Cornwall will be the destination for many cooks from around the world in March for the very first World Pasty Championships at the Eden Project in St Austell.
Happy time
I suppose it was to be expected, everything else gets studied. A study into happiness levels on December 25th shows most people are so worried about things running smoothly they don’t truly enjoy themselves until early afternoon. And the time that people are the most happy (so you can plan ahead)?
Old bomb causes massive evacuation
Over 600 tons of unexploded World War I and II munitions are discovered every year and at the moment, half the population of the city of Koblenz has been evacuated as bomb disposal experts try to defuse a 1.8 ton block-buster. Work to defuse WWII bomb in Rhine near Koblenz begins. Amazing to think that one in eight wartime bombs failed …
New zombie record
Around 10,000 people have paraded in Mexico City dressed as zombies and the organisers are claiming it as the biggest “zombie walk” ever held, eclipsing the current Guinness world record of 4,093 zombies held by Asbury Park in the US. A group in Brisbane in Australia has also laid claim to the record after massing 8,000 zombies last month. In …
Each to their own, I suppose
A Russian woman has had more than 100 painful silicone injections to give her the world’s biggest lips and then added: ‘When I can afford it I want to enlarge my breasts from a C-cup to a DD, change the shape of my nose and I want to make my ears pointed like an elf. It’s good to be different’. …
Only in Brussels
Following a three-year investigation, EU officials have concluded that there is no evidence to prove the previously undisputed fact that drinking water can help prevent dehydration and have banned drink manufacturers from claiming such. Drinks manufacturers wanted to include a statement on labels to the effect that ‘regular consumption of significant amounts of water can reduce the risk of development …
Take a hike, but keep your clothes on
The Federal Court in Switzerland has ruled that local authorities can impose fines on people hiking nude in the Alps, throwing out an appeal by a man who was fined after hiking naked past a family picnic area.
Sounds nothing like a bribe
Bernie Ecclestone has told a court in Munich that he paid a former banker to avoid a potentially costly tax investigation but denied the payment was a bribe. He said he was worried that if he did not pay, Mr Gribkowsky would alert the UK tax authorities to “things” that might lead to a tax inquiry and he said: “I …
And nobody noticed
A surprise inspection at a prison in Acapulco, Mexico, revealed the presence of 19 prostitutes, 100 plasma televisions, two sacks of marijuana, 100 cockerels for cock fighting and two peacocks. Officers also found six women living in the male section. Back in July, prisoners in a jail in Sonora state were found to be running a lottery to raffle off a …
It’s OK, the taxpayers won’t mind
The UK Government has snapped up nearly 9,000 prime tickets for the London 2012 Olympic Games at a cost of almost £750,000 (to the taxpayer). Some tickets are destined for eligible Civil Servants so, theoretically at least, there should be some cash coming back. And one of the most popular events? Beach volleyball.