http://www.earthtimes.org The Earth Times online newspaper, serving the planet with general news and current affairs that matter en-us PHP/4.4.4 http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/294071,german-heavenly-gateopens-for-christmas-post.html Himmelpfort, Germany - Six weeks before Christmas, Santa Claus opened his seasonal post office Tuesday in the eastern German village of Himmelpfort - Heaven's gate - bracing again for a deluge of children's letters. The post office, a good 4,000 ki... Fun,General Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:16:24 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/294071,german-heavenly-gateopens-for-christmas-post.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/290873,more-than-500-clowns-meet-in-mexico-for-laughing-convention.html Mexico City - More than 500 clowns gathered Monday in Mexico City for an international convention including a five-minute, non- stop laughing binge. The four-day Laughing Fair, organized by the Brotherhood of Latino Clowns and supported by Mexican ... Fun,General Tue, 20 Oct 2009 01:04:45 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/290873,more-than-500-clowns-meet-in-mexico-for-laughing-convention.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/287665,australians-claim-clunky-dancing-record.html Sydney - Australians, who like to be world champions in everything, Tuesday got in the record books for dancing around like robots. Melbourne University dance group the Robogals got 318 people together for a mass robotic dancing session. Some got int... Fun,General Tue, 29 Sep 2009 07:23:19 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/287665,australians-claim-clunky-dancing-record.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/286375,lucky-lottery-winner-bags-frances-biggest-ever-payout.html Paris - A French lottery player beat about 40 million other hopefuls, and odds of 1 in 76 million, to win 100 million euros (147.1 million dollars) in a European jackpot, the largest lottery payout ever made in France. The unnamed winner, who hails f... Fun,General Sat, 19 Sep 2009 09:35:17 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/286375,lucky-lottery-winner-bags-frances-biggest-ever-payout.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/285399,taiwan-student-seeks-to-kiss-100-men-in-paris.html Taipei - A Taiwan woman studying music in Paris has created a sensation in Taiwan after she launched a project to kiss 100 men in the City of Lights, press reports said Sunday. Yang Ya-ching, 27, came upon the idea of kissing 100 strangers three year... Fun,General Sun, 13 Sep 2009 05:59:31 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/285399,taiwan-student-seeks-to-kiss-100-men-in-paris.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/284470,dutch-man-takes-world-record-for-uninterrupted-tv-watching.html Amsterdam - A 28-year-old Dutch man on Sunday finished 86 uninterrupted hours of television watching to become the world record holder, according to Dutch broadcaster NOS. The time Efraim van Oeveren, from the town of Tilburg, spent awake in front of... Fun,General Sun, 06 Sep 2009 15:29:41 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/284470,dutch-man-takes-world-record-for-uninterrupted-tv-watching.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/282465,italys-european-record-lottery-jackpot-cracked--summary.html Rome - After going uncollected for almost eight months, the 146.9-million-euro (209.5-million-dollar) jackpot prize in Italy's state lottery was finally won Saturday. The winning six number combination was 10 - 11 - 27 - 45 - 79 - 88. ... Fun,General Sat, 22 Aug 2009 19:11:45 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/282465,italys-european-record-lottery-jackpot-cracked--summary.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/282463,italys-european-record-lottery-jackpot-cracked.html Rome - Italy's state lottery 146.9-million-euro (209.5-million-dollar) jackpot prize was won Saturday, after going uncollected for almost eight months. The winning six number combination was 10 - 11 - 27 - 45 - 79 - 88. ... Fun,General Sat, 22 Aug 2009 19:11:42 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/282463,italys-european-record-lottery-jackpot-cracked.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/282000,eight-year-old-british-boy-on-top-of-the-world-after-wing-walk.html London - An eight-year-old British boy Wednesday flew into the record books by becoming the world's youngest wing-walker, British media said. Tiger Brewer flew at 160-kilometres an hour at an altitude of just over 300 metres on the wing of his grandf... Fun,General Wed, 19 Aug 2009 14:29:47 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/282000,eight-year-old-british-boy-on-top-of-the-world-after-wing-walk.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/281732,lotto-mia--italian-lottery-approaches-200-million-dollars.html Rome - Italy's national lottery was unbroken again in Monday drawing, raising the prospect of a 200-million-dollar jackpot at the next drawing. The jackpot stood at 136 million euros (193 million dollars) on Monday after the lottery - based on choosi... Fun,General Mon, 17 Aug 2009 18:59:48 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/281732,lotto-mia--italian-lottery-approaches-200-million-dollars.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/279538,light-summer-drinks-add-sparkle-to-garden-parties.html Munich - Punch and light cocktails are as much a part of summer as sun, sand and sea. Just a few ingredients can be turned into artful, refreshing drinks for a garden party or a relaxing afternoon on the terrace. Including just one or two types of al... Fun,General Thu, 30 Jul 2009 03:14:52 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/279538,light-summer-drinks-add-sparkle-to-garden-parties.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/278978,no-jackpot-winner-in-italys-record-breaking-lottery.html Rome - There was no winner Saturday to pick up the potentially record breaking 105.3-million-euro (149-million-dollar) jackpot prize in Italy's state lottery. The Superenalotto draw had attracted millions of punters, including many from neighbouring ... Fun,General Sat, 25 Jul 2009 19:08:43 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/278978,no-jackpot-winner-in-italys-record-breaking-lottery.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/278003,nablus-morale-booster-guinness-entry-with-huge-kanafeh-treat.html Nablus, West Bank - Hope returned Saturday to the northern West Bank city of Nablus, devastated after a decade of tight Israeli military blockade, as local cooks sought to enter the Guinness Book of Records with a huge plate of the kanefeh pastry. Th... Fun,General Sat, 18 Jul 2009 09:53:35 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/278003,nablus-morale-booster-guinness-entry-with-huge-kanafeh-treat.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/277087,winner-of-berlin-stiletto-run-sets-new-record.html Berlin - A Berlin teenager put her high heels to good use on Saturday when she won the city's Stilleto Run to claim first prize - a shopping voucher worth 10,000 euros (14,000 dollars). Julia Plecher, 18, outsprinted 99 rivals to cover the 100-metre ... Fun,General Sat, 11 Jul 2009 15:26:38 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/277087,winner-of-berlin-stiletto-run-sets-new-record.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/276144,californian-defends-hot-dog-title-with-world-record.html New York/San Francisco - Japan's competitive eater Takeru Tsunami Kobayashi, 31, ceded defeat again Saturday to the 25-year- old Californian Joey Jaws Chestnut in what's become their annual Fourth-of-July eat-off on Coney Island, outside New York... Fun,General Sun, 05 Jul 2009 02:29:35 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/276144,californian-defends-hot-dog-title-with-world-record.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/275415,australians-going-blotto-for-lotto.html Sydney - Punters in queues at lottery ticket shops were pushing and shoving Tuesday despite warnings from statisticians that their chances of dying before the draw are higher than winning the biggest ever jackpot in Australia's history. An Oz Lotto s... Fun,General Tue, 30 Jun 2009 05:17:37 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/275415,australians-going-blotto-for-lotto.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/265918,german-competitors-reach-25-kilometres-per-hour-on-office-chairs.html Bad Koenig, Germany - An unusual spectacle greeted the residents of a small town near Darmstadt on Saturday, as participants took to the streets to race each other on office chairs. At Germany's second annual office chair championships in Bad Koenig,... Fun,General Sat, 25 Apr 2009 16:05:38 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/265918,german-competitors-reach-25-kilometres-per-hour-on-office-chairs.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/264528,new-york-man-holds-100-guinness-records.html New York - A New York businessman achieved the record of all records, becoming the first person to simultaneously hold 100 Guinness World Records. Guinness World Records confirmed Wednesday evening that 54-year-old Ashrita Forman is holding 100 recor... Fun,General Thu, 16 Apr 2009 05:00:00 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/264528,new-york-man-holds-100-guinness-records.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/255234,three-common-mistakes-men-make-when-proposing.html Seoul - Men unknowingly annoy women by proposing or professing their love in a way that they mean to be romantic but that ends up disappointing their partners. A survey conducted by a South Korean wedding agency and released ahead of Valentine's Day,... Fun,General Wed, 11 Feb 2009 08:47:52 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/255234,three-common-mistakes-men-make-when-proposing.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/254952,german-chancellor-immortalized-as-barbie-doll.html Berlin - German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who spends her days in the male-dominated world of politics, is joining the ranks of iconic women by being recreated as a Barbie doll, the manufacturer Mattel announced Monday. A specially produced honorary B... Fun,General Mon, 09 Feb 2009 18:23:56 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/254952,german-chancellor-immortalized-as-barbie-doll.html