Curiosities

Mao Won't Appear

The closer the Olympic Games in Athens get, the clearer it becomes that Beijing (where they will be held in 2008) is not going to make it on time. It's not a matter of hotels, write Izvestia.Ru…

Top Secret. For General Study.

Apparently, the police of London's Heathrow International Airport decided to once again disprove the common misconception that sloppiness is not inherent to residents of the Old World, let alone…

Europe Does Not Like Successful Neighbors

Wedding Tourism, or A Wedding in the Clouds

Germans increasingly believe in symbols. Therefore, the more refined the wedding ritual, the more pompous it is, the stronger the faith in the sacred bonds of marriage during times of family crises…

EUROPE TO BE DRAGGED THROUGH THE COURTS. AMERICANS ALLOWED TO COMPLAIN ABOUT THE OLD WORLD AT HOME.

The US Supreme Court has made a decision that could start a new wave of property redistribution in Europe. Now any American judge has the right to set the limits of sovereignty of European states and…

Courses for Peaceful Coexistence

Raising neighbors is a matter of state importance. British Interior Minister David Blunkett has made an unusual proposal. He supported the idea of establishing mandatory courses for dysfunctional…

Smokers will have to quit drinking

On the night of June 1, a total ban on smoking in public places came into force in Norway. First of all, cigarettes are outlawed in restaurants and bars: visitors, waiters and bartenders who risk…

America Doesn't Fit Into Its Pants

America may revise the national size scale for ready-made clothing, reports Vremya Novostey. Many years ago, when the tsunami of acceleration and fast food had not yet hit the United States, the…

Airlines register rowdy passengers

Aeroflot has created a blacklist of Russians it no longer wishes to see on board its aircraft. This was reported by Aeroflot Deputy General Director Sergei Kiryushin, who told journalists about some…

Janissaries of the 21st Century

The American and Russian armies share the same issue - a shortage of personnel. Both Washington and Moscow are trying to solve this problem in the same way - through mass recruitment of foreign…

In Danish prisons, 'doubles' are serving time

Instead of real criminals, their 'doubles' are serving sentences in Danish prisons. These inmates value their services at 67 to 135 euros a day. According to the Danish newspaper Ekstra Bladet, as…

It's Better to Leave Your Wallet with Money in Japan

In any other country, a shiny mobile phone left on the back seat of a taxi, a beautiful umbrella forgotten by an absent-minded passenger at the subway entrance, or a wad of cash dropped on the…