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    NPR News Nuggets: Winnie The Pooh-Chinese Relations, Cheese & The Fine Print

    by Wynne Davis Jul 23, 2017 2 minutes
    In China, it doesn't matter that Winnie The Pooh has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The chubby, little cubby was apparently banned in the country after comparisons were made between the bear stuffed with fluff and Chinese President Xi Jinping. / Michael Buckner / Getty Images

    Here's a quick roundup of some of the mini-moments you may have missed on this week's Morning Edition.

    The devil's in the details

    I don't know about you, but it would take a lot to get me to willingly sign up to unblock sewers and clean port-a-potties. However,host David Greene said on Monday, more than 22,000 people in Britain signed themselves up for 1,000 hours of community service that could leave them cleaning toilets. It seems strange that this many people would sign up for such involved volunteer work, but as reports, it was a result of It seems that many — or maybe all — of the users didn't actually read the fine print before agreeing to the terms and conditions. As for the Wi-Fi company Purple, it said the measure was meant "to illustrate the lack of consumer awareness of what they are signing up to when they access free wifi." So remember, always read the fine print and protect your privacy.

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