Copyright (c) 2009 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved. http://news.yahoo.com/i/583 odd Oddly Enough - Reuters en-us Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:04:53 GMT 5 142 18 http://news.yahoo.com/i/583 http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142b.gif http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/oddlyenough/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091120/od_nm/us_makeover_odds nm/20091120/us_makeover_odds Reuters odd Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:04:18 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/oddlyenough/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091120/od_nm/us_makeover_odds"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091120/i/r1222576705.jpg?x=130&y=87&q=85&sig=AAm7.ubicbo0HZeyQbtDfw--" align="left" height="87" width="130" alt="Bandages cover the face of a 20-metre (66ft) tall statue of Santa Claus in downtown Auckland November 19, 2009. The 49-year-old statue, which is placed on the busy corner every year, has undergone a NZ$100,000 ($74,000) makeover which will be revealed on Sunday. REUTERS/Fairfax NZ/John Selkirk" border="0" /></a>Reuters - A Santa in New Zealand with a droopy eye has received a NZ$100,000 ($74,000) face-lift in the run-up to Christmas so that his aging face does not scare children.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/oddlyenough/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091120/od_nm/us_makeover_odds"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091120/i/r1222576705.jpg?x=130&y=87&q=85&sig=AAm7.ubicbo0HZeyQbtDfw--" align="left" height="87" width="130" alt="photo" title="Bandages cover the face of a 20-metre (66ft) tall statue of Santa Claus in downtown Auckland November 19, 2009. The 49-year-old statue, which is placed on the busy corner every year, has undergone a NZ$100,000 ($74,000) makeover which will be revealed on Sunday. REUTERS/Fairfax NZ/John Selkirk" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/oddlyenough/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091120/od_nm/us_peru_crime_odds nm/20091120/us_peru_crime_odds Reuters odd Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:03:40 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/oddlyenough/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091120/od_nm/us_peru_crime_odds"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091120/i/r3351667503.jpg?x=130&y=89&q=85&sig=aD224tSj4zKky25M8WXBCw--" align="left" height="89" width="130" alt="A forensic scientist displays human bones found in the jungle of Huanuco in this undated picture provided by the police. Peruvian police said on Thursday they had broken up a gang suspected of killing dozens of people and selling their fat to buyers to be used for making cosmetics. Four Peruvians were arrested on suspicion of kidnapping, murder and trafficking in human fat. REUTERS/Handout" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Peruvian police said on Thursday they had broken up a gang that allegedly killed dozens of people and sold their fat to buyers who used it to make cosmetics.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/oddlyenough/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091120/od_nm/us_peru_crime_odds"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091120/i/r3351667503.jpg?x=130&y=89&q=85&sig=aD224tSj4zKky25M8WXBCw--" align="left" height="89" width="130" alt="photo" title="A forensic scientist displays human bones found in the jungle of Huanuco in this undated picture provided by the police. Peruvian police said on Thursday they had broken up a gang suspected of killing dozens of people and selling their fat to buyers to be used for making cosmetics. Four Peruvians were arrested on suspicion of kidnapping, murder and trafficking in human fat. REUTERS/Handout" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/oddlyenough/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091120/od_nm/us_northkorea_odds nm/20091120/us_northkorea_odds Reuters odd Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:04:53 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/oddlyenough/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091120/od_nm/us_northkorea_odds"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091120/i/r2861902309.jpg?x=86&y=130&q=85&sig=JknO18PCvHhkzu054JZ73w--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="Cartons of contraband cigarettes are put on display at the Finance Ministry in Paris on September 4, 2008. REUTERS/Charles Platiau" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Swedish police have arrested two North Korean diplomats on suspicion of smuggling 230,000 cigarettes into the Nordic country, the Swedish Customs Office said Friday.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/oddlyenough/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091120/od_nm/us_northkorea_odds"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091120/i/r2861902309.jpg?x=86&y=130&q=85&sig=JknO18PCvHhkzu054JZ73w--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="photo" title="Cartons of contraband cigarettes are put on display at the Finance Ministry in Paris on September 4, 2008. REUTERS/Charles Platiau" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/oddlyenough/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091119/od_nm/us_crocodiles nm/20091119/us_crocodiles Reuters odd Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:21:13 GMT Reuters - New fossils unearthed in what is now the Sahara desert reveal a once-swampy world http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/oddlyenough/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091119/od_nm/us_decade nm/20091119/us_decade Reuters odd Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:20:20 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/oddlyenough/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091119/od_nm/us_decade"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091120/i/r3881758585.jpg?x=130&y=90&q=85&sig=9eYeGH8K2ynN2z6GnrvFeA--" align="left" height="90" width="130" alt="Then President-elect Senator Barack Obama is pictured live on a giant screen as he addresses supporters at his election night rally in Chicago November 4, 2008. REUTERS/Jason Reed" border="0" /></a>Reuters - The launch of Wikipedia, emergence of the iPhone and the election of U.S. President Barack Obama were among the 10 most influential moments on the Internet in the past decade, according to the annual Webby awards.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/oddlyenough/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091119/od_nm/us_decade"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091120/i/r3881758585.jpg?x=130&y=90&q=85&sig=9eYeGH8K2ynN2z6GnrvFeA--" align="left" height="90" width="130" alt="photo" title="Then President-elect Senator Barack Obama is pictured live on a giant screen as he addresses supporters at his election night rally in Chicago November 4, 2008. REUTERS/Jason Reed" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/oddlyenough/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091118/od_nm/us_driver_odds nm/20091118/us_driver_odds Reuters odd Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:56:07 GMT Reuters - An elderly man who went out to fetch a morning newspaper ended up driving nearly 400 miles after getting lost and taking a wrong turn onto a major Australian highway, police said on Wednesday. The man, 81-year-old Eric Steward, eventually stopped and asked for directions after driving for nine hours, from the New South Wales country town of Yass to Geelong in the southern Victoria state. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/oddlyenough/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091118/od_nm/us_depp_sexy_odds nm/20091118/us_depp_sexy_odds Reuters odd Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:24:38 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/oddlyenough/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091118/od_nm/us_depp_sexy_odds"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091118/i/r3043675479.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=9ysnyo6lMnq4qJpuGULBUQ--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Actor Johnny Depp arrives for a Museum of Modern Art tribute to director Tim Burton in New York November 17, 2009. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson" border="0" /></a>Reuters - "Pirates of the Caribbean" star Johnny Depp was named People magazine's "Sexiest Man Alive" on Wednesday, reclaiming a title he first won in 2003.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/oddlyenough/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091118/od_nm/us_depp_sexy_odds"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091118/i/r3043675479.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=9ysnyo6lMnq4qJpuGULBUQ--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="Actor Johnny Depp arrives for a Museum of Modern Art tribute to director Tim Burton in New York November 17, 2009. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/oddlyenough/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091118/od_nm/us_twitter_odds nm/20091118/us_twitter_odds Reuters odd Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:52:23 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/oddlyenough/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091118/od_nm/us_twitter_odds"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091118/i/r217088287.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=eQ86Z7qXgAfn5JcW2lx1yg--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="A Twitter page is displayed on a laptop computer in Los Angeles October 13, 2009. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni" border="0" /></a>Reuters - A Canadian member of Parliament learned the hard way on Tuesday that insulting a rival legislator by Twitter is not a good idea, especially if you're sitting around the same table at the time.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/oddlyenough/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091118/od_nm/us_twitter_odds"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091118/i/r217088287.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=eQ86Z7qXgAfn5JcW2lx1yg--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="A Twitter page is displayed on a laptop computer in Los Angeles October 13, 2009. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/oddlyenough/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091117/od_nm/us_portugal_trousers_odd nm/20091117/us_portugal_trousers_odd Reuters odd Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:50:08 GMT Reuters - He wiggled, jiggled and even dropped his trousers, but a thief trying to break into a supermarket in Portugal stayed stuck fast in a tiny window until he was rescued by police and the fire brigade. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/oddlyenough/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091117/od_nm/us_toilets_odd nm/20091117/us_toilets_odd Reuters odd Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:49:19 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/oddlyenough/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091117/od_nm/us_toilets_odd"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091117/i/r1351197664.jpg?x=130&y=90&q=85&sig=1.7svYQepUz0KK6v4AxUtg--" align="left" height="90" width="130" alt="High rise buildings are seen behind a slum in Mumbai April 28, 2009. REUTERS/Arko Datta" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Jack Sim, founder of the World Toilet Organization, has a theory about why governments and people are so reluctant to talk about hygiene: it isn't cool.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/oddlyenough/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091117/od_nm/us_toilets_odd"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091117/i/r1351197664.jpg?x=130&y=90&q=85&sig=1.7svYQepUz0KK6v4AxUtg--" align="left" height="90" width="130" alt="photo" title="High rise buildings are seen behind a slum in Mumbai April 28, 2009. REUTERS/Arko Datta" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/oddlyenough/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091117/od_nm/us_britain_names_odd nm/20091117/us_britain_names_odd Reuters odd Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:48:18 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/oddlyenough/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091117/od_nm/us_britain_names_odd"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091117/i/r1724384002.jpg?x=130&y=95&q=85&sig=a_NcrwkIebGbFBApvwHOHw--" align="left" height="95" width="130" alt="Actor Tom Cruise (R) waves to fans upon his arrival with his wife Katie Holmes (C) and their daughter Suri at Narita International Airport March 8, 2009. REUTERS/Issei Kato" border="0" /></a>Reuters - A London-based translation firm is offering parents-to-be the chance to check the meaning of prospective baby names in other languages to avoid inadvertently causing their offspring future embarrassment.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/oddlyenough/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091117/od_nm/us_britain_names_odd"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091117/i/r1724384002.jpg?x=130&y=95&q=85&sig=a_NcrwkIebGbFBApvwHOHw--" align="left" height="95" width="130" alt="photo" title="Actor Tom Cruise (R) waves to fans upon his arrival with his wife Katie Holmes (C) and their daughter Suri at Narita International Airport March 8, 2009. REUTERS/Issei Kato" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/oddlyenough/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091117/od_nm/us_india_toilets nm/20091117/us_india_toilets Reuters odd Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:36:19 GMT Reuters - Jack Sim, founder of the World Toilet Organization, has a theory about why governments and people are so reluctant to talk about hygiene: it isn't cool. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/oddlyenough/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091117/od_nm/us_babynames nm/20091117/us_babynames Reuters odd Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:31:18 GMT Reuters - Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes might have thought twice about naming their daughter Suri if they'd known that it means "pickpocket" in Japanese, "turned sour" in French, and "horse mackerels" in Italian. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/oddlyenough/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091116/od_nm/us_france_robbery_odd nm/20091116/us_france_robbery_odd Reuters odd Mon, 16 Nov 2009 20:10:07 GMT Reuters - The driver of a security van who vanished earlier this month with more than 11 million euros ($16.5 million) in cash has surrendered to police in Monaco, French authorities said on Monday. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/oddlyenough/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091116/od_nm/us_gaddafi_women_odd nm/20091116/us_gaddafi_women_odd Reuters odd Mon, 16 Nov 2009 20:08:58 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/oddlyenough/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091116/od_nm/us_gaddafi_women_odd"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091116/i/r2160307305.jpg?x=130&y=96&q=85&sig=ISdfS8eZsEB6QK_wqypVpg--" align="left" height="96" width="130" alt="Libya's leader Muammar Gaddafi arrives for the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) Food Security Summit in Rome November 16, 2009. REUTERS/Max Rossi" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, in Rome for a U.N. food summit, spent several hours in the company of 200 Italian women recruited by an agency and tried to convert them to Islam, Italian media reported on Monday.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/oddlyenough/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091116/od_nm/us_gaddafi_women_odd"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091116/i/r2160307305.jpg?x=130&y=96&q=85&sig=ISdfS8eZsEB6QK_wqypVpg--" align="left" height="96" width="130" alt="photo" title="Libya's leader Muammar Gaddafi arrives for the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) Food Security Summit in Rome November 16, 2009. REUTERS/Max Rossi" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/oddlyenough/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091116/od_nm/us_cannibals nm/20091116/us_cannibals Reuters odd Mon, 16 Nov 2009 20:04:54 GMT Reuters - Russian police have arrested three homeless people suspected of eating a 25-year-old man they had butchered and selling other bits of the corpse to a local kebab house. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/oddlyenough/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091115/od_nm/us_apec_outfit nm/20091115/us_apec_outfit Reuters odd Sun, 15 Nov 2009 07:34:03 GMT Reuters - U.S. President Barack Obama invited fellow leaders in the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation to a summit in Hawaii in 2011, but may have alarmed them with the dress code.