Advice to job seekers: drop the Merlot (Reuters)
Reuters - Job applicants who drink alcohol are perceived as less intelligent and less hireable by American bosses, a bias dubbed the "imbibing idiot bias" in a study published on Monday.
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French criminals now face short arm of the law (Reuters)
Reuters - France has ended restrictions barring people under 1.6 meters (5 ft 3 in) from joining the police force.
Attractive women overlooked for certain jobs? (Reuters)
Reuters - Too hot to be an engineer or prison guard?
Airlines grounds overweight staff: paper (Reuters)
Reuters - Turkish Airlines has grounded 28 flight attendants for being overweight and given them six months to slim down or face reassignment, a newspaper said on Saturday.
Man dies in final of sauna championships (Reuters)
Reuters - A Russian man died in the finals of the world sauna championships in Finland after spending some six minutes sweltering in temperatures of 110 degrees Celsius (230.00F), organizers said Sunday.
Woman faked cancer for cash, Disney trip? (Reuters)
Reuters - A woman in the Toronto area has admitted to faking cancer, running a bogus charity and collecting thousands of dollars from people who thought she was dying, a Toronto newspaper reported.
U.S. charges dropped against Japanese speed-eater (Reuters)
Reuters - A Japanese competitive eater won't have to try jail food after all, a judge ruled on Thursday, dismissing charges against the skinny speed-feeder for crashing a hot dog eating contest.
Ancient sex guide published as audio book (Reuters)
Reuters - Too shy to read the Kama Sutra on the train during rush hour? Just take out your headphones.
Women find men in red more appealing? (Reuters)
Reuters - Men wanting to catch the eye of women should dress in red, a color which new research shows makes them more alluring to the opposite sex.
Dog chews off Michigan man’s toe, saves his life (Reuters)
Reuters - A Michigan man credited his dog with saving his life by chewing off his diseased big toe as he lay passed out in a drunken stupor.