Today News 5/10/2007

The world's shortest couple? [ Ananova ]
Two Chinese newly-weds are hoping to get into the record books as the world's shortest couple.

Nano-layered plastic sheet is strong as steel [ Cosmo magazine ]
CHICAGO: A new transparent, composite plastic as strong as steel and as thin as a sheet of paper has been developed by materials scientists.

High Stakes [ Metro ]
Six brave card players compete on a platform above the cliffs of North Head in Sydney to be the next Extreme Poker Champion.

World’s Largest Fork [ Bits & Pieces ]
This 35 foot tall fork is located in Springfield MO. The fork angles up towards a 3-story building inhabited by Noble & Associates, a Springfield ad agency. It’s said that the big fork once stood in front of a restaurant that failed on South Glenstone, in otherwise booming Springfie