Archive for the ‘Unusual News’ Category:
No Mobiles in Graz
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The mayor of the Austrian city of Graz has decided to ban people from speaking on mobile phones on all public transportation.
Siegfried Nagl said that he was “fed up” with hearing other people’s conversations on buses, trams and trains.
People need “peace and quite” sometimes, Nagl said.
Citizens of Graz will still be allowed to send SMS messages and use the Internet on public transportation.
Source: Deutsche Presse-Agentur
to be fed up: to have had enough, to be tired of.
A 60-Storey Home
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Mukesh Ambani, India’s richest man, is planning to build a
skyscraper in the center of Mumbai in which he and his family will live.
The 60-storey building will have a health club, a home theater, gardens
and six floors for parking.
Mr. Ambani, his mother, wife, three children and 600 staff will live
there.
The new home will be worth $1 billion.
skyscraper: a very tall building.
A Dog Who Can Vote
Duncan is a dog in the American state of Washington. He has done something most dogs have never done.
He has voted.
According to a report in The Seattle Times, Jane Balogh, his owner, wanted to show how easy it is for someone to vote in Washington state – even if that person is not an American citizen.
All she had to do was write a name and date of birth. She then used Duncan’s signature – a paw print – to send in his ballot.
Duncan was able to vote in three elections before officials realized he was a dog.
