Oddly Enough to start the day

One of my favorite morning reads is Reuters Oddly Enough.

http://www.reuters.com/news/oddlyEnough

Here is this mornings offering -- 
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German man found after 7 years dead in bed

BERLIN (Reuters) - The decomposed corpse of a German man was
found alone in his bed after nearly seven years, police in the
western city of Essen said Thursday.

The police said in a statement the man was 59 and unemployed
at the time of his death. He most likely died of natural
causes on November 30, 2000, the date he received a letter
from the Welfare Office found in the apartment, police said.

Next to the dead man's bed police found cigarettes, an open
television guide and Deutschemark coins, which came out of
circulation after the euro was introduced in 2002.

The man's apartment was in a building with offices and
apartments, many of which are now empty.