ROME — A Sicilian man stole sweets and a packet of chewing gum so he could get arrested and spend New Year’s Eve in a jail cell rather than be with his wife and relatives, Italian media reported. The 35-year old Sicilian first showed up at a police station asking to be arrested because he [...]
January 3, 2010
KERRVILLE, Texas — Prosecutors planned to review the case of a woman authorities claim has called 911 30 times over six months for non-emergency reasons, including a call to complain that her husband refused to eat his dinner. The woman allegedly made a pair of calls to 911, including a hang-up and another where a [...]
January 2, 2010
In the quest for youthful beauty, no treatment is too outlandish. From the use of wild ingredients like bird poo and human placenta to plastic surgery for the nether regions, look back at some of the craziest lengths people went to for beauty in the ‘00s. Is that poo on your face? The ’00s were [...]
January 2, 2010
Passengers on planes flying near or through lightning storms could be exposed to harmful levels of radiation. Lightning discharges, or a related phenomena known as terrestrial gamma-ray flashes, can jolt airline passengers with a level of radiation equivalent to 400 chest X-rays. A study was conducted to estimate radiation levels based on satellite and ground [...]
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