Souvenirs -Pisa Bans Penis-themed Leaning Tower trinkets (video)

More than a million people visit the Leaning Tower of Pisa each year. Some climb it. Others get their picture taken "propping up" the 800-year old slumping building. And, according to Pisa’s mayor, far too many shops around the Tuscan treasure sell erotic-themed souvenirs featuring the tower, Michelangelo’s "David" and other attractions. The novelty items show up everywhere. In an episode of this season's "Jersey Shore," for example, Deena Cortese was featured wearing an apron showing all of Michelangelo's David. Now, vendors in Pisa caught selling erotic souvenirs such as underwear with the famous tower posed as a penis and aprons highlighting David's genitalia can face fines of up to $700, the Daily Mail reports. Mayor Marco Filippeschi calls the souvenirs "trashy" and "not the image of the city we want to cultivate," he said, adding: "This material is offensive to public decorum and should be banned from souvenir stalls — people with young families should not have to see these shocking items."

Scary-Teenager discovers he's been juggling with bombs

A boy of 13 had a lucky escape yesterday when his juggling clubs turned out to be World War Two BOMbS. ben Stannard, who found the 12-in cylinders in a field, had no idea they could have exploded if dropped. An Army bomb squad later destroyed them in a controlled explosion in Margaretting, Essex.His mum Molly said: "ben is a curious, clever boy but he'll be cautious in future."

LOL-Forklift truck wedding parade

That's what one couple in China opted for in a bid to celebrate their shared love for each other and the humble warehouse workhorse. Newlyweds Kong Qingyang and Shen Likun first met when when groom Kong was working as a forklift driver and bride Shen was working as a forklift salesperson. To commemorate their special connection they chose to commandeer a forklift parade in their home town of Xintai, Hebei Province. Starting at 8am the brightly decorated forklifts motored from the groom's house and then broke with tradition to pick up the bride-to-be. While en-route to the wedding the pair also stood in the front basket and threw lollies to thrilled onlookers.

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