury. He had three red-whiskered bul-buls, [...]
UPSC 2008 results and UPSC 2009 exam links
In this years UPSC final results the first three positions were clinched by women who are trying to break the barrier for second time in as many years. This years results saw a marked improvement over the last few years and top three candidates have very different story from each other the topper Shubhra Saxena [...]
10$ Laptop – turns out to be a big joke
It turns the much awaited 10$ laptop is nothin more than a ebook reader with a low quality screen.
The hype surrounding the $10 laptop “prototype” with two GB RAM turned out to be a joke when the department of Human Resources
Development announced — during its inauguration in the temple town of Tirupati — that it [...]
77 year old crashes and fleds the scene to keep hair stylist appoinment
An Old woman in her seventies crashed on to a scooter and left the scene to keep an hair stylist appointment.
Louise Davidson, 77, was arrested Thursday for leaving the scene of an injury crash, Boynton Beach police said.
Police spokeswoman Stephanie Slater said the woman was turning right when she veered into the path of the [...]
Indiana man tries to fake flight crash and walks away saying canoeing incident
Indiana Businessman Marcus Schrenker tried to fake his death in flight crash, but was later reported to be seen walking away from water saying he was involved with a canoeing incident. The officer who helped Marcus Schrenker get a hotel room after his alleged Canoe incident was able to identify the missing pilot. Earlier Schrenker [...]
Couple goes to court to over Christmas gift
New Hampshire residents aren’t amused , after a bizarre incident was reported in local media.
A young couple Randi Young, 24, and Heath Blom, 26 were arrested on the Christmas eve for mutual assault complaint. The couple were happily married till Christmas morning when Blom opened his Christmas present from Young and found a WII [...]
Hyundai Genesis wins Car of the year 2009 in Detroit Auto show
Hyundai gave a big boost to its brand value in tough economic times by winning the car of the year award for its Genesis.
The Hyundai Genesis won the prestigious Car of the Year Award Sunday at the start of media preview days for the 2009 Detroit Auto Show. The redesigned Ford F-150 won the [...]
Christine McCallum made love to teen 300 times
The teacher’s relationship with the teen seemed almost motherly at first — homework help and invitations to eat with her and her husband.
But prosecutors say Christine McCallum’s lurid obsession with the boy spawned a 21-month escapade of up to 300 sexual encounters.
The 29-year-old Abington elementary school teacher pleaded innocent Friday to seven counts of statutory [...]
Drunk electrician starts fire in Moscow museum
A drunk electrician started a fire at a world-famous Moscow art museum after he fell asleep while smoking a cigarette, a police source told RIA news agency Sunday.
The blaze at Moscow’s Tretyakov Gallery started in an engineering building next to the main gallery Saturday and damaged technical equipment but not any of the museum’s valuable [...]
Couple gets married in Taco Bell
For a couple wedding bells sounded like Taco Bell and they decided to get married at Taco Bell.
Customers inside the fast-food restaurant continued to order tacos and burritos as the couple sat Friday in an orange booth at Taco Bell and exchanged vows.
“It’s appropriate,” groom Paul Brooks said. “It’s an offbeat relationship.”
Employees displayed hot sauce [...]
Satyam Ex CEO Ramalinga Raju remanded to Judicial custody till Jan 23
On a day of high drama, the fallen Indian IT leader, Mr B. Ramalinga Raju, found himself drawn away from the comfort of 5-star luxury and high echelons of power to the claustrophobic confines of the Chanchalguda jail.
The Founder-Chairman of Satyam Computer Services, who admitted that the company was in a Rs 7,136-crore financial mess, [...]
Real WTF : PETA asks school to change its name
It seems PETA activists are going crazy over nutty things, in this case of real absurdity PETA asks a school to change its name.
The activist animal rights group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals has asked school officials to change the name of Spearfish High School to “Sea Kitten High School.” The new name [...]
Nigerians wear dried fruit shells as helmet
Nigerians have started using dried fruits by painting them or using old tyre as helmets to avoid getting arrested after a compulsory helmet law came into effect.
The regulations have caused chaos around Africa’s most populous nation, with motorcyclists complaining helmets are too expensive and some passengers refusing to wear them fearing they will catch skin [...]
No of Obese Americans more than normal overweights
The number of obese American adults outweighs the number of those who are merely overweight, according to the latest statistics from the federal government.
Numbers posted by the National Center for Health Statistics show that more than 34 percent of Americans are obese, compared to 32.7 percent who are overweight. It said just under 6 [...]
