Subscribe | UPI Odd Newsletter Subscribe Four copies of famous urinal discovered LONDON, March 29 (UPI) -- A London art expert said four replicas of a urinal famously submitted as a sculpture in 1917 have recently been discovered, bringing the total to 19. Advertisement Sarah Thornton, an art expert and contributor for The Economist, said four previously unknown copies of Marcel Duchamp's "Fountain," a urinal submitted as a piece of art, have recently been confirmed as authentic copies of the same urinal, The Times of London reported Monday. Thornton said one of urinals is in the possession of Arturo Schwarz, 86, a friend of Duchamp. Schwarz said he may attempt to sell the item for about $2.5 million. Cyber-assisted Seder personalizes story SPRINGFIELD, N.J., March 29 (UPI) -- Thanks to the Internet, families celebrating the Jewish Seder can replace images of pharaoh and the slaves with personal family photos. Advertisement Behrman House, a New Jersey-based Jewish educational publisher, says it has sold more than 100 sets of its cyber-assisted Haggadah, the text that guides the Seder meal, the Los Angeles Times reported Monday. The meal to be celebrated Monday night details the Passover story -- the story of Moses leading his people out of slavery from Egypt. "We see it as a way for people to make the experience their own, that they and their families are the Jewish people who went through this," said Behrman House spokeswoman Jessica Gurtman. Behrman House designed a version for President Obama with photos of the first family and readings depicting the story from slavery to the American civil rights movement. For more ordinary customers, Behrman has created a YouTube video that shows people how to personalize the Haggadah. Large crews protect pot hole fillers SPRINGFIELD, Ill., March 29 (UPI) -- The Illinois Department of Transportation said crews patching pot holes can have up to 10 workers due to safety concerns. Officials said a it requires only about two or three workers to fill a pot hole, but a crew of six to 10 workers is needed for work on main streets, highways and expressways to hold arrow signs, display warning signs and drive the "blocker" truck to protect the crew, The Chicago Tribune reported Monday. Advertisement "That's for everybody's safety, for ours and the driving public," said Dan Scandiff, supervisor of a department road crew. Officials said crews patching holes on Chicago streets and in other cities are generally made up of only about four workers due to the smaller roads, lower speed limits and lighter traffic. James Bond spies fail social networking LONDON, March 29 (UPI) -- Britain's spy agency says it's firing some James Bond-generation agents because they've failed to master social networking and other Internet technology. Jonathan Evans, the director-general of MI5, said he's concerned the agency is being held back by older agents who don't understand the world of computer technology. "I think some of the staff perhaps aren't quite the ones that we will want for the future," Evans recently told Parliament's Intelligence and Security Committee. Evans did not say how many are being laid off, The Daily Telegraph reported Monday, noting MI5 is in the middle of an overall expansion plan. MI5 has about 3,500 agents and plans to have is 4,100 by next year, double the number in 2001. Many of the new agents are in their 20s and 30s.
