Weird Facts
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singularity75Fact of the Day
"Scapulamancy" was a method of fortune telling involving the study of cracked shoulder bones.
Weird News of the Day
BUFFALO, New York - Working for free can get pretty expensive. Just ask John Bothe. The out-of-work announcer bought some radio time on a Buffalo, New York, station to do a Saturday sports show. He figured it would give him some exposure and might lead to a fulltime job. Now, the state labor department says the unpaid gig counts as a job and disqualifies him for unemployment benefits. The state also wants Bothe to pay back more than $600 in benefits he's already collected. He's appealing the decision.
"Scapulamancy" was a method of fortune telling involving the study of cracked shoulder bones.
Weird News of the Day
BUFFALO, New York - Working for free can get pretty expensive. Just ask John Bothe. The out-of-work announcer bought some radio time on a Buffalo, New York, station to do a Saturday sports show. He figured it would give him some exposure and might lead to a fulltime job. Now, the state labor department says the unpaid gig counts as a job and disqualifies him for unemployment benefits. The state also wants Bothe to pay back more than $600 in benefits he's already collected. He's appealing the decision.
