Oddly Enough
Banning rice at weddings to keep pigeons away
VENICE (Reuters) - Throwing rice at newly-weds will soon be banned in Venice as the city steps up its fight against pigeons soiling its squares and chipping away at monuments. Full Article
Tomorrow you'll pay a buccaneer for corn?
LONDON (Reuters) - Put a parrot on your shoulder, strap on a peg leg, hit the rum and start bellowing "Shiver me Timbers" -- Wednesday is International Talk Like A Pirate Day. Full Article
Americans getting lax about clean hands?
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Americans' hands are getting dirtier, U.S. researchers said on Monday. Full Article
Peru crater illness
Sep 17 - Dozens of people fall ill after visiting the crater site of what appears to be a recently fallen meteorite. Play Video
Strange and unusual
Our photographers sometimes catch moments that are strange and offbeat. Here's a sampling from the past few days. Slideshow
Australia will fund world's longest golf course
CANBERRA (Reuters) - Plans to build the world's longest golf course, across 1,200 km (750 miles) of treeless desert, received a welcome boost on Wednesday when the Australian government offered seed funding for the venture. Full Article
