A junior at Brooklyn's Leon M. Goldstein High School caused a fuss Tuesday when he arrived at school dressed as Adolf Hitler for Halloween. School administrators demanded he take off his beige coat decorated with a swastika armband, telling him he would have to spend the day in detention if he failed to do so. But 16-year-old Walter Petryk, who went so far as growing a mustache to complete his get-up, refused. He said his costume was a satire of Hitler and was protected by his right to freedom of expression.

A Dominican priest in Poland has introduced a new Catholic prayers aimed at teenagers, including a prayer for God's assistance to avoid trash talking when drunk. The prayer reads, "Lord, if in an unsober state, and under the influence of those around me, I say something stupid, please give me strength to retract my words. Protect me against senseless bravado and pride. "

Four firefighters almost lost their jobs after they were caught on video playing a prank inside a tumble dryer. Firefighters Simon Leyland, Glenn Simon and Chris Wilcox filmed their colleague Andy Bruce climbing into the machine at the Blackley fire station in Manchester, England. In the video, the machine was switched on and Bruce was turned over several times as the trio laughed in the background.

A 62-year-old retired accountant from Nevada gulped down 247 hot peppers in eight minutes to win the $2000 prize money at the Jalapeno Eating World Championship at the State Fair of Texas. The contest, which took place on Sunday, was sponsored by the International Federation of Competitive Eating. Richard LeFevre, the proud winner of the contest said that his passion for eating and competing led his way to the victory.

A 57-year old batsman of a cricket team in Buntingford, Herts, East of England, has continued playing even after suffering a mild attack, it was reported. According to the Mirror, Jim Young complained of chest pain and collapsed to his knees in the middle of a game against a Bishop's Stortfor side. He was playing for Westmill team.