Topic: STRANGE - on May 21, 2009 at 11:49:00 AM CEST
Indian dad avoids washing for 35 years
An Indian man who fathered seven daughters has not washed for 35 years in an apparent attempt to ensure his next child is a boy, newspapers reported.
Kailash "Kalau" Singh replaces bathing and brushing his teeth with a "fire bath" every evening when he stands on one leg beside a bonfire, smokes marijuana and says prayers to Lord Shiva, according to the Hindustan Times.
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Topic: STRANGE - on May 21, 2009 at 11:36:00 AM CEST
Beef Jerky Underwear
We joked about it long enough, it was time to make dreams come true! Please allow us to introduce our first EVER pair of beef jerky underwear we call BRIEF JERKY. Note the time and care that has gone into crafting this wonderful undergarment. The attention to the properly placed groments that enhance the wearers comfort! We've even "bedazzled" this pair and added our Mixed Species logo on the back next to a heart of rhinestones. All in time for Father's Day!
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Topic: STRANGE - on May 18, 2009 at 12:49:00 PM CEST
Inventor Denied Patent For Human 'Killer Chip'
German media outlets reported last week that a Saudi inventor's application to patent a "killer chip," as the Swiss tabloids put it, had been denied.
The basic model would consist of a tiny GPS transceiver placed in a capsule and inserted under a person's skin, so that authorities could track him easily.
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Topic: STRANGE - on May 6, 2009 at 3:43:00 PM CEST
Nuclear bomb tests help to identify fake whisky
Bottles of vintage whisky can sell for thousands of pounds each, but industry experts claim the market has been flooded with fakes that purport to be several hundred years old but instead contain worthless spirit that was made just a few years ago.
Scientists have found, however, that minute levels of radioactive carbon absorbed by the barley as it grew before it was harvested to make the whisky can betray how old it is.
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Topic: STRANGE - on May 5, 2009 at 11:34:00 AM CEST
Chance in a Million
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Topic: STRANGE - on May 4, 2009 at 12:12:00 PM CEST
10 Most Weird And Wacky Moustaches And Beards!
On May 23, 2009, the annual Beard and Moustache Championships competition will be taking place in Anchorage, Alaska. Inventor Spot first introduced this strange sport to readers in the "Top 10 Sports From Around The World", and in honor of this strange competition rolling around again, we're counting down the most weird and wacky moustaches and beards from the Beard and Moustache Championship photo gallery!
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Topic: STRANGE - on May 4, 2009 at 12:05:00 PM CEST
At the Nuclear Power Plant
One Russian blogger has paid a visit to the modern Russian nuclear plant. Normally it is forbidden to take photos there, but they have made an exception for him. So now we have a rare chance to see what’s inside of the Russian most modern power plant.
This power plant is situated near Smolensk city. Its power generation potential is 3 Megawatt and it was build for 8 years, from 1982 to 1990. There were planned to be four nuclear reactors, but because of the panic after the Chernobyl accident the forth block has not been completed, so there are three of them for now.
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Topic: STRANGE - on April 24, 2009 at 11:49:00 AM CEST
Brain Wave of The Future
What If You Could Move Objects With Your Mind? Well, That Time Has Come.
Coming Soon to a Store Near You: Mind Control The Washington Post's Joel Garreau takes a look at an upcoming Star Wars-themed toy that uses new technology to allow the user to levitate an object...with their mind.
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Topic: STRANGE - on April 9, 2009 at 11:45:00 AM CEST
Friend bites man's penis off in row
A man was rushed to hospital after telling doctors how his best friend bit his penis off in a row - and swallowed it.
Horrified Marian Milczarek, 53, from Lesna in south west Poland, was attacked following a row with his friend - apparently over borrowing a trailer.
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Topic: STRANGE - on April 9, 2009 at 11:43:00 AM CEST
Mother wins right to dead son's sperm
A judge has granted a mother's request to have someone harvest sperm from her dead son's body, so he can have children.
Nikolas Colton Evans, 21, died Sunday at a hospital after being punched and falling outside an Austin bar March 27.
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Topic: STRANGE - on April 3, 2009 at 12:14:00 PM CEST
Leiche hing nach Selbstmord 29 Jahre an Baum
In Niederbayern ist ein Mann nach seinem Selbstmord fast 29 Jahre lang unbemerkt an einem Baum gehangen. Der 69-Jährige war im Sommer 1980 verschwunden und hatte sich in einem Waldgebiet im Landkreis Landshut umgebracht. Erst jetzt fand ein Spaziergänger in dem Wald mehrere Knochen der Leiche.
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Topic: STRANGE - on April 3, 2009 at 12:10:00 PM CEST
Bomb blows hole in Lenin statue
One of Russia's most famous statues of Vladimir Lenin has been bombed, leaving the Bolshevik revolutionary with a gaping hole in his rear.
The bronze statue, in the city of St Petersburg, was badly damaged before dawn on Wednesday, when the blast blew a hole in Lenin's coat.
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