Destination: Munich
Lose Your Prosthetic Leg at Oktoberfest? Check With the Fundbüro.
by Michael Yessis | 10.02.09 | 11:34 AM ET
That’s the central lost and found for Munich’s Oktoberfest, and, as you might imagine, the drunken masses lose some interesting possessions. Over the years, the Fundbüro has taken temporary custody of, among other things, “a prosthetic leg, a wheelchair, a Superman costume, handwritten notes by the composer Johann Sebastian Bach and 15,000 marks in a soiled pair of lederhosen,” writes Nicholas Kulish in the New York Times.
For more Oktoberfest craziness, check out Life’s then and now slideshow.
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Yahoo! BuzzPhoto You Must See: Mugging for the Camera at Oktoberfest
by World Hum | 09.24.09 | 5:04 PM ET
REUTERS/Michaela Rehle A waitress serves mugs of beer to the thirsty crowds on Saturday as Oktoberfest kicks off in Munich.
How to Eat Weisswurst in Munich
by World Hum | 07.12.07 | 10:49 AM ET
Photo by Chris Gray It's hard to find a restaurant in the German city that doesn't serve weisswurst. But it's said that the white sausages should never hear the noon church bells. Chris Gray explains.
The Distance From Dachau to Darfur
by Peter Delevett | 05.29.07 | 6:22 PM ET
Photo by Peter Delevett Peter Delevett recently visited the Nazi-era concentration camp in Germany. Afterward, he wondered: Why wasn't he doing more to stop the genocide occurring right now in Sudan?
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