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Czech Woman Gives Birth to Country's First Set of Quintuplets
Taylor Berman · 06/02/13 10:53PMExplosion Rocks Prague, Injuring 40 and Lindsay Lohan's Doppleganger
Max Read · 04/29/13 07:10AMTotally Tattooed Man Receives Shockingly Strong Support in Run for President of the Czech Republic
Neetzan Zimmerman · 01/10/13 09:40AMGuy Shoots Czech President With Pellet Gun, Walks Away, Gives TV Interview
Adrian Chen · 10/01/12 05:27PMThe Czechs take their presidential security a bit less seriously than we do in the U.S. Above is a video of some dude just walking up to Czech President Vaclav Klaus at a public event this past Friday and shooting in the arm a half-dozen times with a toy gun. What's more, Klaus' security entourage let him walk away, arresting him only after he gave an interview about why he shot the president.
Ad: Banking Is Just Like Having an Orgasm
Lauri Apple · 10/21/11 06:26AMThe Czech bank Komerční Banka isn't just "a universal bank providing a wide range of services in retail, corporate and investment banking"—it's also a place where you can have satisfying sexual experiences, as this ad proves. The woman featured here just opened up a bank account that charges a low maintenance fee. Just imagine what taking out a loan is like.
Superhero's Main Weapon Against Apathy: Dog Poop
Lauri Apple · 10/05/11 04:12AMEverybody say "dobry den" (that's "hello") to SuperVaclav (not to be confused with Super Vaclav, or OtherVaclav)—the Czech Republic's latest superhero, and the only one we know of whose primary superpower involves smearing dog poop on impolite dog walkers and then running away before he gets his ass kicked.
Czech Citizens Send Pen-Filching President Thousands of Pens
Adrian Chen · 04/14/11 12:21PMCzech president Vaclav Klaus embarrassed his country by stealing a pen during an official signing ceremony. But the Czech people have risen up admirably to mock him: More than 5,000 Czechs have signed up on Facebook to mail Klaus pens. According to the Facebook page, participants will send the presidential office writing implements on May 2 because "Mr. president obviously has nothing to write with." [via Daily What; image via AP]
Sneaky Czech President Steals Other President's Pen
Maureen O'Connor · 04/12/11 03:17PMInspecting video from a meet and greet between Czech President Vaclav Klaus and Chilean leader Sebastian Pinera, a Czech TV show noticed their president inspecting a fancy pen, then surreptitiously pocketing it with a guilty look on his face.