One Bangkok municipal office introduces daily nap time for civil servants.

Imagine! Not getting busted for sleeping on the job! picked by tundramonkey 2 years ago

German government plans to spy on terror suspects by deploying malicious e-mails.

I can't believe they even considered this! picked by bunmaster 12 months ago

A 19-year-old German woman has escaped from prison by hiding in a friend's suitcase. The fugitive hid inside the large case when her 17-year-old fellow inmate was released from the youth prison in northwest Germany on Friday. picked by AutumnLotus 10 months ago

After a long day spent socializing or learning who to flirt with, scientists say fruit flies need to sleep longer, shedding light on what sleep may actually do for humans. Sleep remains a mystery. To delve into why people need to sleep, neurogeneticist Indrani Ganguly-Fitzgerald at the Neurosciences Institute in San Diego, Calif., and her colleagues Paul Shaw and Jeff Donlea at Washington Univers... read full post picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

A group in Dessau, Germany, will start building a new "Great Pyramid," which is estimated to take about 30 years to complete, be about 1,900 feet tall and 10 times larger than the Great Pyramid of Egypt. It will offer burial space in the form of a "tomb container with ashes of the deceased" and engraved "memorial stones" with time capsules to store personal memorabi... read full post picked by 2manyusernames 12 months ago

On second thought, maybe it was not a good idea to give an award for drinking to local government officials. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

"Mein Gott!". It seems not only beer is cheap in Germany, but iPhones too. German service provider T-Mobile is selling the iPhones for a rock bottom price to lock people into their expensive contracts, but what if you don't sign the contract... picked by vegasjack 5 months ago

A group representing thousands of children of Holocaust survivors filed a class-action lawsuit against the German government Monday, demanding that Germany pay for their psychiatric care. picked by DoggySpew 1 year ago

"Computers make us more productive. Yeah, right. Lifehacker recommends the software downloads and web sites that actually save time. Don't live to geek; geek to live." picked by rachelsometimes 1 year ago

The Green Party, which has been leading a campaign for a more environmentally conscious, paper-free Germany, was outraged. What exactly were the country’s soldiers eating? picked by Proverb 10 months ago