I can see things going wrong with this pretty quickly. To quote:

The gel can soak up to 1,000 times its weight. picked by kxmk 2 years ago

The offending loo was the creation of two artists and was on display at the Bolzano Museum of Modern Art. picked by Ellz 2 years ago

He had forbidden her to leave the house unless he came with her, locked her inside when he went out, and would not even let her watch the TV. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

A gold-encrusted sword Napoleon wore into battle in Italy 200 years ago was sold Sunday for more than $6.4 million, an auction house said. picked by neilharvey 2 years ago

The asteroid presumed to have wiped out the dinosaurs struck the Earth with such force that carbon deep in the Earth's crust liquefied, rocketed skyward, and formed tiny airborne beads that blanketed the planet, say scientists from the U.S., U.K., Italy, and New Zealand in this month's Geology. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

A substance found in the cannabis plant helps the body’s natural protective system clear dry, scaly skin rashes caused by allergic dermatitis, according to researchers from the U.S., Germany, Israel, Italy and Switzerland. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

Romano’s on West Gray has outlawed dipping pizza in ranch dressing. The pizzeria’s owners, two cousins named Frank and Vinny, were born in Calabria, Italy. They spent 15 years working in New York pizzerias before coming to Texas. The cousins pride themselves on making one of the best New York-style pizzas in Houston. picked by Nateebiinature 1 year ago

Billion, mind you - not million. $134,000,000,000 worth of securities found in a suitcase by customs agents in Italy. The smugglers were Japanese, heading toward Switzerland.

It is either the biggest smuggling operation in history -- or a fraud of equally impressive proportions. Italian customs officials stopped two men at the Swiss border carrying bonds worth $134 billion (95.8 billion euros). picked by bingo 5 months ago

Alfonso De Marco was seven years old when he emigrated from Italy with his family. They settled in Eastbourne, East Sussex, England where they lived in an apartment above the ice cream shop his father ran. That was in 1909, and the family had occupied the building for many years already. De Marco still lives in the same apartment 100 years later. picked by bingo 7 months ago

Albinism is rare in any wild species, and this is the first documented in the capra ibex. picked by VooDooPeacock 2 years ago

Kebe Peinda Gotha set herself on fire at Rome's city hall on Friday in an apparent protest over a visit to Italy by Senegal's President Abdoulaye Wade. Here is a auto-translated article from an Italian paper picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

One of Italy's most-wanted mafia fugitives eluded capture Monday by climbing through a trap door and into the sewer as police closed in on his hideout in southern Italy, authorities said. picked by hogstr 10 months ago

Related to the tragic earthquake of Monday morning in Italy, this feature explains some of the technology used to help find earthquake victims picked by Ankabout 8 months ago

Baumraum is a company in Germany that designs and builds some of the most amazing treehouses we’ve ever seen. Most of their projects are in Germany, but they’ve also completed treehouses in Austria, Hungary, Italy, Brazil and the United States. picked by AutumnLotus 11 months ago

Italy should hand loss-making national carrier Alitalia to anyone willing to take it off Rome's hands for one euro, or allow the airline to go bankrupt, Italy's infrastructure minister said. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Despite a few jumps in some countries, the global landscape of press freedom has been slightly degrading over the last 7 years, due to pressure from governments and other factors. Italy, Israel and Mexico included. picked by yugosakimi 7 months ago

Italy opens it's first "women only" beach. The only man allowed is the lifeguard because "you clearly need a man to save a woman in the sea." No chauvinism in this country. picked by gnikgnok 2 years ago

The outline of an ancient Roman city buried beneath cropland near Venice, Italy, has been mapped in detail for the first time with the aid of aerial photography. picked by AutumnLotus 4 months ago

Scientists in Italy have found bacteria in the root of a tropical grass whose oils have been used in the cosmetic and perfumery industries. These bacteria seem to promote the production of essential oils, but also they change the molecular structure of the oil, giving it different flavours and properties. picked by suebe 1 year ago

Pope Benedict has said there is substantial scientific proof of the theory of evolution. The Pope, speaking as he was concluding his holiday in northern Italy, also said the human race must listen to "the voice of the Earth" or risk destroying its very existence. picked by deepchill 2 years ago