Maximum prison sentence in Norway is 21 years

Like in most European countries, there is no death penalty. This means that Anders Behring Breivik (32), the alleged mass murderer who killed nearly 100 people in Norway last Friday will serve a maximum of 21 years in prison and will be released afterwards. He will be 53 years old when he walks out of jail.
With the average life expectancy of 81 years in Norway and great prison conditions, odds are he will walk out healthy and have 30 more years to live free.
A prison room in an average prison in Norway looks like a student dormitory room with metal bars over the window (sometimes without). The room has a proper bed, a working desk and a shower.

Boy dies after masturbating 42 times in a row

Today I learned that one can die from excessive masturbation. According to this newspaper, a 16-year old boy died after masturbating 42 times without stopping in Rubiato town, in Goiás region, Brazil.

The young man began to masturbate at midnight and spent the whole night to compulsively touch himself.
At school, his classmates commented on the boy’s problem and some said he asked them to connect to the webcam for being observed.
They further said that his attraction to women was extreme; he was attracted to all kind of women, regardless of texture physics, color and age.
In his room a great amount of pornography was found, including photographs and videos of nude women that were saved on his PC.

90% of people sit at their computer desks slouching, supporting the head with the left hand

Bangladesh village captivated by dog-monkey bond

A dog in remote northeastern Bangladesh has become a minor celebrity by breastfeeding a baby monkey back to health after it was rescued from angry villagers.
Scores of people have flocked to Shipar Reza’s house in Bishwanathpur village to witness the unusual addition to the litter of his dog Mintu, who is also mother to seven puppies.
The baby monkey was just a few days old when villagers seized it from a troop of monkeys that had damaged a paddy rice field, said Reza, a British-Bangladeshi.
‘The next day, the baby monkey joined the other puppies and began suckling with Mintu. Since then Mintu has adopted the abandoned monkey as her own baby. It now sleeps with Mintu and other puppies,’ he said.
‘Mintu barks and reacts angrily if anyone disturbs the baby monkey, which travels around the village by riding on Mintu’s back. It’s now a month since I found the monkey, but she shows no sign of going back to the wild,’ he said

Picking your Nose While Driving will be Illegal

Canada’s Transportation Minister was quoted as saying; “Sure, talking on a cell phone while driving is dangerous but there are many other activities occurring that are just as dangerous if not more-so.” “For example the other day I was almost side-swiped by a man that was completely distracted while picking his nose, and I don’t mean just a nose scratch - he was in up to his knuckle”.
Toronto, Canada - December 5, 2011
For those of you not following the news over in the Great White North I will fill you in a little bit. Last year the ‘distracted driving’ law came into effect, where-as you are not able to talk on a cell phone while driving without the risk of incurring a fine of up to $500. It seems one Canadian politician wants to take it one step further!
Jim Bradlley (Ontario’s transportation minister) made this statement last Thursday after telling reporters he was proud of the new legislation he helped draft.  As they walked away he mentioned his plans to make this law much more encompassing in the near future. He was quoted as saying; “Sure, talking on a cell phone while driving is dangerous but there are many other activities occurring during driving that are just as dangerous if not more-so.” “For example the other day I was almost side-swiped by a man that was completely distracted while picking his nose, and I don’t mean just a nose scratch - he was in up to his knuckle”.
He continued, “There has been testing done that has shown that picking your nose while driving is even more dangerous than using a cell phone because of the high occurrences of physical injury while conducting this type of behavior.” ” I would like to see all types of distractions lead to a hefty fine, my advice for this particular offense would be an $850 fine.”
At least one politician finds those comments worrying. “Everyone should realize there is no place this government will not go intruding into private lives,” Conservative MPP Randy Hillier said. He went on to say, “what is next? No eating broccoli with dinner due to the possibility of passing of gas into the atmosphere thereby increasing global warming?”
Experts have questioned the effectiveness of distracted driving laws. In other jurisdictions they have not always changed drivers’ habits. After an initial reduction in New York, for example, cellphone use was reportedly back to pre-ban rates within one year.
The insurance industry says the new law is a good first step in making distracted driving socially unacceptable. In fact Bill Crespen of Walden’s Insurance says, “personally we would like to see all distractions result in large fines, whether it is picking your nose, applying make-up or talking on a cell phone - they can all potentially kill you”.

Giant Tree Made of Tiny Santa Claus Dolls Delights in Japan

The cute little Santa Clauses are varied in design and size and, judging from the pictures, numerous.
Circling around and up, they stare at you as you walk around and take in the impressive sight.
And when you leave, they talk about you behind your back. Well, presumably.

‘Liking’ Something on Facebook Could Land You Behind Bars in Thailand

Thai authorities are apparently cracking down on virtual dissent, making the ubiquitous Facebook “like” a prosecutable offense if you choose to support specific groups.

Basically, if you “like” a group that expresses anti-monarchy ideals, then you could end up in jail for quite a long time.
This comes on the heels of the arrest of Amphon Tangnoppaku, a 61-year-old man who is serving twenty years behind bars for sending a text message deemed offensive to the queen of Thailand.
Anudith Nakornthap, the country’s information technology minister, said that doing anything similar on Facebook, such as “liking” something offensive, would be considered breaking lèse-majesté laws and could therefore lead to prosecution.
In short, it would be considered “indirectly distributing inappropriate content.”
This blow to freedom of speech has attracted the attention of Amnesty International, which condemned the imprisonment of Tangnoppaku.
Referring to him as a “political prisoner,” Amnesty International’s Benjamin Zawacki Zawacki stated that this form of repression is “the order of the day” in Thailand.