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Tuesday, August 06, 2013

Hipsters are killing American razor sales

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Hipsters are killing American razor sales
Their stubborn refusal to shave off stylish facial hair and stubble has Schick and Gillette worried. But those brands may have dug their own graves.
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Nurse rents out breasts for gay couples' babies
A French nurse has raised eyebrows by putting her breasts up for rent to parents who can’t breastfeed their own babies. Condemned by some as illegal and dangerous, the business venture is just the latest aimed at France's emerging market of gay families.
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Ghost thieves spook Stockholm tourists
Tourists in the Swedish capital have been warned to keep an eye out for ghosts, or at least people dressed as ghosts, who are believed to be distracting sightseers while accomplices pick their pockets.
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Brazil pet monkey confiscated after decades with family
Thousands of people in Brazil have signed online petitions demanding the return of a pet monkey taken away by environmental police after living for nearly 40 years with a family.
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Mother ordered to pay £400 fine because her son missed school with headaches caused by a brain tumor nine years ago
A mother has been fined £400 because her son missed a day of school nearly nine years ago because he had severe headaches as a result of an undiagnosed brain tumour.
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Cop cardboard cutout used to cut crime
Cop cardboard cutout used to cut crime at Massachusetts transportation hub
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New Yorkers use bogus 'therapy dog' tags to take dogs everywhere
Phony “service dog” tags have become common among city pooch owners, who use them for everything from taking Fido bar-hopping to pick up chicks to getting discounts on the Hamptons Jitney.
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Forget crosswords - having an orgasm is more effective at giving the brain a workout, claims leading scientist
Having an orgasm could give your brain a better workout than doing a crossword puzzle does
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Man saves dog from drowning, then wife
A couple and their dog are recovering after swimming to safety when their yacht ran aground near the East London coast on Sunday.
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15-tonne ‘fatberg’ the size of double-decker bus found blocking London drain
A 15-tonne lump of fat the size of a double-decker bus has been found clogging up a London sewer.
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Police spent hours searching for a screaming woman only to find a fox
Police said they received a report of a woman screaming in Calamvale about 9pm on Tuesday, July 30.
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Students old to cut themselves with blades as part of an art history lesson
Pupils were told to cut themselves with blades as part of an art history lesson at £7,500-a-year private school
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