News Archive: quirky and amusing

01, 2010 June:

Cow parade in Rome

If you are going to be in Rome between now and 4th July you may meet some unusual temporary citizens, for the capital's streets and squares are playing host to around one hundred fibreglass cows. The cows form an open air art exhibition called "Cowparade Roma 2010" and have been designed by both professional and amateur artists...

26, 2010 March:

‘Cats and Culture' tour hits Italy!

The American group "Friends of Roman Cats" , which aims to help homeless cats in the USA and Italy and educate people about their plight and care, hopes to organise a "Cats and Culture" tour in 2010. This will be the third such tour organised by the group...

05, 2010 February:

iMussolini switched off

The iMussolini, an iphone application featuring over 120 of Benito Mussolini's speeches in text or audio form or in film clips, has been withdrawn from sale by its creator a fortnight after its launch...

03, 2009 December:

Move over Spanglish, it's Itanglese!

A translation company which has researched the use of English words in Italian business documentation has found that the use of English terms in the Italian language has increased by a staggering 773% in eight years...

16, 2009 November:

Techie holy water

An enterprising Italian inventor has patented an automatic holy water dispenser for use in Catholic churches. Some parishes in northen Italy have already installed the fonts and many more all over the country are expected to follow suit...

05, 2009 November:

They call it puppy love

In these hard times, Italian vets are witnessing a new form of dependency, that of dog-owners to their four-legged friends...

05, 2009 October:

Cheesy feat

The small town of Sala Consilina is quickly making a name for itself as the world record holder for the longest ever braid of mozzarella...

01, 2009 October:

Mafia joins facebook

Mafia has expanded on the Internet and reached Facebook, the social network website joined by uncountable users daily - among thousands of groups and fan pages on Facebook, mafia supporters have been taking their own spaces and promoting them...

23, 2009 September:

3D Rome created

Hundreds of thousands of holiday photos posted on Flickr have been used to create 3D models of European cities - including the major sites of Rome...

21, 2009 September:

The Venice dentist

A group of dentists in the outskirts of Venice have founded the "Venice Dental Center" and are offering complete dental care packages...

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