January 05, 2012

  • The priest who changed the course of history for the worse… by rescuing four-year-old Hitler from drowning in icy river 

    A four-year-old Adolf Hitler was saved from certain death after falling into an icy river while playing as a child, it emerged today. The man who would become leader of the Nazi party in Germany and kill millions of innocent people was rescued by another boy who grew up to become a priest, according to a newly-discovered German newspaper archive. The four-year-old future Fuhrer was living at the time in the Kapuzinerstrasse in Passau in Germany, just across the border from his native Austria.. .

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  • Get Fit or Get Fined: Web Service Offers to Charge You for Skipping the Gym 

    Yifan Zhang and Geoff Oberhofer, class of 2010, have founded Gym-Pact.com, a service that charges users money for skipping planned visits to the gym.. .

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  • Fine proposed for botching US national anthem 

    An American state senator in Indiana has proposed a new law punishing anybody who changes the lyrics to The Star-Spangled Banner. Vaneta Becker wants to impose a fine of $25 (£16) on singers who dare to improvise, extemporise or undermine the United States' national anthem. Senator Becker, a Republican, is furious about parodies of The Star-Spangled Banner, including a "disrespectful" satirical version one of her constituents heard at a sporting event. More »

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  • Why Best Buy is Going out of Business…Gradually 

    Electronics retailer Best Buy is headed for the exits. I can’t say when exactly, but my guess is that it’s only a matter of time, maybe a few more years. Consider a few key metrics. More »

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  • Edina boutique takes heat for trashing $4,000-plus gowns 

    If you're going to spray red paint on a $4,000-plus wedding dress and toss it in a trash bin, you might want to do it unwitnessed in the dark of night. Priscilla of Boston, a high-end bridal boutique in Edina that went out of business last week, found that out the hard way as cellphone video of an employee throwing out several expensive dresses made the rounds online and on TV, sparking public dismay at the waste -- and at the sight of shoppers Dumpster-diving for spoils.. .

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