Taxis and Popemobiles
Next time you complain about taxi fares, spare a thought for those who catch them in Baghdad, at UKP 183 per mile. Mind you, expensive taxis are probably the least of their worries. And yes, there’s an airport surcharge, for the armoured vehicles and heavily armed soldiers that accompany you.
A casino buys the Pope’s former car, a 1999 hatchback, for US$244,000.
MIT holds a time traveller’s conference. (RSVP whenever you like.) As far as they know, no time travellers turned up.