Archive for February, 2012
Posted on February 29, 2012 - by
Man dies after accidentally drinking gasoline from salsa jar then lighting cigarette
A 43-year-old man in North Carolina died Tuesday after drinking gasoline and lighting a cigarette, police there say. Gary Allen Banning of Havelock, N.C., was taken to a local hospital late Monday after police responded to a 911 call from a resident reporting an apartment fire. Banning was transported to the University of North Carolina [...]Posted on February 29, 2012 - by Yahoo! News: Oddly Enough - Reuters
Nepal seeks aid to end China row over Everest height (Reuters)
Reuters - Nepal needs money and technical expertise from international donors to measure Mount Everest afresh, officials said on Wednesday, in a move to end a longstanding row with China about the height of the world's tallest mountain.Posted on February 27, 2012 - by Yahoo! News: Oddly Enough - Reuters
Dogs’ feet give Japan scientists paws for thought (Reuters)
Reuters - Ever wonder how dogs can walk barefoot in the snow? Now a Japanese scientist may have the answer -- an internal central heating system.Posted on February 26, 2012 - by Yahoo! News: Oddly Enough - Reuters
Nepali villager, 72, declared world’s shortest man (Reuters)
Reuters - Home to Mount Everest, the world's highest peak, the scenic country of Nepal on Sunday added another height-related superlative - of having the world's shortest man.Posted on February 25, 2012 - by Yahoo! News: Oddly Enough - Reuters
Spanish treasure lands after 200 years (Reuters)
Reuters - Coins worth nearly half a billion dollars finally arrived in Spain on Saturday after lying in a sunken warship for more than 200 years and following a five-year legal battle between the Spanish government and a salvage company.Posted on February 24, 2012 - by Yahoo! News: Oddly Enough - Reuters
Maine’s biggest lobster returned to Atlantic Ocean (Reuters)
Reuters - The biggest lobster ever caught in Maine, a 27-pounder (12.25 kg) nicknamed "Rocky" with claws tough enough to snap a man's arm, was released back into the ocean on Thursday after being trapped in a shrimp net last week, marine officials said.Posted on February 24, 2012 - by Yahoo! News: Oddly Enough - Reuters
Heartless thieves pick lovers’ padlocks in Germany (Reuters)
Reuters - German police caught two thieves breaking open "lovers' padlocks" attached to a bridge over the Rhine River in the city of Cologne.Posted on February 24, 2012 - by Yahoo! News: Oddly Enough - Reuters
Wine cache rescues those short of cash (Reuters)
Reuters - literally.Posted on February 23, 2012 - by Yahoo! News: Oddly Enough - Reuters
Will Slovaks walk over Chuck Norris to Austria? (Reuters)
Reuters - Slovaks have been voting overwhelmingly in favor of naming a new pedestrian and cycling bridge near their capital for 1980s action film and TV star Chuck Norris.Posted on February 22, 2012 - by Yahoo! News: Oddly Enough - Reuters
Pawnshops for prosperous accept wine as collateral (Reuters)
Reuters - literally.
