Reuters Odd News Summary
Following is a summary of current odd news briefs. Australia's central bank takes 'responsibilty' for note typo
Millions of A$50 ($35) banknotes in Australia have an embarrassing typographical error that was overlooked by the country's central bank before they were printed and circulated. The goof first became known on Thursday when a listener on radio outlet Triple M sent the station a magnified photo of the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) new A$50 note highlighting the word "responsibility" misspelt as "responsibilty" three times. Tanzania plans cable car for Mount Kilimanjaro
Tanzania wants to boost tourist numbers by putting a cable car on Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa's tallest mountain, and is in talks about the project with a Chinese and a Western company. Around 50,000 tourists climb Kilimanjaro annually. A cable car could increase tourist numbers by 50 percent by providing access to the mountain for those unable to climb it, Constantine Kanyasu, the deputy minister for tourism, said.
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