AP - Fans of Penn State can smell like the school for just $60. A fragrance developer says it has made a perfume and a cologne inspired by Pennsylvania State University’s blue and white colors and its campus vegetation.
AP - People late for school or work because of New York City subway delays can get notes from the transit agency to give to their teachers or bosses.
AP - A Wisconsin family found it hard to be thankful after a thief made off with their turkey dinner.
Reuters - Defying the economic downturn, an Italian white truffle weighing just over 1 kg (2.2 lb) sold at an international auction Saturday for $200,000 (130,000 pounds).
AP - Won’t kiss on the first date? How about waiting until marriage?
AP - WKRP is back on the air in Cincinnati ? but this time it’s for real.
AP - What is the sound that a falling pumpkin makes when it hits the ground?
AP - The Christmas ornaments for sale at the Miller Park Zoo’s gift shop are partly manufactured by reindeer. Honest!
Reuters - The Netherlands will ban the sale and cultivation of all hallucinogenic “magic” mushrooms from next week, the latest target of a country seeking to shed its “anything goes” image.
Reuters - The French say they need the largest condoms in Europe while Greeks get by on smaller ones, according to a Europe-wide study by a German consultancy that provides advice on condoms.