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The Infectious Diva Of Darmstadt

Years ago I was in the Frankfurt airport for a couple of hours between flights.  Wandering around I passed not only a homeopathic pharmacy but also a pornographic movie theater. I guess this isn’t that surprising for a country that has long had legal prostitution (of course, being Germany, the prostitutes apparently must pay taxes and charge sales

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The Lonely Cleaning Man(iac) Of Sonderhausen

In a story that even Ripley might not believe, a woman in Sondershausen, Germany has apparently divorced her husband for cleaning too much.

Reuters reports that the guy not only did chores, but tidied up and even – gasp! – rearranged the furniture.  He did get a little carried away, however, by actually knocking down and rebuilding a…

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When He Offers to Split the House 50/50, He Means It

Reuters reports that a divorcing man in Sonnenberg, Germany apparently took his divorce settlement into his own hands when he chainsawed his summer house in half.  He then took his half of the home away on a forklift truck.

Not to be outdone, Cambodian Moeun Sarim sawed his rural primary residence in half and then he and his…

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