Weird News
Issue date: 5/2/05 Section: News
Alcohol in space?
A Russian cosmonaut said that alcohol should be allowed on spaceships. Salizhan Sharipov, who has returned from the International Space Station, said that allowing booze in space would allow cosmonauts a chance to relax. Sharipov said at a press conference that having a glass of wine or cognac would improve their work by allowing them a means of coping with stress.
Merman spotted
Fishermen in the Caspian Sea claim to have seen an amphibious creature that resembled a human while on a fishing trip. Gafar Gasanof, the captain of the ship, said he saw the creature swimming parallel with the boat for a while. At first he thought it was a big fish, but he spotted hair on the head of the creature, strange fins and arms on the front of the creature's body. Local newspapers wrote that sightings of the "man of the sea" have become more regular with the rise in off-shore oil production in the Caspian Sea area. Witnesses said the creature has a strong build and is roughly 5'6 with a big stomach, webbed hands and black-green hair. The creature's lower lip is said to join with its neck just above its gills.
A Russian cosmonaut said that alcohol should be allowed on spaceships. Salizhan Sharipov, who has returned from the International Space Station, said that allowing booze in space would allow cosmonauts a chance to relax. Sharipov said at a press conference that having a glass of wine or cognac would improve their work by allowing them a means of coping with stress.
Merman spotted
Fishermen in the Caspian Sea claim to have seen an amphibious creature that resembled a human while on a fishing trip. Gafar Gasanof, the captain of the ship, said he saw the creature swimming parallel with the boat for a while. At first he thought it was a big fish, but he spotted hair on the head of the creature, strange fins and arms on the front of the creature's body. Local newspapers wrote that sightings of the "man of the sea" have become more regular with the rise in off-shore oil production in the Caspian Sea area. Witnesses said the creature has a strong build and is roughly 5'6 with a big stomach, webbed hands and black-green hair. The creature's lower lip is said to join with its neck just above its gills.
