http://www.wtfnews.org/ Stories tagged fit en-us Fri, 24 May 2013 16:45:02 -0400 http://www.wtfnews.org/law-politics/six-die-in-fitness-test-attempting-to-join-south-africa-police/ SOME 34,000 South Africans applied for 90 trainee traffic police posts and at least six died during the recruitment fitness test. Six applicants are thought to have died from dehydration during a KwaZulu-Natal traffic department trial at a stadium in Pietermaritzburg this week, according to reports by state broadcaster SABC news and news agency SAPA. "More than 34,000 applicants qualified for the 90 trainee posts which were advertised," department executive ... ]]> Sat, 29 Dec 2012 22:19:49 -0500 http://www.wtfnews.org/law-politics/six-die-in-fitness-test-attempting-to-join-south-africa-police/ http://www.wtfnews.org/general/death-benefits-google-workers-get-sweet-perks-for-life-and-death/ IT'S no secret Google employees get a sweet deal when it comes to job perks, including gourmet food, on-site doctors and free haircuts. But until now, we didn't know just how good they have it. Google's chief people officer Laszlo Bock has revealed a new "death benefits" that means employees are covered not just in life, but in death. The never-before-released details of the tech giant's perks program include an amazing benefit that if a Googler dies whi... ]]> Fri, 10 Aug 2012 04:13:59 -0400 http://www.wtfnews.org/general/death-benefits-google-workers-get-sweet-perks-for-life-and-death/ http://www.wtfnews.org/entertainment/goonies-graffiti/ Fantastic graph work of the Goonies! ]]> Sat, 23 Jun 2012 03:24:50 -0400 http://www.wtfnews.org/entertainment/goonies-graffiti/ http://www.wtfnews.org/law-politics/cops-cant-fit-in-fancy-new-patrol-cars/ A German police force that spent €25 million on new sporty cars found that not only was the visibility rubbish for chases - the fancy seats were so narrow the cops could not get in while wearing their guns, truncheons and other equipment. The embarrassing mishap came to light in a poll conducted by police union GdP, which showed that many officers in the western German state of Hesse preferred their old wheels – the Opel Zafira. The Hesse Interior Minist... ]]> Fri, 20 Apr 2012 19:19:57 -0400 http://www.wtfnews.org/law-politics/cops-cant-fit-in-fancy-new-patrol-cars/ http://www.wtfnews.org/general/balloon-terror-it-was-like-being-in-a-firework/ THIS is the moment a hot air balloon drifted into 132,000-volt power cables and lit up like a firework. The three people on board were left dangling 14m above the ground for five hours before they were rescued. Relatives feared the worst when they saw the balloon hit overhead cables in Northhamptonshire, England, and flames engulf the craft. The balloon's 18-year-old pilot, Adam Griffiths, doused the flames with an extinguisher as his two passengers%2... ]]> Tue, 27 Mar 2012 08:26:09 -0400 http://www.wtfnews.org/general/balloon-terror-it-was-like-being-in-a-firework/ http://www.wtfnews.org/general/taxpayer-funded-nonprofit-picture-the-homeless-teaches-how-to-squat-in-city-buildings/ t’s breaking and entering for dummies. Picture the Homeless, a Bronx nonprofit that has received at least $240,000 in taxpayer money in the last five years, is giving a crash course on squatting — and city-owned buildings are a prime target. Two weeks ago, board member Andres Perez held a teach-in on how to wrest “control” of vacant apartments. He called it “homesteading.” “The best time to enter a... ]]> Mon, 26 Mar 2012 05:16:05 -0400 http://www.wtfnews.org/general/taxpayer-funded-nonprofit-picture-the-homeless-teaches-how-to-squat-in-city-buildings/ http://www.wtfnews.org/general/wedding-postponed-to-buy-chemo-for-lizard/ A British woman said she had to postpone her wedding after spending more than $4,700 on chemotherapy for her pet lizard. Lizzie Griffiths, 25, of London said she adopted George, her bearded dragon, last year and decided to postpone her wedding to Chris Fisher so she could spend their saved cash to treat the reptile's cancer, The Sun reported Thursday. ]]> Fri, 23 Mar 2012 06:52:14 -0400 http://www.wtfnews.org/general/wedding-postponed-to-buy-chemo-for-lizard/ http://www.wtfnews.org/law-politics/killer-got-unemployment-benefits-while-in-jail/ A convicted killer who got caught because he'd tattooed a graphic mural of the murder scene on his chest raked in more than $30,000 in unemployment benefits while he sat in the Los Angeles County jail system, a sheriff's spokesman said. Anthony Garcia, 26, had family and friends cashing his $1,600-per-month checks while he served time, said Capt. Mike Parker, spokesman for the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. His accomplices would then deposit a portion... ]]> Mon, 05 Mar 2012 00:53:12 -0500 http://www.wtfnews.org/law-politics/killer-got-unemployment-benefits-while-in-jail/ http://www.wtfnews.org/general/gypsy-jailed-for-claiming-100k-in-benefits-while-she-had-180k-savings/ A mother-of-six who was jailed yesterday for claiming more than £96,000 in benefits while she had an 'eye-watering' £173,000 in the bank was following a traveller tradition, a court heard. Helen Ryan, 40, from Cardiff, pleaded guilty to the fraud at Cardiff Crown Court yesterday and was jailed for 24 weeks. ]]> Sat, 18 Feb 2012 17:25:58 -0500 http://www.wtfnews.org/general/gypsy-jailed-for-claiming-100k-in-benefits-while-she-had-180k-savings/ http://www.wtfnews.org/general/eat-yourself-fitter-with-dumbbell-cutlery/ Brits will now be able to tone up as they eat thanks to the launch of a bizarre new cutlery set. The Eat Fit Cutlery set attaches dumbbells to a knife, fork and spoon, reports Metro. The hefty chrome knife and fork weigh 1kg each - the equivalent of a bag of sugar. And the spoon weighs twice as much at 2kg - heavier than a complete 32-piece set of stainless steel cutlery. Eat Fit Cutlery, which costs £89.99 for a three piece set, is sa... ]]> Mon, 13 Feb 2012 17:11:51 -0500 http://www.wtfnews.org/general/eat-yourself-fitter-with-dumbbell-cutlery/