Monthly Archives: January 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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