Police in southwest China have started serving drivers raw chili peppers at highway service stations in a bid to stop them falling asleep at the wheel. Road signs proclaiming "Gas-Food" suddenly have a whole new meaning.

EBay Inc. says its PayPal division will double in size by 2011. This, of course, if people actually have enough money to buy anything.

An article in “Parade” magazine questions whether the US has enough spies. Most Americans were unaware of this. Since at least 1982, they've thrown "Parade" right into the recycling bin without reading it.

Michael Steele, the new chairman of the Republican National Committee, told GQ that he is pro-choice. On CNN, he said Rush Limbaugh is an entertainer whose comments are "Incendiary and ugly." Political scientists have a name for people who believe what Steele does: Democrats.

Two days after being released by the Dallas Cowboys, Terrell Owens signed a one-year, $6.5 million contract with the Buffalo Bills. During a press conference, the high-maintenance wide receiver said, “I beat to my own beat.” Buffalo is a very earthy place. Locals expect Owens to be a lot less mouthy when he's wearing big furry mittens and earmuffs.