The white zone is for loading, unloading, and sleeping only...

If I hadn't read about this several different places, I wouldn't have believed it myself. Apparently the Charles de Gaulle airport in France has been playing host to a permanent resident for some time now. Think about this the next time you feel like bitching about your layover.

This is just one more bit of evidence to prove that truth really is stranger than fiction.

It's also a beautiful example of bureaucracy and means/ends rationality for anyone who is currently teaching undergrad classes.