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Sitting near a stranger might be start of friendship
Leipzig, Germany - Two people who just happen to sit next to each other at an event might be on the path to friendship, according to a study by the University of Leipzig. The study showed that coincidental proximity at first meetings made a deep impr...

[Posted on : 2008-05-08 ] Category : [ Fun (General) ]

Longer days lift spirits, while shorter skirts bring on the flirt
Hamburg - Buds are sprouting, birds are twittering and the convertibles and sunglasses are coming out. Even though the overnight temperature still drops to near freezing, the flirting season is on. Everyone knows that even the most tender ray of suns...

[Posted on : 2008-05-08 ] Category : [ Fun (General) ]

Eat something before spending the night outdoors
Stuttgart - Outdoor enthusiasts should always have a meal before sleeping in the great outdoors, according to the Stuttgart- based magazine Outdoors. A camper's body turns the extra food into fuel to help stay warm during the night. Pre-camping meals...

[Posted on : 2008-05-08 ] Category : [ Fun (General) ]

3,000 to strip at Vienna football stadium
Vienna - More than 3,000 Austrians signed up to strip naked at Vienna's Ernst-Happel football stadium for a photoshoot by US-artist Spencer Tunick, organizers said on Wednesday. The volunteers will participate in Tunick's Artwork with 1000 balls pr...

[Posted on : 2008-05-07 ] Category : [ Fun (General) ]

Foetus found in jar in German shop turns out to be Halloween alien
Berlin - A German teenager who left a Halloween joke alien in a glass jar on the counter of an ice cream vendor was surprised Thursday at the uproar his prank caused when he heard reports on local radio. On being called by the sales lady, police took...

[Posted on : 2008-04-17 ] Category : [ Fun (General) ]

Austrians lose 16.7 kilos of gold from wedding rings each year
Vienna - In the course of a year, the abrasion of wedding rings amounts to the loss of more than 16.7 kilogrammes of gold, worth more than 260,000 euros (411,000 dollars) for married Austrians, a local researcher has found. In a study released in the...

[Posted on : 2008-04-16 ] Category : [ Fun (General) ]

Man freed from waste chute in apartment building
Stockholm - For want of a key, a man tried to climb up a waste chute in an apartment building in the Swedish ski metropolis Are and had to be freed after he got stuck halfway into the chute, reports said Tuesday. The man, in his 20s, managed to get h...

[Posted on : 2008-04-15 ] Category : [ Fun (General) ]

Bookseller admits nude book launch was April Fool's joke
Berlin - A German bookshop owner who announced an all-nude launch party in his shop for a forthcoming book about nudism admitted Tuesday the invitation had been an April Fool's Day hoax. Some 30 television, radio and newspaper reporters applied to at...

[Posted on : 2008-04-01 ] Category : [ Fun (General) ]

Hong Kong airline pilot sacked for stunt in giant Boeing - Summary
Hong Kong - An expatriate pilot with Hong Kong airline Cathay Pacific has been fired for performing a Top Gun-style stunt in which he swooped metres over a runway in a new Boeing passenger jet, the airline said Sunday. Ian Wilkinson was piloting the ...

[Posted on : 2008-02-24 ] Category : [ Fun (General) ]

Men encouraged to attach poem to Valentine flowers
Berlin - For Valentine's Day the traditional items to send your love is flowers, at least according to the popular custom. There was a time, however, when lovers composed a poem, said style consultant Jan Schaumann of Berlin. Those who want to give t...

[Posted on : 2008-02-14 ] Category : [ Fun (General) ]

 



 

 


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