Well, it's Friday and I thought it might be fun to share some really odd news stories with everyone.
Weird News from NBC is one of my favorite places to see just what kind of shenanigans are going on around the world. Here are some of the highlights from the site:
- A gigantic robotic spider was built in Liverpool, England for an art festival. It was the size of a small building and, with the help of a crane and it's 12 on-board operators, scaled a skyscraper.
-In El Salvador there is a festival that celebrates the survival of a large volcano eruption. One town celebrates by lighting gasoline-soaked rags and playing dodge-ball with them. Nothing says "Hooray for Survival" like a flaming rag to the face.
-A somewhat safer version of dodge-ball is played in Spain when hundred of people line the streets and throw tomatoes at each other. There is no reason for this food fight, its just fun.
-Two cockroaches predicted that McCain would win the race for the president in New Brunswick, New Jersey. One wore an Obama hat, one a McCain hat, and they raced each other down a plastic track. Apparently cockroaches have predicted past elections with 84% accuracy.
It's always good to remember that there are as many fun and interesting news stories out there as there are political news stories. I hope that you guys have as much fun over the weekend as those people in El Salvador do throwing fireballs at each other!
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