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Type-B Blood Beware - Love is just a Blood Test Away
South Koreans believe a person's blood type can determine their dating compatibility - making love very difficult for blood type-B men. South Korean magazines, TV shows and Internet chat rooms have been buzzing about blood types for years. But, these days, the subject of attention is just how difficult it is to strike up a relationship with type-B men. Associating blood types with personality traits has been going on for decades in North Asia. Most of the original interest started in Japan early in the 20th century and it has also taken off in South Korea. While many characteristics are associated with type-B people, the men are getting a reputation that includes, selfish, mercurial and absolutely useless as caring and devoted boyfriends. Type-B women, on the other hand, have bypassed the popular personality opinion. Last fall, a song from singer Kim Hyun-jung called "Type-B Men" soared to the top of the charts. The song had lyrics that said type-B men are quick to get angry and quick to make-up, but in the end, they will break your heart. Kim Nang, author of the best-selling book, "Dating a Type-B Man," lays out strategies for women of various blood types to deal with the pitfalls and pleasures of striking up relationships with type-B men. Another assault in pop culture came earlier this year with the release of the romantic comedy, "My Boyfriend is Type-B", which tells the frustrations of a type-A woman who falls in love with just such a man. In Asia, the subject of linking blood types to personality took off with the 1927 publication of a series of articles by Japanese scholar Takeji Furukawa called "The Study of Temperament Through Blood Type." The concept hit pop culture and mass media in 1971 when Japanese writer Masahiko Nomi expanded upon Furukawa's ideas and wrote "Understanding Compatibility from Blood Types." Today, such books on this idea are translated into Korean and filling bookshelves in Seoul. These days, South Korean women's magazines and Internet sites seem to be inundated with the subject of romance with type-B men. According to a recent nationwide survey conducted by Internet portal site www.xyinlove.co.kr, type-B men were considered to be the most difficult type to date and about 40 percent of women said they did not want to marry a type-B man. Kim Tae-suk, a doctor in the department of psychiatry at the Catholic University of Korea, said younger Koreans were buying into defining people by blood types because of what they see on TV, movies and in print. "I can definitively say there is no scientific evidence that links a person's blood type to their character," Kim said.
Found Finger: $100,000 Reward for Owner
Wendy's International Inc. offers $100,000 reward (doubled from its original offer) for information leading to the origin of a human finger found in a bowl of chili from a California Wendy's last month. According to Wendy's President and Chief Operating Officer, Tom Mueller, the company's franchises and employees have done nothing wrong, yet are paying a high price for the finger incident - specifically those in the San Jose, CA. area where the finger appeared in a customers chili order. Workers have been either laid-off or had their hours reduced. "Our brand reputation has been affected nationally," Mueller said. "We are determined to find out what really happened in this incident." There have been no reports of finger or hand accidents in any Wendy's restaurant and all employees passed lie detector tests, Wendy's confirmed in a statement Friday. Anna Ayala, the customer who discovered the finger in her order, dropped her legal claim against the fast-food chain. Official conducted a search of her residence as part of the investigation, but have not released any details.
Swedish Woman Develops Vacation Photos and Makes Gruesome Discovery
A Swedish woman photographs a swan, and discovers a frozen body part in ice. While visiting the royal palace in Stockholm early March, Marita Larsson, took a picture of a swan in the river. When she returned home and developed the photos, Larsson discovered a peculiar image. After blowing up the photo, she realized the image was a hand sticking out of the thawing ice. According to the Stockholm police, the hand could belong to one of two possible fatalities. A man reportedly committed suicide in late January and his body was still not recovered. Also, police fished out various parts of a woman's body from that river last week, and have yet to identify her.
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