And other stories from the stranger side of life
Two men have been charged after speeches by Adolf Hitler were broadcast over a train’s loudspeaker system in Austria, reported The Telegraph. “Heil Hitler” and “sieg heil” were among the phrases reportedly heard during the journey between Bregenz and Vienna. Disseminating Nazi propaganda is a criminal offence in Austria, where the dictator was born in 1889. “Unfortunately, there are irritating announcements on individual trains, from which we clearly distance ourselves in terms of content,” said rail operator ÖBB.
