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Posted on August 31, 2010 - by Yahoo! News: Oddly Enough - Reuters

Long-lived Dutch might be bad news for insurers (Reuters)

Reuters - The Dutch are set to live longer -- good news for them but bad news for insurers that are expected to suffer from higher capital requirements and tighter profit margins as a result.

Posted on August 31, 2010 - by Yahoo! News: Oddly Enough - Reuters

Older people enjoy reading negative stories about young (Reuters)

Reuters - Older people like reading negative news stories about their younger counterparts because it boosts their own self-esteem, according to a new study.

Posted on August 31, 2010 - by Yahoo! News: Oddly Enough - Reuters

Man arrested for trying to dazzle pilots with laser (Reuters)

Reuters - A man appeared in court on Tuesday accused of trying to dazzle pilots with a laser beam as they were landing at France's second-busiest airport Paris Orly, aviation authorities said.

Posted on August 30, 2010 - by Yahoo! News: Oddly Enough - Reuters

John Lennon’s toilet sells for $14,740 at auction (Reuters)

An undated handout image shows a toilet belonging to late Beatle John Lennon. The toilet fetched 9,500 pounds ($14,740) at auction on August 28, 2010, around 10 times its estimate, the sale organisers said. BRITAIN-LENNON/ REUTERS/The Beatles Shop/HandoutReuters - A toilet that belonged to late Beatle John Lennon fetched 9,500 pounds ($14,740) at auction on Saturday, around 10 times its estimate, the sale organizers said.



Posted on August 30, 2010 - by Yahoo! News: Oddly Enough - Reuters

Mushroom hunter “massacre” claims 18 lives in Italy (Reuters)

Reuters - At least 18 mushroom-lovers have been killed in accidents while hunting for their favorite fungi in the mountains and forests of northern Italy.

Posted on August 30, 2010 - by Yahoo! News: Oddly Enough - Reuters

Malaysia uncovers nearly 100 live reptiles in bag (Reuters)

Reuters - Malaysian airport security arrested a convicted wildlife smuggler after finding almost 100 live reptiles in his luggage, the country's Wildlife and National Parks Department said.

Posted on August 27, 2010 - by Yahoo! News: Oddly Enough - Reuters

Politician raffles breast implants (Reuters)

Venezuelan opposition candidate for a National Assembly position, Gustavo Rojas, campaigns in the low income neighborhood of Antimano in Caracas August 27, 2010. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia RawlinsReuters - A Venezuelan politician is offering breast implants as a prize in a raffle to raise funds for his parliamentary election campaign.



Posted on August 27, 2010 - by Yahoo! News: Oddly Enough - Reuters

Permission to laugh at election — for now (Reuters)

Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva laughs as he waits for Kuwait's Prime Minister Nasser al-Mohammad al-Sabah in Brasilia, July 22, 2010. REUTERS/Ricardo MoraesReuters - Brazil's election is a laughing matter again, at least for now.



Posted on August 26, 2010 - by Yahoo! News: Oddly Enough - Reuters

Britain being “overrun” by street signs (Reuters)

A new road sign (2L) stands amongst other traffic signs on Farringdon Road, London, January 24 2003. REUTERS/Toby MelvilleReuters - The British government has declared war on the profusion of unnecessary road traffic signs, railings and advertising boards, saying they blight towns' English character.



Posted on August 26, 2010 - by Yahoo! News: Oddly Enough - Reuters

“Ordain women,” London bus ads will urge Pope (Reuters)

Pope Benedict XVI waves during his weekly general audience from the balcony of his summer residence in Castelgandolfo, south of Rome, August 11, 2010. REUTERS/Tony GentileReuters - Pope Benedict will be confronted by posters on London's famous red buses during his trip to the British capital next month which will call for the ordination of women priests.



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