Egypt, home of the original pyramid scheme, played host to President Barack Obama this week. In other news, General Motors shifted into low gear to get out of the bankruptcy ditch and Sacha Baron Cohen, looking like a winged Icarus at the MTV Movie Awards, didn't fly too close to the sun, but into the lap of Slim Shady. Another weird week goes into the books. Here are the 7 strangest stories we found:
1) In a valiant effort to cheer up the people of Latvia, scores of blondes — dressed in pink and white — parade through the capital city of Riga, accompanied by an orchestra and some dogs.
2) Hoping to attract attention in Croatia, the Mayor of Zagreb implores Freddie Mercury and other rock stars to visit his city. Pssst, Mayor! Mercury died in 1991.
3) For more than a year, Jim Benson, 81, of Orlando, Fla., has been trying — unsuccessfully — to sell his $699,000 home. So he's tossing in a Rolls-Royce.
4) In Wellington, New Zealand, a man buys a $5,000 wedding ring for his girlfriend. When she spurns him, he buries the ring. Now he's offering clues, treasure hunt-style, via Twitter. Dig it.
5) City officials in Cape Town, South Africa, will take action against any dog that barks more than three minutes per half hour. Ruff justice.
6) An astrobiologist reports that future space travel may cause baldness and obesity.
7) His mom made him do it. John Garrity says he sliced his pinky finger because his mother startled him while he was using a miter saw. He sued mom for more than $200,000. The jury awarded him half of it.
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