Monday, April 02, 2012
YOUR NEXT BIRTHDAY PARTY WILL BE AT ....THE AIRPORT
ZURICH—Kids at Learta Sinani's 10th birthday party here ate cake, played games and faced a thorough security screening. It's all part of celebrations at one of Switzerland's hottest tourist spots: Zurich Airport.
When Ms. Sinani's mother first proposed taking friends to the airfield, "I wasn't so sure," recalled the birthday girl during her recent festivities, as friends climbed in a child-sized control tower. "Now I think it's really exciting." (click below to read more)
When Ms. Sinani's mother first proposed taking friends to the airfield, "I wasn't so sure," recalled the birthday girl during her recent festivities, as friends climbed in a child-sized control tower. "Now I think it's really exciting." (click below to read more)
TODAY IN HISTORY
APRIL 2
1982:Argentina invades the Falkland Islands, a long-time British possession
with a population of roughly 1,800 people. The British garrison at
Stanley is quickly overrun, prompting Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher
to order a swift response. In the following weeks, Britain will regain
control of the islands through a series of naval battles that will claim
nearly 1,000 lives.
1863: Thousands of hungry citizens, mostly women, take to the streets of Richmond, Va. in an event known as the Richmond Bread Riots, to protest the lack of food in the capital of the Confederacy and other Southern cities during the Civil War.
1863: Thousands of hungry citizens, mostly women, take to the streets of Richmond, Va. in an event known as the Richmond Bread Riots, to protest the lack of food in the capital of the Confederacy and other Southern cities during the Civil War.
1978 :Velcro released in the marketplace.
1992: After a series of unsuccessful trials, mob boss John Gotti —
nicknamed the “Teflon Don” for his notorious ability to escape
conviction — is convicted of murder and racketeering by a New York
court. He will later be sentenced to life in prison.
Sunday, April 01, 2012
IS THIS AN APRIL FOOLS REPORT? YOU DECIDE
Airsickness bags have long provided a comfort and security for nauseated travelers.
Catering to those for whom turbulent airflow inspires gag flow, the easy-access (and decorative), paper bags are available beneath most airplane seat trays ready to conceal even the worst bile deposits of pukey-passengers – but at what cost to the environment? (CLICK BELOW TO READ MORE)
Catering to those for whom turbulent airflow inspires gag flow, the easy-access (and decorative), paper bags are available beneath most airplane seat trays ready to conceal even the worst bile deposits of pukey-passengers – but at what cost to the environment? (CLICK BELOW TO READ MORE)
PEOPLE BEING PEOPLE
(Reuters) - An unemployed Austrian man sawed his foot off, apparently to avoid being found fit to go back to work. Hours before an appointment on Monday for the labor office to check on his health, the 56-year-old man held his left leg against an electric saw in his home workshop and severed his foot just above the ankle, Austrian broadcaster ORF reported.Bleeding profusely, the man from the province of Styria then threw the foot into an oven, hobbled to his garage and called an ambulance. An emergency operation was unable to reattach the foot, ORF said.
$100,000 CAB FARE, AND NO TIP!
Three College Buddies Girdle the Globe in Old Taxi, Smashing Record, Windshield
Caught in traffic in New York's Times Square, Paul Archer watched the taxi meter climb to more than $100,000.
The tangle of cars and cabs and pushcarts was undaunting. "We've seen worse," says the 25-year-old from Gloucester, U.K.
Over the past 13 months, Mr. Archer and two college buddies, Leigh Purnell, 24, and Johno Ellison, 28, have traveled more than 32,000 miles around the globe from London to New York, and points beyond, in a 1992 LTI 2.7 liter diesel FX4TK, better known as a London Black Cab—which they've christened Hannah. (click below to read more)
TODAY IN (faux) HISTORY
APRIL 1
1992:John Hockenberry, host of National Public Radio’s Talk of the Nation, plays a classic April Fool’s joke
on radio listeners, breaking the story that former President Richard
Nixon, who resigned from office in 1974 to avoid impeachment, has
announced his candidacy for the 1992 presidential election. Comedian
Rich Little impersonates Nixon in the segment, revealing that his
campaign slogan will be: “I didn’t do anything wrong, and I won’t do it
again.”
1978: A barge sails into Sydney Harbor, towing what local millionaire Dick Smith proclaims to be an iceberg he ordered from Antarctica. Smith announces plans to sell cubes of the iceberg for 10 cents each, but the April Fool’s hoax is dampened when rain washes away the “iceberg’s” shaving cream and firefighting foam, revealing the plastic sheeting underneath.
1985: In Sports Illustrated, author George Plimpton plays an April Fool’s joke introducing readers to the imaginary Sidd Finch, an aspiring Buddhist monk and French horn player who has impressed the New York Mets’ training camp with his reputed 168 mph fastball.
1996: Taco Bell stuns Americans with ads in several major newspapers announcing that to help pay off the national debt, it has purchased the Liberty Bell and renamed it the Taco Liberty Bell, which will reside six months a year in Texas. Some members of Congress receive angry calls.
1978: A barge sails into Sydney Harbor, towing what local millionaire Dick Smith proclaims to be an iceberg he ordered from Antarctica. Smith announces plans to sell cubes of the iceberg for 10 cents each, but the April Fool’s hoax is dampened when rain washes away the “iceberg’s” shaving cream and firefighting foam, revealing the plastic sheeting underneath.
1985: In Sports Illustrated, author George Plimpton plays an April Fool’s joke introducing readers to the imaginary Sidd Finch, an aspiring Buddhist monk and French horn player who has impressed the New York Mets’ training camp with his reputed 168 mph fastball.
1996: Taco Bell stuns Americans with ads in several major newspapers announcing that to help pay off the national debt, it has purchased the Liberty Bell and renamed it the Taco Liberty Bell, which will reside six months a year in Texas. Some members of Congress receive angry calls.
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