Weird Italy

MAMMA MIA!: Italian Pharmacists Threaten 'Viagra Strike'

AP | Posted 03.29.2012

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MILAN -- Hospital pharmacists are threatening to cut Italians off from their Viagra unless the government amends its plans to reform professions that ...

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Don't Die In Falciano Del Massico (It's Against The Law)

AP | Posted 03.13.2012

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ROME -- Since the start of the month it has been illegal to die in Falciano del Massico, a village of 3,700 people some 50 kilometers (30 miles) from ...

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Mystery Buyer Acquires Vatican.xxx Web Address

Reuters | Posted 02.20.2012

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VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - The Vatican said on Wednesday an unknown buyer had snapped up the internet address vatican.xxx, a domain combining its name w...

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Next Up For Silvio Berlusconi: Love Songs CD

Newser.com | David Moye | Posted 11.17.2011

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Coming out on Tuesday is a CD of love songs penned by none other than former Italian prime minister and famed bunga bunga party thrower Silvio Berlusc...

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Dolphins Beat Italian Swimming Champ In Race-off

AP | Posted 11.09.2011

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TORVAIANICA, Italy -- Italian swimmer Filippo Magnini once ruled the pool in the 100 meter freestyle, but on Thursday he met his match dolphin-style. ...

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Ben Muessig

PHOTOS: Miss Cicciona Pageant 2011 And Other Plus-Sized Beauty Pageant

HuffingtonPost.com | Ben Muessig | Posted 09.27.2011

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Beauty comes in all sizes. And so do beauty pageants. For more than two decades, the groundbreaking Miss Cicciona pageant has turned heads in Italy...

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WATCH: World's Largest Mojito Mixed

Posted 09.17.2011

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It's not just a mojito -- it's the "mojitisimo." Liquor-lovers in Italy have concocted the world's largest glass of mojito, according to the Guinne...

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Largest Find Of Roman Excrement Could Reveal Secrets Of Ancient Life

BBC.co.uk | Posted 11.15.2011

Read More: Archaeologists, Ancient Rome, Pompeii, Excrement, Rome, Old Sewer, Weird Italy, Italy, Weird History, Herculaneum, Archaeology, Sewer, Weird News News

Archaeologists have been discovering how Romans lived 2,000 years ago, by studying what they left behind in their sewers. A team of experts has been s...

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Move Over Nessie! Meet The Other Monsters Lurking In Europe's Lakes

Fortean Times | Posted 11.16.2011

Read More: Loch Ness Monster, Cryptozoology, Sea Monsters, Italy, Weird Italy, Lake Como, Sea Monster, Weird News News

Everyone knows about the Loch Ness Monster -- but what about the strange beast allegedly spotted in Italy's Lake Como? Three fisherman claim they s...

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