Strange Czech Stories: March 17, 2015

Gold & white version of The Dress bought by Czech businessman
Daily Mail, March 15 – The dress that divided the internet may have actually been blue and black, but Czech businessman Tomas Petru bought a specially-designed white version of the garment for his wife. 
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Czech auto maker promises flying car by 2017
Mirror Online, March 16 – Czech company Aeromobil promises to make Back to the Future a reality by 2017; self-driving model to soon follow.
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Czech man to leave Ireland after stealing from church
Irishtimes.com, March 17 – A Czech man has agreed to leave Ireland following a series of thefts including stealing £150 from Killarney church charity box.
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Czech coal train derails
The Indian Express, March 17 – A coal train travelling 91 km/h derailed in the Czech Republic last month; video showing the accident was posted to Liveleak.com on Monday.
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Martina Navratilova supports Elton John’s Dolce & Gabbana boycott
The Telegraph, March 16 – The Czech tennis star has shown her support for Elton John’s call for a D&G ban following the company’s remarks criticising same-sex families. 
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Oscar Pistorius plays football in prison with Czech Gangster
Daily Mail, March 11 – Video from a Pretoria prison appears to show the jailed sprinter playing footie with notorious Czech fugitive Radovan Krejčíř.
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Czech family begging in Bangkok
Thaivisa.com, March 17 – A Czech father claims to be busking on the streets of Bangkok with his two young sons in order to raise money for an injured daughter.
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Czech Eurovision song announced
Eurovision.tv, March 11 – Hope Never Dies, from Marta Jandová and Václav Noid Bárta, has been chosen as the official Czech entry in this year’s contest.
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50 Shades Star Cast as Czech WWII Resistance Fighter
The Guardian, March 2 – Mr. Christian Grey, Jamie Dornan, has been cast to play one of the Czech paratroopers that assassinated Reinhard Heydrich in a new movie about Operation Anthropoid.
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Petra Nemcova Struts Her Stuff for Ultimo
The Daily Mail, March 12 – Sexy shots of the top Czech model posing in lingerie for underwear brand Ultimo were enough to make up this Daily Mail article.
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Miss Czech Slovak Represents Czech Heritage in U.S.
The Gazette, March 13 – Janna Waters, crowned Miss Czech Slovak Iowa 2014-15, spent countless hours tracing her ancestry and designing a traditional costume. 
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Also:Nebraska Czechs of York crown new 2015 queen (The Independent, March 17)

Czech Scientists Produce Fuel from Animal Fat
Euronews, March 3 – Scientists at the Tomas Bata University in Zlín have created a cheaper, cleaner biofuel using leftover fat from leather production.
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Moravian Black Pine Finishes 5th in European Tree of the Year Poll
Tree of the Year, February 28 – The Opatovice Pine in Velké Opatovice came in behind trees in Poland, Spain, and Hungary in this user poll that looked for a “tree with a story.” An Estonian Oak on a football field took the top prize.
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More Strange Czech Stories: 

• March 3, 2015

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• Czech Autumn Tradition: Lantern Parades
• Taco Bell Billboards Spotted In Prague
• Infographic: Czech Republic Is the World’s Most Unhealthy Nation