9 October 2003  
 
 

9 October 2003

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  Some Nokia Phones Explode, Burn Users   (Reuters)
  • Nokia pointed the finger at unauthorized, counterfeit batteries after another of its phones exploded and burnt its user, the third such case in two months, and said original batteries sold with its phones were safe.


    •   Pinkback Dollars? Change for a Twenty   (The Washington Post)
  • From now on the new crisp $20 bills pumped out by the ATMs won't be greenbacks anymore.


    •   A View from the Bottom of Loch Ness   (CBS News)
  • Lloyd Scott has just spent 12 days at the bottom of Loch Ness, but he reported no sightings of the lake's legendary monster.


    •   Bank Robber Description: He's Ugly, Smells Bad, Has Sore Feet   (The Miami Herald)
  • A robber who hit two Miami banks blamed his crimes on homely looks and body odor.


    •   20 Pregnant Cows Killed by Lightning   (Associated Press)
  • Florida, the lightning capital of the nation, lived up to its reputation when 20 prized, pregnant cows were killed by a bolt that hit an oak tree they were huddled under at a north Florida farm.


    •   Tired Bank Robber Arrested While Resting   (Associated Press)
  • Police said they arrested a man who robbed two neighboring banks within 20 minutes, then stopped to rest his tired feet.


    •   Man Kills Friend, Drinks Blood   (Reuters)
  • A Scottish man obsessed with vampires has been jailed for life after killing his best friend, drinking his blood and eating part of his skull.


    •   Elderly Woman Allegedly Swindles Hotel   (Associated Press)
  • A 70-year-old woman has been arrested for allegedly trying to swindle a Japanese hotel into letting her stay for 379 days without paying the 2.63 million yen ($24,064) bill.


    •   Bloom Is Off the Rose in China's Bridal Chambers   (Reuters)
  • Only about a third of Chinese newlyweds enter the bedchamber as virgins, a new government report estimates, underlining the extent of the sexual revolution in a society that once swore by pre-nuptial chastity.


    •   Sisters-In-Law Give Birth at Same Time   (Associated Press)
  • The race between two sisters-in-law to give birth to the family's first granddaughter ended in a tie.


    •   Cops Use Dentures to Track Burglar   (Associated Press)
  • Police didn't have to use DNA or fingerprints to track down a man accused of breaking into a vacant house — they traced his dentures.


    •   Hikers Find 70 Shoes Filled with Butter   (Associated Press)
  • A Swedish couple hunting on a remote mountain in Sweden's far northern province of Jaemtland found 70 pairs of shoes, all filled with butter.


    •   Man Arrested After 'Spiderman' Ascent of China's Tallest Building   (Associated Press)
  • A man was ordered jailed for 15 days after scaling, spiderman-style, the 88-story Jinmao Tower.


    •   Nobel Peace Prize Shrouded in Myth, Mystery and Misconceptions   (Associated Press)
  • An award that generates as much interest as the Nobel Peace Prize is bound to be surrounded by mystery, myth and misconceptions.


    •   Legislator Pooh-Poohs Mouse-Dropping Art   (Reuters)
  • A Canadian art jeweller who gilds her work with mouse droppings, toenail clippings, dead insects and pubic hair has fanned a debate in her Prairie city about the nature and funding of art.
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