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CuriositiesPOLICE ARRESTS A VIETNAMESE ''STRIPPER MAN''
SINGAPORE, A vietnamese man, 34, stripped to nude himself in Singapore's Changi Airport, causing mess between other passengers in transit lounge. Police arrested him, probably traveling alone from Paris... more
CuriositiesTHE MISSION REPORT BY YURI GAGARIN, SOLD AT CHRISTIE'S, COULD BE FAKE
MOSCOW, RUSSIA, The copy of the mission report by Yuri Gagarin, including Gagarin's description of his 108-minute voyage on April 12, 1961, the first manned orbit of Earth, sold at Christie's for 171,000... more
CuriositiesBORN 113 YEARS AGO THE ''RED BARON''
ROME, ITALY, The most famous war pilot ever, Manfred Von Richtofen, best known as "Red Baron", born in Breslavia on May 2, 1892, 113 years ago. The German pilot shooted down 81 enemy warplanes with his... more
CuriositiesALITALIA: INTERNATIONAL E-TIKET
ROME, Now it can be flown with the Alitalia electronic ticket also on the international destinations of Paris, Amsterdam, Brussels, Frankfurt, Madrid and Barcelona with departure from the national airports... more
CuriositiesFOKKER F-VIII (2): TECHNICAL DATA
CARACAS, VENEZUELA, Fokker F-VIII aicraft was built by Dutch Fokker company in 1927 in 11 units only. It was used mainly for passenger transport on medium routes. Fokker F-VIII Technical characteristics... more
CuriositiesLOOKING FOR AN OLD AIRCRAFT IN VENEZUELAN JUNGLE
CARACAS, VENEZUELA, A Dutch expedition is at about 900 km southeast of Caracas, in Venezuela, looking for an aircraft crashed in 1939 in the jungle. The expedition is financed by a Dutch aeronautical museum... more
CuriositiesA CARRIER NAMED RONNIE
NORFOLK, VIRGINIA, "The Time of India" reported today that former first lady Nancy Reagan has a funny present for her husband on their 49th wedding anniversary Sunday: she'll christen an aircraft carrier... more
CuriositiesSOUTH AFRICAN AIRWAYS' CHARTERED FLIGHT OVER POLES
FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA, South African Airways announced in a press release that it will operate a specially chartered Boeing 747-400 that will fly around the world over both the North and South Poles.... more
CuriositiesGERMAN EX-WWII PILOTS CLAIMS FIRST SOUND BARRIER SURPASSING
BERLIN, GERMANY, A former WWII German pilot, Hans Mutke, now 79, is claiming to be the first man to overcome the sound barrier, while he is piloting a Messerschmitt 262 jet fighter in the last days of... more
CuriositiesALLERGIC ATTACK FOR CAT ON CONTINENTAL AIRLINES
U.S., The Boston Globe reported that a woman is suing Continental Airlines for allegedly forcing her to sit near a cat. Diane Swales says sitting near the cat on a flight from Boston to Florida gave her... more
CuriositiesCHARTER SERVICE TO SEE THE MIR OUTBREAK
U.S., A fantasioso Californian entrepreneur is organizing a charter flight for 120 "lucky" persons who will be approximately carried to 9.144 meters of altitude in skies to south of Tahiti, in southern... more
CuriositiesVICTORY FOR RUSSIAN SMOKER
MOSCOW, Russian passengers desperate for a cigarette during the 10-hour flight are savouring a rare victory over American officials who have been forced to exempt the Russian airline Aeroflot from their... more
CuriositiesEGYPT: SEQUESTERED SUITCASES WITH SNAKES
EL CAIRO, About 150 alive snakes have been sequestered at El Cairo airport. The snakes were found in several suitcases belonging to a sudanese man. He was leaving to Kenya where he was supposed to deliver... more
CuriositiesPILOTS REFUSE TO TAKE OFF FOR UFO'S SIGHT
SIBERIA, RUSSIA, Accordin to wath Russia's Interfax news agency reported an airport in southern Siberia was closed for 90 minutes after pilots refused to use the airport, claiming a UFO was hovering above... more