A man was arrested by police after a bank teller in South Carolina caught him trying to open a bank account with a fake $1 million bill. Alexander D. Smith, 31, simply walked up to the teller and asked for a new account, presenting the $1 million bill. When the bank teller refused to open the account and called the police, Smith reportedly started cursing the bank workers.

A man devoured a ten-person feast in fifteen minutes, in an attempt to raise awareness for those who go hungry in New York City. Competitive eating champion Tim Janus devoured 4. 5 kilograms of turkey, 1. 8 kilograms of mashed potatoes, 1. 4 kilograms of cranberry sauce, 1. 1 kilograms of beans, and an entire pumpkin pie for dessert. "What's so important about today is that it begins to full my stomach up and I can now leave a little more for everybody else," Janus said.

A company in South Korea has introduced diamond-encrusted credit cards for the VVIP clients. GK Power has developed the high end luxury card which is studded with 1mm by 1. 65mm diamonds into a silver rivet on a highly glossy black card.

The Swansea Crown Court in Wales has sentenced a production manager to a one year jail term after it found him guilty of lying that his daughter had "cancer" just to get two months leave of absence with full pay and entitlement to huge expense claims from his employer. Kevin Parry, 46, who admitted a total of 30 deception charges, was also ordered to pay back his employer and was asked to render 200 hours community work. He was likewise prohibited from applying for any job in the country for a period of two years.

South Korea has sparked a gender row following its decision to print banknotes featuring the face of a woman who symbolizes motherhood in the country. The country's Central Bank has chosen to print the new 50,000 won note with the image of Shin Saimdang, the first woman to feature in the country's currency notes.