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As a final wish, Fredrick J. Baur, the man who designed the Pringles packing system, will be buried in one of the icon cans. Baur, who was 89, died last month in Cincinnati, was cremated. Part of his remains were placed in a Pringles can and buried in Springfield Township, and the rest was given to his grandson. (About.com: Weird news)
A man who absconded from parole in California 12 years ago has been arrested in northern Montana after disclosing his location in an update on his Facebook page. (Associated Press)
As part of a series of events commemorating the 25th anniversary of its arrival in Japan, Domino's Pizza Japan is set to hire one lucky person at the rate of 2,500,000 yen ($31,030) for an hour's worth of work in December. (Reuters)
Instead of the two dragons, symbolizing the yin and the yang, a tattoo artist has drawn a huge penis on the back of a client. The client will have to undergo a nine-month treatment, costing thousands of Australian dollars, to remove the obscene tattoo from his back. (Corriere della Sera, Italy)
Her name is Chen Wey-yi, she’s 30 years old, and became a Facebook sensation after announcing that she intended to marry with herself. (Jornal de Notícias – Portugal)
A British man filmed while he put a cat in a micro-wave oven, a dryer and a freezer, was sentenced to 126 days in prison and banned from having animals for the next ten years. (Correio da Manhã – Portugal)
Residents of Changsha, China, who may not have passed through the city center recently, risk having a big surprise. In six days, a new 15 floors hotel was born. (Correio da Manhã – Portugal)
A retired 74-year old managed to board a plane with an axe in her hand luggage, without being stopped by airport security. Pat Palmer traveled from Luton to Menorca and only noticed that she was carrying the object when she landed in Spain. (Correio da Manhã – Portugal)
The artist Peter Gronquis has designed a Dolce & Gabbana machine gun. He has also designed a Versace rifle and a hand grenade that can be combined perfectly with evening shoes. (Elmundo.com.bo - Spain)
A young American did not hesitate to call the police to complain about the poor quality of the drugs he had bought on the street. The boy was looking for marijuana but the dealer tricked him into buying another type of herb. (Telecinco - Spain)
The Film Festival Clermont-Ferrand will include in its next edition the first film directed by a nonhuman primate. It’s titled "Oedipe", a film made by a capuchin monkey, more specifically a monkey named Capucine. (New Scientist via on Thursday - Spain)
A national siesta competition will take place between the 14th and 23rd of October in Madrid, with eight rounds of “siesta” a day from 12:00 to 19:00. A doctor will check that the participants sleep and for how long. The winner gets $ 1,000. (El Mundo - Spain)
The most prolific polygamist in Kenya has died. Akuku Danger, who became famous for having married 130 times and having 210 children, has died at age 92 after a long illness, reported by the local media. (Enmemoria.com - Spain)
A drunken passenger cried out demanding to be let out of a Russian plane, flying at 10,000 meters above sea level, believing that he was traveling on a bus. (Via Interfax on Thursday - Spain)
As a final wish, Fredrick J. Baur, the man who designed the Pringles packing system, will be buried in one of the icon cans. Baur, who was 89, died last month in Cincinnati, was cremated. Part of his remains were placed in a Pringles can and buried in Springfield Township, and the rest was given to his grandson. (About.com: Weird news)
A man who absconded from parole in California 12 years ago has been arrested in northern Montana after disclosing his location in an update on his Facebook page. (Associated Press)
As part of a series of events commemorating the 25th anniversary of its arrival in Japan, Domino's Pizza Japan is set to hire one lucky person at the rate of 2,500,000 yen ($31,030) for an hour's worth of work in December. (Reuters)
Instead of the two dragons, symbolizing the yin and the yang, a tattoo artist has drawn a huge penis on the back of a client. The client will have to undergo a nine-month treatment, costing thousands of Australian dollars, to remove the obscene tattoo from his back. (Corriere della Sera, Italy)
Her name is Chen Wey-yi, she’s 30 years old, and became a Facebook sensation after announcing that she intended to marry with herself. (Jornal de Notícias – Portugal)
A British man filmed while he put a cat in a micro-wave oven, a dryer and a freezer, was sentenced to 126 days in prison and banned from having animals for the next ten years. (Correio da Manhã – Portugal)
Residents of Changsha, China, who may not have passed through the city center recently, risk having a big surprise. In six days, a new 15 floors hotel was born. (Correio da Manhã – Portugal)
A retired 74-year old managed to board a plane with an axe in her hand luggage, without being stopped by airport security. Pat Palmer traveled from Luton to Menorca and only noticed that she was carrying the object when she landed in Spain. (Correio da Manhã – Portugal)
The artist Peter Gronquis has designed a Dolce & Gabbana machine gun. He has also designed a Versace rifle and a hand grenade that can be combined perfectly with evening shoes. (Elmundo.com.bo - Spain)
A young American did not hesitate to call the police to complain about the poor quality of the drugs he had bought on the street. The boy was looking for marijuana but the dealer tricked him into buying another type of herb. (Telecinco - Spain)
The Film Festival Clermont-Ferrand will include in its next edition the first film directed by a nonhuman primate. It’s titled "Oedipe", a film made by a capuchin monkey, more specifically a monkey named Capucine. (New Scientist via on Thursday - Spain)
A national siesta competition will take place between the 14th and 23rd of October in Madrid, with eight rounds of “siesta” a day from 12:00 to 19:00. A doctor will check that the participants sleep and for how long. The winner gets $ 1,000. (El Mundo - Spain)
The most prolific polygamist in Kenya has died. Akuku Danger, who became famous for having married 130 times and having 210 children, has died at age 92 after a long illness, reported by the local media. (Enmemoria.com - Spain)
A drunken passenger cried out demanding to be let out of a Russian plane, flying at 10,000 meters above sea level, believing that he was traveling on a bus. (Via Interfax on Thursday - Spain)
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