A shopping center in Nottingham, England is now the subject of ire by parents after a security guard in the arcade told their children to shut up while singing Christmas carols to entertain shoppers. The children's Christmas choir, comprised of 23 children aged three to five, were reduced to tears after security guards at the Nottingham's Exchange Arcade told them to shut up and stop singing carols because they were too noisy.

A study of more than 1,000 men in India has revealed that standard condoms are 'too large' for most of Indian men. Raising concern over the issue, a specialist in reproductive health said that about one in every five times a condom is used in India it either falls off or tears, an extremely high failure rate.

While some students complain that they will never need calculus, or European history, Bill Crozier, who's running for the school board in Oklahoma says a thick textbook may actually save your life. Crozier says thick textbooks may be used to help pad a classroom desk in an effort to provide better protection to students in the event of a school shooting.

An 88-year-old Delaware grandmother tried to sue the U. S. Postal Service after she says she was accused of being a terrorist by a postal clerk while trying to mail her homemade fruitcakes. Lucille Greene mails about 30 fruitcakes out every year as Christmas gifts.

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.