Wednesday, October 04, 2006

Long-dead body found in Vienna apartment (AP)

Hi Folks !!

Here's my selection of news items for today. I hope you find them interesting :)
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AP - A landlord who unlocked an apartment after his letters announcing a rent increase went unanswered found the body of an elderly tenant, and police believe the man may have died three or four years ago, a newspaper reported.
Source: news.yahoo.com

Pig withstands tasers, eludes officers on highway
A pig withstood taser shots from police officers and eluded authorities for more than an hour after wandering onto Green Bay's ...


Source: rssfeeds.usatoday.com

Distant planets orbit their stars every 10 hours (Reuters)
Reuters - Astronomers have discovered a new class of planets outside the solar system that hug their parent stars so tightly they take less than a day to complete an orbit.
Source: news.yahoo.com

Man recites pi to 100,000 places (AP)

A Japanese man seeking a world record spent a sleepless 16 hours reciting by memory the mathematical number pi down to the 100,000th digit.(AFP/Illustration)AP - A Japanese mental health counselor recited pi to 100,000 decimal places from memory on Wednesday, setting what he claims to be a new world record.



Source: news.yahoo.com

Prince William has bingo night out (Reuters)

Prince William is seen in this June 15, 2006 file photo. Bingo is more usually associated with pensioners than royalty, but Prince William decided to try his luck at the game with a group of friends last week, the Sun newspaper reported on Wednesday. REUTERS/John D McHughReuters - Bingo is more usually associated with pensioners than royalty, but Prince William decided to try his luck at the game with a group of friends last week, the Sun newspaper reported on Wednesday.



Source: news.yahoo.com