A Spanish woman from the town of Salvaterra do Mino in Galicia has decided that she owns the warming star, and has the registration papers to prove it. Angeles Duran says that the Sun officially belongs to her now, having had the celestial body registered in her name at a local notary office.
She says: There is an international agreement which states that no country may claim ownership of a planet or star, but it says nothing about individuals.
Ms Duran said she now wants to slap a fee on everyone who uses the sun and give half of the proceeds to the Spanish government - and 20% to the nation's pension fund. She would dedicate another 10 per cent to research, another 10 per cent to ending world hunger - and would keep the remaining 10 per cent herself.
Well, she's not the only one who owns a star. I do too. I named it after the Presurfer and it's a type B8 star, designated as 87035, located at the coordinates R.A. 19h 17m 40s.
(via J-Walk Blog)
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