Moldova’s army is feeding its soldiers onions and garlic to help them ward off swine flu.
Defense Ministry chief doctor Col. Sergiu Vasislita said about 0.9 ounces of onions and 0.5 ounces of garlic will be added to each soldier’s daily diet. That roughly corresponds to a small onion and a couple of garlic cloves.
Onion and garlic are traditional remedies in Moldova, where they are believed to boost the immune system.
Leaping lizards! Man strapped with reptiles
$8,500 Estimated value of live lizards strapped to a smuggler arrested at Los Angeles International Airport last week. Michael Plank is charged with trying to smuggle two geckos, two monitor lizards and 11 skinks from Australia.
Mussolini relative missing piece of mind
The granddaughter of Italy’s fascist dictator Benito Mussolini has said that blood and parts of his brain have been stolen to sell on the Internet, the BBC reported.
Alessandra Mussolini, a former showgirl turned lawmaker, said she immediately informed the police.
The listing, on auction site eBay, reportedly showed images of a wooden container and ampoules of blood.
EBay, which does not allow the sale of human matter on its site, said that the listing was removed within hours.
Mussolini said that the remains were stolen from Milan’s Policlinico hospital. However, doctors at the hospital said any remains of the former Italian leader were destroyed years ago.
Fake disability claim uncovered on TV show
California tax officials say an interior designer’s false disability claim was uncovered when he was spotted on a home improvement television show.
Fifty-six-year-old Ronald Hunt of Los Angeles was sentenced to 200 hours of community service and ordered to pay more than $180,000 in restitution, unpaid taxes and fines. He pleaded guilty to two felony counts of fraud.
The state’s Franchise Tax Board said Hunt falsely claimed he was disabled for three years and collected almost $150,000 in benefits, while earning about $400,000 in income as an interior designer.
