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After mushroom poisoning, Swedish newspaper interviews expert with unlikely name

Giving a fake name to a reporter is a prank as old as newspapering itself. Pity the poor copy editor who fails to notice a quote from that most famous of pranksters, Heywood Jablomé (whose surname is given with a soft, French-style “j” and silent “e”). Though it seems unlikely, that doesn’t seem to be [...]

The Colombian Facebook Hit List: New tech, old tactic

Remember that Facebook hit list in Puerto Asis, Colombia that made headlines a few weeks ago? According to the New World Human Security Observatory, it’s nothing new.

In Nepal, Benz given to King by Hitler to become museum attraction

How long does it take for an item’s evil aura to dissipate? For Nepal’s Ministry of Culture, oh, about 70 years. According to Reuters, plans are afoot to restore a 1939 Mercedes-Benz given to King Tribhuvan by Adolf Hitler. The car has been sitting in storage for five years and needs more than $525,000 worth [...]