CTV News reports that a European Court has ruled that people in the European Union will have the right to ask Google, Yahoo, Bing and other search engines to remove results about them that are “bad” or “old.” For example,… Read More ›
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Perhaps Inspired By Rob Ford, Almost Everyone In France Runs For Office
The Local reports that this past weekend over 900,000 people ran for office in local elections in France, including a porn star, a fake priest and a dead person. 3 Questions That Arise From This Story 1. How many mimes… Read More ›
Fictional Hamster Is What Passes For News In Sweden.
The Local reports that a hamster that made news reports across Sweden does not exist. “How does a hamster make national news?” you ask, in part because it’s a Saturday, and what else are you going to ask? In an… Read More ›
Funniest Travel News Headline Of 2013?
Sometimes a headline is so good that reading, or in this case viewing the news story could only lead to disappointment. And our new favorite headline comes from King5.com: “TSA agent confiscates sock monkey’s pistol.” We could read on about… Read More ›
Warren Buffett Reveals What’s In His Wallet Before Vikings From Capital One Commercial Get A Chance.
CNN’s Piers Morgan asked Warren Buffett to take out his wallet and show him what was inside. The wallet, which was about 20 years old, contained Buffett’s original 1960s American Express Green Card; a photo of his family, and at… Read More ›
We Were Told There Would Be French Fries (In Cheese Curds And Gravy) Here.
CNBC reports that the City of Paris has provided workers in the tourist industry with a manual called “Do you speak touriste?” The goal of the manual is to teach workers in the industry how tourists from various countries would… Read More ›
Silent Buses Are A Good Idea Except For The You-May-Get-Hit-By-A-Bus Part!
The Local reports that a Swedish town is planning to launch a fleet of electric, silent buses to eliminate real pollution and noise pollution. Specifically, the article describes the sound of the future buses as a “purr,” which technically isn’t… Read More ›
Mamma Mia! ABBA Museum Forced Mother To Pay Admission Fee For Infant!
The Local reports that the ABBA museum in Sweden has “come under fire” after charging a mother an admission fee for her infant. Since then, the museum has changed its entrance policy to only charge children aged three and over…. Read More ›
Poop Scoop Part 2: Spanish Town Mails Unscooped Dog Poop To Dog’s Owners
The Telegraph reports that a town in Spain successfully launched a campaign where they watched dog owners who failed to poop-and-scoop; struck up conversations with the dog owners to ascertain the names of the dogs; checked the dog names and… Read More ›
Swedish Newspapers: Always The Place We Can Find The Most Current Breaking News!
The Local reports that the Swedish National Tax Agency has declared a lumberjack who has been missing for 102 years to be dead. If alive, he would have been 139 years old, which would be older than the oldest person recorded… Read More ›
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