Subscribe | UPI Odd Newsletter Subscribe 1989 TOYOTA CAMRY TOPS WITH THIEVES The car most preferred by thieves in 2002 was the 1989 Toyota Camry, according to the National Insurance Crime Bureau. Advertisement The 1994 Honda Accord was the second most commonly stolen car, followed by the 2000 Honda Civic, CNN/Money reports. "These vehicles are most often taken for their parts, which are no longer manufactured and are too difficult or expensive to obtain," says Robert M. Bryant, president and chief executive officer of NICB. "The individual car components are in high demand with 'tuners' or street racers." More than 1 million vehicles valued at $8 billion were reported stolen in 2002, according to the NICB. SPRING BREAK GOES INTERNATIONAL Spring break is not just for Daytona Beach or Fort Lauderdale anymore, college students and others seeking a break are going everywhere. According to the online travel Web site, CheapTickets.com, the top destinations for this year's spring break season include: Orlando, Fla.; Las Vegas; Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Tampa, Fla.; Los Angeles; Denver; Phoenix; Miami; Fort Myers, Fla.; and New York. International travel during March 2004 is currently up 53 percent compared to last year, with the top five destinations being London; Cancun, Mexico; Nassau, Bahamas; Paris and Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. Advertisement BRITISH WANT TO GO TO MARS While some in the United States may not be enthusiastic about the president's goal to have a manned mission to Mars, most British people are. In a survey, 55 percent believe Britain should be involved in manned space exploration, and 60 percent believe that Britain should join the human exploration of Mars, the Daily Telegraph reports. The survey of 1,000 British adults finds 72 percent of people thought Britain's lost Beagle Two mission to Mars was interesting and worthwhile even though it failed. Sixty-six percent say it was important that Britain try again. CANDY PILLOWS HOT Despite expanding waistlines, Americans are eating more candy, but instead of candy as comfort food, a designer is just making candy comfortable. Sweet Thang, a division of Senario LLC, is launching an entire line of retro, plush, candy pillows. Runway models carried giant Tootsie Roll and SweetTARTS pillows in the opening scenes for the MagicKids retail fashion show in Las Vegas. Candy and snack themes both old and new are hot right now, because they evoke a fond emotion from childhood, according to George Podd, director of marketing at Sweet Thang.
