Oddities

Man robbed of $2 million bank withdrawal

Tue Nov 24, 12:00 AM
TAIPEI (Reuters) - A man in Taiwan was robbed of more than $2 million in cash that he had just withdrawn from the bank, a police official said on Tuesday.… more

Cops on trail of "gingerbread town" vandals

Mon Nov 23, 12:00 AM
OSLO (Reuters) - The people of Bergen rolled out the cookie dough Monday as local police tried to sniff out vandals who destroyed the Norwegian city's traditional Christmas decoration -- a town of gin… more

Hitler's favorite car makes comeback?

Tue Nov 24, 12:00 AM
BERLIN (Reuters) - A car expert says he has tracked down Hitler's favorite Mercedes to a garage near the town that helped the Austrian-born Fuehrer become a German citizen.… more

Using your plastic for plastic surgery..

Tue Nov 24, 12:00 AM
CARACAS (Reuters) - Unfazed by a recession and rampant inflation, image-conscious Venezuelans show no signs of cutting b… more

Judge blocks law allowing guns in bars

Mon Nov 23, 12:00 AM
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (Reuters) - A judge on Friday blocked a Tennessee law that allowed people to bring handguns into re… more

Aging Santa gets $100,000 facelift for Christmas

Mon Nov 23, 12:00 AM
WELLINGTON (Reuters) - A Santa in New Zealand with a droopy eye has received a NZ$100,000 ($74,000) face-lift in the run… more

Darwin book worth up to $100,000 found on shelf

Mon Nov 23, 12:00 AM
LONDON (Reuters) - A first edition of Charles Darwin's "On the Origin of Species," which had been kept in a toilet bookc… more

Don't kiss Santa, he may have the flu

Mon Nov 23, 12:00 AM
BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Santa Claus should avoid kissing children and shaking their hands to prevent spreading the flu and … more

Diplomats arrested for cigarette smuggling

Fri Nov 20, 12:00 AM
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Swedish police have arrested two North Korean diplomats on suspicion of smuggling 230,000 cigarett… more

Ageing Santa gets $100,000 facelift for Christmas

Fri Nov 20, 12:00 AM
WELLINGTON (Reuters) - A Santa in New Zealand with a droopy eye has received a NZ$100,000 ($74,000) face-lift in the run… more
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