This photo shows a fake $1 million bill, which a man tried to use to open an account in a Aiken, S.C. bank on Nov 26. Alexander D. Smith, 31, was charged with discorderly conduct and two counts of forgery after he walked into the bank and tried to open an account by depositing the fake $1 million bill.


Consumers looking to avoid crowded malls and the tedium of online shopping can now shop in a virtual 3-dimensional store. Specially retailer Brookstone Inc. opened the virtuasl doors to its 3-D store, which combines a Second Life-like visual experience with real merchandise customers can buy. 


Truffle hunter Cristiano Savini shows his latest find in Rome on Tuesday. He was hunting with his father and his dog Roccco last week in Palaia, a Tuscan town, when the dog, who is trained to root out truffle in the ground, started sniffing "like crazy". The Savinis extracted a truffle they claims weights 1.497kg, which they contend is a record weight. The heavy white truffle will be auctioned off his week in Florence for charity.

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