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Thursday, June 14, 2012

Reuters Oddly Enough Report

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06/14/2012

Reuters Election 2012 Daily round-up of the day's top news from the campaign trail, the White House and all the politics in between

Cameron left eight-year-old daughter in pub

LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister David Cameron accidentally left his daughter behind in a country pub after a Sunday lunch with friends following a mix-up over which car she was meant to be going home in, his Downing Street office said on Monday.

Public swearing outlawed in Massachusetts town

(Reuters) - Lobbing F-bombs and other curses across the leafy streets of Middleborough, Massachusetts is now an offense punishable by a $20 ticket.

Bulgaria puts "vampire" skeleton on display

SOFIA (Reuters) - Bulgaria's history museum plans to display a "vampire" skeleton next week after unearthing the 700-year-old remains of two men stabbed through the chest with iron rods.

Nobel cuts prize money after years of overspending

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - The prize money given to Nobel laureates is to be cut by a fifth, the foundation behind the prestigious awards said on Monday, after a decade of overspending that has stretched its finances.

Can bolting bovine replace Germany's oracle octopus?

BERLIN (Reuters) - Could a runaway celebrity cow replace the late Paul the "oracle" octopus as the next animal with the ability to foretell the fortunes of Germany's national soccer team?

Blow darts just a breeze for Japanese old folk

TOKYO (Reuters) - In the concrete jungle of Tokyo, some 600 retirees have gathered to fight for supremacy - with blow darts.

German minister chided for flying carpet from Kabul

BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's overseas aid minister has received a stiff customs bill and a reprimand for getting the country's top spy to fly home a rug from Afghanistan for him without declaring it, officials said on Friday.

Damp bomb shelters now trendy Shanghai hot spots

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - From the outside, The Shelter looks like any other building along Yongfu Road, a favorite hangout for Shanghai bar-goers.

Corrected: On U.S. car license plates, DAMNIML8 is OK, TOILET is not

(Reuters) - When Whitney Calk sought a personalized license plate from a Tennessee state agency to tout her vegetarian ideals, she was annoyed when she was told no. Turns out the letters ILVTOFU can be construed to mean more than enjoying bean curd.

Indiana refinery workers find dead monkeys in crate

HOUSTON (Reuters) - Indiana refinery workers got a surprise when they opened a crate of valves from India and found the remains of two small monkeys, which had been there for at least a year.