It’s March 14th, so at least in the U.S., it’s 3/14 or Pi Day. Truly, since pi is an irrational number, it’s not “rational” to pick a calendar day to celebrate it at all, as it cannot be finitely expressed, but that takes all the fun out of it. March 14th is also the birthday of Albert Einstein to add to the fun.
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A Wisconsin man who says his Green Bay Packers loyalties helped save his life has been voted into the team’s Fan Hall of Fame. To afford his season tickets without taking money from his family, Jim Becker began selling his blood for $15 per pint. Turns out that he has a rare blood disease that requires him to give blood or lose his life at a young age.
AP – Apples are getting some competition from cows in the debate over what New Hampshire’s state drink should be — cider or milk.
A suspected carbon monoxide leak that drew emergency workers to a London, Ont. home Sunday turned out to be a bizarre chain of events triggered by one man fainting.
Delaware state police said someone broke into a car and stole a bridesmaid’s dress just hours before a wedding on Friday at a shopping center in Pike Creek.
A Wisconsin man who says his Green Bay Packers loyalties helped save his life has been voted into the team’s Fan Hall of Fame. To afford his season tickets without taking money from his family, Jim Becker began selling his blood for $15 per pint. Turns out that he has a rare blood disease that requires him to give blood or lose his life at a young age.
Constance McMillen didn’t believe her Mississippi school district would really call off her senior prom rather than allow her to show up with her girlfriend and wear a tuxedo.
A man who said his loyalty to the Green Bay Packers helped save his life has been voted into the team’s Fan Hall of Fame.
New York may be crumbling, but a German artist is doing his part to put it all back together.
Jan Vormann and his assistants have been filling cracks, gaps and broken bricks with Lego blocks. Yup — turns out structural repairs are just child’s play.
New York is actually the 10th city to undergo the unusual repair work. My AOL colleague Dana Chivvis writes that the project actually started in 2007 in Bocchignano, Italy, then spread around the world to places like Tel Aviv, St. Petersburg and Quito.
I wouldn’t mind if Vorman paid a visit to my block. There’s some exposed brick in my place that could use some reinforcement — and a bunch of five year olds with two much time on their hands. (Weird Art)
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Rebuilding New York, One Lego at a Time originally appeared on About.com Weird News on Sunday, March 14th, 2010 at 08:14:01.
AP – A Wisconsin man who says his Green Bay Packers loyalties helped save his life has been voted into the team’s Fan Hall of Fame.
News of the Weird – When mere steak is not enough — gourmet cooking for your dog (after he gets home from the spa)
Share + Mar 13, 2010 5:26 pm US/Pacific SPOKANE, Wash. A fraud bust, indeed: Spokane County sheriff’s deputies said a woman was hiding nearly $26,000 in her bra when she was booked into jail for investigation of theft.
AP – A fraud bust, indeed: Spokane County sheriff’s deputies said a woman was hiding nearly $26,000 in her bra when she was booked into jail for investigation of theft. Lukeisha A. Harris was one of three Seattle-area residents arrested Friday as part of an alleged fraud ring. Deputies said they used phony Oregon driver’s licenses and counterfeit credit cards to obtain cash advances from Spokane banks.
AP – A man who said his loyalty to the Green Bay Packers helped save his life has been voted into the team’s Fan Hall of Fame. The team announced the honor Saturday for 79-year-old Jim Becker. He attended Packers games for 56 years. Becker said he and his wife raised 11 kids, so money was tight. To afford his season tickets without taking money from his family, he began selling his blood for $15 per pint.
A fraud bust, indeed: Spokane County sheriff’s deputies said a woman
was hiding nearly $26,000 in her bra when she was booked into jail for
investigation of theft. Lukeisha A. Harris was one of three
Seattle-area residents arrested Friday as part of an alleged fraud
ring. Deputies said they used phony Oregon driver’s licenses and
counterfeit credit cards to obtain cash advances from Spokane banks.
AFP – Hadrian’s Wall, a Roman-era fortification spanning the width of northern England, was lit up from end-to-end by volunteers carrying flaming torches Saturday.
When the first-gen iPhone was released, with its non-user-replaceable battery, many were interested, and not-so-happy with its battery replacement policy: users had to expect a three-day wait and could lose all their data. You would, of course, get your iPhone bad. Now, with the iPad, Apple has changed course: they don’t replace your battery; they replace your iPad.
Golf clubs in hands or not, the kids of “South Park” are ready to take on Tiger Woods. Creators
of the Comedy Central cartoon have long since proven that no subject is
sacred to them. So for the opening of its 14th season on Wednesday, the
troubled golfer encounters Stan, Kyle, Kenny and Cartman in their
animated Colorado town.
The mystery of the Phoenix Lights remains unsolved 13 years after they were sighted over Valley skies.
AFP – Colombian police said Saturday they had discovered 16 kilograms (35 pounds) of cocaine stashed in replicas of sculptures by artist Fernando Botero intended for shipment to Spain.
SAN FRANCISCO – A California man who was ordered removed from a Santa Cruz City Council meeting after making a one-armed Nazi salute has won another day in court.
Des Moines police said some counterfeit money showing up in the area isn’t just bad – it’s really bad.
A 3,000-year-old wooden sarcophagus confiscated at the Miami airport was returned to Egypt Saturday, as the antiquities chief pressed forward with his campaign to recover Egypt’s stolen heritage. The brightly painted sarcophagus dates back to the 21st Dynasty (1070-945 B.C.) and belonged to a noble called Imesy, a Culture Ministry statement said.
RIO DE JANEIRO – The iconic statue of Christ with outstretched arms that overlooks Rio de Janeiro is getting a $4 million renovation.
CAIRO – A 3,000-year-old wooden sarcophagus confiscated at the Miami airport was returned to Egypt Saturday, as the antiquities chief pressed forward with his campaign to recover Egypt’s stolen heritage.