It’s a crazy world……..strange news from around the globe……..

It’s a Friday and I’m not feeling too political today. Sometimes we need to just be a little fascinated by the world that exists around us. If you want something that will take your mind off of the mundane political world, then continue reading.

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http://news.yahoo.com/brazil-worker-survives-bar-skull-144059296.html

How this guy survived is simply astonishing. I don’t believe in the idea of ‘luck’ but looking at the picture makes me think that if people can, indeed, be lucky, this guy just might be the luckiest person alive.

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http://news.yahoo.com/driver-swerves-avoid-moose-hits-bear-instead-12382...

So if the Brazilian in the previous story is the world’s luckiest, what does that make this unfortunate Norwegian? While driving along a country road the driver swerved to avoid a collision with a Moose, only to drive into a bear. Yeah, your rates are probably going up after this accident.

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http://en.rian.ru/russia/20120726/174796056.html

You talking to me? Russian gangster learns the hard way that no matter how tough you are, there is always someone tougher.

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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/16/ebay-bans-sale-of-magic-s_n_178...

EBay is banning the sale of magic spells beginning on August 30, 2012. That still gives you time to buy your boss that special hex you’ve had your eye on ever since he called your PowerPoint presentation complete crap. Oh, and they are also banning the sale of ‘advice’. Heck, I’m loaded with free advice, never thought I could sell it on EBay. Ah, the money I have lost.

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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/topics/weather/9461243/Weird-weather-rains-se...

If you think that America has had some strange weather this summer (you would be right!), but at least we have escaped the Seaweed rain that struck one English village.