by Global Sherpa | Dec 25, 2010 | Cities & Countries, India, Japan, Oddly True, Russia, Sports, World Cup
Enjoy learning more about Global Sherpa’s picks of the top 10 oddly true world news stories of 2010. Favorite topics include Paul the Psychic Octopus of World Cup Fame, iPad-wielding sumo wrestlers, treacherous Indian coconut trees, and neighborly Russian spies,...
by Global Sherpa | Dec 13, 2010 | China, Cities & Countries, Countries, Oddly True
Don’t be too surprised if a new special soon finds its way to your favorite local Chinese eatery. Chinese archaeologists may have just discovered the ancient equivalent of Wheaties. If you want to learn to eat like a king, or at least one of the king’s military...
by Global Sherpa | Nov 3, 2010 | Cities & Countries, India, Oddly True
India is taking no chances with President Obama’s upcoming visit. Even the coconuts have been identified as potential threats that warrant precautionary security measures. While in India, President Obama is scheduled to visit Mani Bhavan, which Mahatma Gandhi used as...
by Global Sherpa | Oct 26, 2010 | Germany, Oddly True, Sports, World Cup
It’s a sad day in the life of sports fans and comedians everywhere. Well, maybe at least for those who weren’t at the short-end of Paul’s prescient picks. Paul the octopus, or Pulpo Paul as he was more affectionately known by the Spanish,...
by Global Sherpa | Oct 18, 2010 | China, Cities & Countries, Countries, GS Features, Oddly True
Despite recent events, China has somehow managed to maintain a fairly impressive air safety record, especially for a massive country growing at warp speed near or above 10 percent annually. This post began as an excuse to showcase an old, entertaining article by...
by Global Sherpa | Oct 1, 2010 | Cities & Countries, Countries, Foreign Policy, Oddly True, Russia
If you want to know if your neighbor is a Russian spy, just check the flowerbeds. (GS is still cleaning out its backlog of entertaining oddly true news from the summer before we were on the map.) Did you get the eerie feeling that you just might be under the prying...
