Monday, May 19, 2008

Strange Headlines

This is a collection of some of the more obscure headlines I have ever read. These were taken from a variety of sources including CNN, BBC, and Reuters:

Iowa man marries own shadow; opts for prenup

Principles of algebra to be changed in order to make it more attractive to students

England to ban the word "discourse" from public discourse

Lovable Disney character, Donald Duck, dies from emphysema at age 74

U.S. government now claims that nuclear attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki were "purely accidental"

New archaeological evidence demonstrates that Canada is actually located in Chile

World's tallest midget marries world's shortest giant

New evidence proves that Karl Marx moonlighted as professional clown

German chancellor, Angela Merkel, was quoted saying: "Nazism was a benign fashion statement of the 30's and 40's"

Pope Benedict XVI accidentally baptizes a crowd of Jews in Harlem, NY

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