Monthly Archives: October 2006

Woman claims a human finger was found in her Subway sandwich

Health officials are investigating a woman’s claim that she found part of a human finger in a Subway sandwich – an allegation reminiscent of the chili bowl finger hoax that hit a Wendy’s restaurant last year. Two health inspectors visited the Subway restaurant in Chowchilla on Thursday after the woman reported finding what appeared to [...]

Weed that soldiers can’t even get through

Canadian troops fighting Taliban militants in Afghanistan have stumbled across an unexpected and potent enemy — almost impenetrable forests of marijuana plants 10 feet tall. General Rick Hillier, chief of the Canadian defense staff, said Thursday that Taliban fighters were using the forests as cover. In response, the crew of at least one armored car [...]

Google Buys YouTube for US$1.65B

Soon enough, Google really is going to control all information on the Internet. $1.65B also doesn’t seem that much in comparison to other business buyouts, takeovers and purchases. Google, the Internet’s leading search engine, announced Monday that it is buying popular online video site YouTube for $1.65 billion in stock. YouTube, which was founded in [...]