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Switzerland’s New Law on Boiling Lobster Goes Into Effect Today (Feb/20/18)
Switzerland’s New Law on Boiling Lobster Goes Into Effect Today (Feb/20/18)
Switzerland’s New Law on Boiling Lobster Goes Into Effect Today (Feb/20/18)
Maine lobster is the best, but a lot of people don’t like cooking it. Eating it, sure!  But, putting that live lobster in a boiling pot of water makes some people squeamish. In Switzerland they say boiling them alive is inhumane. A new law in Switzerland says you cannot throw a lobster in boiling water while they are still conscious...
O.K. Guys, Mansplaining is a No No
O.K. Guys, Mansplaining is a No No
O.K. Guys, Mansplaining is a No No
Mansplaining’ has become such a big problem in Sweden a telephone hotline has been set up to report instances of this terrible, terrible issue. What is ‘mansplaining’?
Swedish Musician Makes Incredible Music Box
Swedish Musician Makes Incredible Music Box
Swedish Musician Makes Incredible Music Box
Swedish musician Martin Molin has made an incredible hand-made music box. It’s called The Wintergartan Marble Machine that uses 2,000 marbles that not only plays but is a work of art too.
Recall Record for Swedish Automaker
Recall Record for Swedish Automaker
Recall Record for Swedish Automaker
When most auto companies have a recall for safety problems its in the area of 40 million or so. Swedish automaker, Koenigsegg, has set a new record for recalls, one car. They are recalling only one car setting a record for recalls.
Swedish School Considers Banning Homework
Swedish School Considers Banning Homework
Swedish School Considers Banning Homework
Summer vacation means no more school but even more appealing to kids, no more homework. The small town of Hallstahammars, Sweden is considering banning homework completely.  Leena Millberg, the head of schools in the town says government officials are investigating the proposal.
New Shower Recycles Water to Cut Water Usage up to 80%
New Shower Recycles Water to Cut Water Usage up to 80%
New Shower Recycles Water to Cut Water Usage up to 80%
The astronauts do it so why not us? They recycle their water when they are on the International Space Station. Swedish industrial designer Mehrdad Mahdjoubi has devised a way to recycle shower water that will save water consumption as much as 80%. To top it off, taking a shower will use only 5 liters of water or 1.32 gallons.
Two Women and Four Men Win the Ice Pole Sitting Contest in Sweden
Two Women and Four Men Win the Ice Pole Sitting Contest in Sweden
Two Women and Four Men Win the Ice Pole Sitting Contest in Sweden
The idea is to sit on a block of ice that stands about three feet tall and one foot square and stay there for 48 hours; it’s called the Ice Pole Sitting Contest and carries a prize of $3,100 for the winners. Held in Vihelmina, Sweden for a dozen years, this year, six contestants won the prize money by remaining on the block of ice for the entire 48 hours...
One Time in History There Was a February 30th
One Time in History There Was a February 30th
One Time in History There Was a February 30th
February is the month on our calendar that has 29 days except during a leap year when there are 28. There was a time in history that there was a February 30th! It happened only once and it was in Sweden and Finland in 1712. At that time there were two different calendars in use, ‘the Julian calendar' and ‘the Gregorian calendar'...