Thursday, March 11, 2010
News Morning Newsdome: Shots of vodka keep world's oldest woman young at heart
Posted by Bobby Feingold @senorbobby on Thu, Mar 11, 2010 at 6:18 PM
>> Members of Canada's parliament publicly ate seal meat yesterday in defiance of animal activists and the European Union which previously banned seal-product imports. Those delicious bacon-wrapped seal loins in port reductions will show them! (Reuters)
>> The producers of the Oscar-winning documentary The Cove busted a Santa Monica sushi restaurant for serving endangered whale meat. Fines could reach up to $200,000, but hey, maybe they'll be in a movie! (the New York Times)
>> The world's first sustainable Formula 3 racing car was unveiled this week in Boston and is fueled by leftover chocolate. This car has a top speed of 135 miles per hour, but wait--what freak has leftover chocolate? (Reuters)
>> No, Mexican Slim isn't a member La Gran Familia. He's Mexican mogul Carlos Slim Helu, and he beat Bill Gates and Warren Buffett to earn the top spot on Forbes' 2010 list of billionaires, the first time a non-American has topped the list in 16 years. Hey Mexico, maybe you could help your cash-strapped neighbors to the North a little?? (Forbes)
>> And finally: A Georgian (the country) TV station claims to have found the oldest woman ever recorded--130-year-old Antisa Khvichava--and at the end of the clip, she does a shot of vodka. Key to longevity, I tell you! (the Huffington Post)
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