Singapore Stuff
Sultan Of Brunei Spent $21,000 On A Haircut
The Sultan of Brunei has splashed out a whopping $21,000 on a haircut. The 63-year-old royal flew hairdresser Ken Modestou, who works at London's Dorchester Hotel in the exclusive Mayfair district, 7,000 miles so he could give him a trim. The sultan even booked out a private suite on a Singapore Airlines flight so Ken - who usually charges $43 for a haircut - could travel in comfort, at a cost of $15,750.
Man Detained At Airport Because Cancer Drug Made His Fingerprints Disappear
A man taking an effective drug for head and neck cancer was detained at a United States airport in 2008 because the drug caused his fingerprints to become undetectable. The 62-year-old man, who was flying to the United States from Canada, was taking the drug capecitabine, which is an anti-metabolite drug, for treatment of his cancer after a successful round of chemotherapy. But one of the side effects of the drug can be hand-foot syndrome - a chronic inflammation of the palms or soles of the feet, which can cause the skin to peel, bleed and develop ulcers.
German Group Claims Biggest Puzzle Record
A group of some 15,00 people from the town of Ravensburg in Germany are claiming their place in the Guinness Book of World Records, after assembling what they described as the world's biggest jigsaw puzzle. The effort was organized by Europe's biggest puzzle maker Ravensburg AG, which put together 1,141,800 pieces of jigsaw in five hours on Monday to form a nearly 6,500-square foot puzzle.
Japan's Green Polar Bears Will Go Back To Normal, Eventually
Polar bears at the Higashiyama Zoo and Botanical Gardens in central Japan are turning green. The phenomenon has a logical reason though, which is that the pond they swim in gathers harmless algae in the warm months, which adhere to the hollow places in a polar bear's fur. According to Associated Press, the algae is also more abundant than usual because the pond water is being changed less often due to conservation efforts.
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