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Mikhail Kalashnikov, 83, inventor of terrorists’ favorite assault rifle, expressed remorse for his invention recently, said he wanted to rehabilitate his name, and signed on with a German company to manufacture Kalashnikov umbrellas.
North Korea’s Kim Jong Il turned 61 in February, which was an opportunity for countrymen to give Christmas-type presents to their kids, for Kim to celebrate by turning on the electricity at government farms for a whole 24 hours straight, and for the official news agency to remind people of Kim’s accomplishments, including 11 holes-in-one in his first-ever round of golf.
A 48-year-old man was one of the big losers in the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent approval of three-strikes laws and now faces life in prison for an office break-in; his previous convictions (many, many more than the required two) were for robbing women at gunpoint of the panties they were wearing (Orange County, Calif.).
A 54-year-old German artist is set to open a “brothel” in which owners (for about US$30) could bring their dogs to have sex with each other in private rooms (Berlin).
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