In the much-hyped $850 million match versus Manchester City, Manchester United’s Wayne Rooney does this. His team won the game 2-1.
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Want to Make History? Get Conceiving!
11 FebIf you want to make history, why not try for a baby born on 11-11-11? Time Magazine suggests that people get to work if they want that to happen. Ideally, the best day for a woman to conceive would be February 18. Assuming they have the normal 28 day cycle, that would put there due date on November 11. But…as anyone who has had a child can tell, babies sometimes have a mind of their own. Basically, try and get pregnant in the next couple of weeks, and hope for some cooperation from baby for a taste of history.
Limo Driver Admits Charging $800,000 For Ride
10 FebNew York-based limo driver Peter Rahhaoui admitted charging a visiting Hong Kong millionaire $800,000 for a cab ride to the airport in 2008. Feng-shui master and millionaire Tony Chan gave Rahhaoui his credit card, but didn’t notice the charges until notified by a bank.
photo c/o NY Post
The $850 Million Soccer Game
10 FebOn Feb. 12, Manchester United and Manchester City will square off in what’s being called the “Manchester Derby.” That game will be the most expensive sporting event, ever played, of any sport, anywhere on Earth. According to The Wall Street Journal the two teams will have spent $850 million to assemble their rosters.
Who knew American sports were such a bargain? When the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees battle for baseball supremacy, their rosters have only totaled $380 million. The Washington Redskins and Dallas Cowboys have showcased $350 million in player investments.
The record won’t last long. By the time the season ends, the Manchester match will have fallen to forth place. Hope it’s a good game!
photo c/o WSJ
Unexploded WWII Bomb Forces 6,000 Evacuations in Paris
8 FebMore than 6,000 Parisians were forced from their homes this weekend after builders found an unexploded WWII Royal Air Force bomb on the grounds of French carmaker Renault.
The 1000 pound device was located in Boulogne-Billancourt, on the outskirts of the city. Experts believe it fell 69 years ago during a bombing run that sought to avoid civilian casualties. More than 400 policemen evacuated anyone whose home lay within 400 meters of the bomb, because it was considered “live and dangerous.”
In typical French fashion, though, the builders actually first discovered the bomb in January, but couldn’t diffuse it until this past weekend.
“The bomb was originally found by builders carrying out work in late January, but experts have only been able to start diffusing it today. The area is now completely safe,” a spokesman for the mayor’s office in Boulogne told The Telegraph.
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