Daily Archives: 16 January 16, 2008

The dead no longer rott in Germany

Cemeteries are supposed to be the quietest places on earth. But that notion may soon have to be laid to rest: Exhumation experts are currently conducting large-scale digging operations in German graveyards, belying the very concept of eternal peace.Corpses are … Continue reading

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Inmate with SS tattoo fighting for kosher meals

A Missouri inmate once labeled a white supremacist is fighting for his right to be served kosher meals in prison.Norman Lee Toler, serving a 10-year sentence for statutory rape, insists he is Jewish despite guards at an Illinois penitentiary catching … Continue reading

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Rice Babies

New-born babies in Japan who can’t make it around to visit all their relatives can now send them proxies instead – cuddly bags of rice.A small rice shop in Fukuoka, southern Japan, has been swamped with orders for “Dakigokochi” rice-filled … Continue reading

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