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Justin Bieber's Super Creepy Wax Statue Unveiled in Spain

Sam Lansky — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 21:26:45 +0000

Even the very best wax statues frequently have an eerie feeling to them. Perhaps there’s just something about a life-size wax replica of a famous person that never sits well with us — but we think even hardcore Beliebers will agree that there’s something particularly peculiar about the new statue of Justin Bieber that was [...]

Good Looking People Are More Selfish — Study

Jeremy Taylor — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 12:50:10 +0000

Attractive people are less likely to cooperate with others, and more likely to focus on their own interest, according to a new study

Spanish researchers had volunteers participate in “Prisoner’s Dilemma“-type games and found that those with the most symmetrical facial features generally took the selfish option, whereas less symmetrically-faced folks tended to cooperate for the greater good.

Man Hides in Suitcase in Order to Steal From Luggage

Amory Gritta — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 12:00:30 +0000

Getting a conviction is in the bag.

That may be what prosecutors in Spain are thinking after a man was arrested for theft by worming his body into a suitcase that was loaded onto an airport bus just so he could squeeze back out and steal from other luggage.

US Named Funniest Country; Germany Named Least Funny

Amory Gritta — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 11:00:26 +0000

Maybe we should work on exporting some knock-knock jokes.

The US has been named the funniest country in a Badoo.com survey of 30,000 people from 15 nations around the globe, while Germany - long known for its poor sense of humor - kept up the stereotype by finishing at the bottom.

Spanish Man Claims Family Invented Coca-Cola

Amory Gritta — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 14:00:39 +0000

You can’t beat the real thing, but you can take credit for inventing it. A man in the small Spanish town of Ayelo is taking credit for Coca-Cola, claiming his family is responsible for creating the world’s most popular soft drink. Seventy-two-year-old JuanJo Mica runs his family’s distillery, originally known as Cola Coca, which features [...]