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News of the Weird (.636)
originally published 04.24.00


*	In April, Japan's ultra-serious Seibotu Raiders easily beat a more
relaxed European team in the finals of the Kemijarvi international
snowball
championship in Finland, and afterward, several Japanese players urged
Winter
Olympics officials to recognize their sport. (Teams start with seven
players
and 270 snowballs on a field just larger than a tennis court, with some
protective barriers; a direct hit eliminates a player, and the first team
to
seize the other's goal flag wins.) 




And perhaps a bit more to the point:


And according to a February
New York Times story, the textile company Francital has developed a
fabric
specially treated to absorb perspiration and body odors for people who
can't
bathe for up to 30 days at a time; the company is headquartered in
France. 


:)


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