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May 16, 2009 5:32 PM
Bizarre Incidents, Quotes and People From Around the World
By GABRIEL O'RORKE, ABC News London
Quotes of the Week
"Super-balanced make-up. All over again, like painting a wall" -- instructions left in a cab on how to achieve the perfect natural look for … British Prime Minister Gordon Brown's make-up.
“Lusting after someone does wonders and is good for the skin” – advises actress/socialite Liz Hurley.
"Death to potatoes" -- a slogan adopted by campaigners against President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in the lead up to the Iranian election.
WWW News
No More Spinsters: This week in Tokyo, bra manufacturer Triumph unveiled the "marriage hunting" bra. The contraption comes complete with a countdown clock showing the marriage deadline, which must be set by the wearer. When the alarm goes off, the lucky man must insert an engagement ring in a carefully placed slot at which point the “The Wedding March" will play.
The Bling Police: The Gloucestershire Constabulary in England is asking members of the public to report anyone who looks especially glitz and glam. The police force hopes that in these tough economic times, criminals will stick out from the crowd if they flaunt their ill-gotten gains.
Caveman Erotic Art: A 35,000-year-old sculpture carved from a mammoth's tusk has been unveiled by archaeologists in Germany. The two-and-a-half-inch high ivory figurine depicts a woman with a swollen belly, wide-set thighs and large, protruding breasts. It was found in six fragments in Germany's Hohle Fels cave and is believed to be the world's oldest sculpture of the human form.
More in the Head, Better in Bed: Women who are more "emotionally intelligent" have more pleasure in the bedroom, say researchers at King's College London. The researchers believe there is a connection between pleasure and the ability to fantasize. Over 2,000 female twins were interviewed for the survey.
Facts and Figures
$9.4 million. The price fetched by a flawless vivid blue diamond weighing 7.03 carats at Sotheby's auction house.
180,000. The approximate number of Christians in Israel. 50,000 – the approximate number of Christians living in the occupied territories.
13 percent. The amount of anti-terrorism arrests that end in a conviction.
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