Around the nation: Woman swallows ex-boyfriend's SIM card during row
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Down the hatch
A woman in Yantai swallowed a SIM card that belonged to her ex-boyfriend, Shm.com.cn, reports. The two bumped into each other on a street but the reunion quickly broke into a quarrel when the man demanded she return his SIM card, which she then swallowed. The man asked police to help return the card, which he said held many telephone numbers. But police refused, citing the “technical difficulties” involved.
Rash consequences
A Yantai man suffers an extreme allergy every time he goes on blind dates set up by his parents, Shm.com.cn reports. The factory engineer, 35, breaks out in a rash all over his body before or after a date, which are never successful. Doctors believe his condition is psychosomatic. They say there is not much he can do other than learn to relax.