Oddly Enough

German village remembers Prussia's Scottish general Saturday, 11 Oct 2008

BERLIN (Reuters) - A German village was on Saturday unveiling a monument to the Scottish-born Prussian Field Marshall James Keith, in a rare act of remembrance in a country that has spend decades distancing itself from its military past.  Full Article

 
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Virgin shark got pregnant in Virginia aquarium Friday, 10 Oct 2008 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Scientists using DNA testing have confirmed the second-known instance of "virgin birth" in a shark -- a female Atlantic blacktip shark named Tidbit that produced a baby without a male shark.  Full Article 

Sudan official undone by tight trouser crackdown Saturday, 11 Oct 2008 

JUBA, Sudan (Reuters) - A senior official in South Sudan who ordered a crackdown on young women wearing tight trousers has been sacked, officials said Saturday.  Full Article 

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