Archive for July, 2007
Envelopes containing 10,000 yen ($82) bills and well-wishing notes have been discovered in municipal toilets across Japan, media reports said, baffling civil servants and triggering a nationwide hunt.
Local media have estimated that over two million yen ($16,400) worth of bills were found at men’s rooms in city halls in at least 15 prefectures (states) in recent weeks.
Each package of 10,000-yen bills, some wrapped in traditional Japanese washi paper, was accompanied by handwritten letters that read “Please make use of this money for your self-enrichment,” and “One per person,” according to reports.
Officials are baffled over the identity of the benefactor or any motives, the reports said. Packages turned over to police were to be kept for some time in case someone claimed them.
An 87-year-old Utah man was discovered 2,000 miles away Wednesday in Pennsylvania, less than 48 hours after he was reported missing, police said. How did Andrew Hentz do it?
“He mentioned he had hitchhiked,” Clinton police Detective Matt Fawbush said. “I wish I knew how he traveled that far. It’s mind-boggling.”
Hentz has a son in Middletown, Pa., where police found him on a street after midnight Wednesday, Fawbush said.
He was examined at Hershey Medical Center in Hershey, Pa., and released, according to the hospital.
A Chinese city is offering to buy dead flies from residents to promote public hygiene.
Officials in the Xigong district of Luoyang city are offering the equivalent of 3p for each dead fly, reports Henan Business News.
“We think giving people money will be more effective than fining them to keep the city clean,” says Hu Guisheng, administrative director of Xigong district.
Hu says that in only one day, his office has collected more than 2,000 dead flies in six communities, and paid out more than £65.
Drivers in Denmark can insure themselves against speeding fines and parking tickets under a new scheme launched by the Danish automobile association.
Motorists can take out various cover from insurance against speeding for £90 per year that covers drivers for either four speeding tickets or a total of £900 in speeding fines.
Insurance against parking fines costs £36 and covers either four tickets or a maximum of £182 in fines.
A Romanian convict’s legal action against God has failed – because prosecutors could not find God’s address.
Pavel Mircea, from Timisoara, who is serving a 20 year sentence for murder, launched legal action against God two years ago.
In his legal claim he stated: “God and I closed a contract when I was baptised and God did not respect his part of the deal.
“He was supposed to protect me from all evils and instead he gave me to Satan who encouraged me to kill.”