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Hungarian village for rent for $740, comes with deputy mayor’s post
If “king for a day” sounds too majestic, a small Hungarian village will let you become deputy mayor for a few days.
Dutch artists make waves with ‘dead animal’ art
In a loft in a disused school, Dutch artist Noortje Zijlstra takes a frozen crow carcass from a refrigerator and cuts it open, pursuing her latest “dead...
Who are you calling pigs? Hippo ancestry finally unveiled
If you’ve ever wondered where hippos originally came from, a team of French researchers now have the answer for you.
Dutch honeymooner is ‘first ever’ to survive fall from World’s End
Sri Lankan troops have rescued a Dutch honeymooner who became the first person to survive a fall from the World’s End, a 1,200-metre cliff that is...
Warren Buffett’s £8,000 Cadillac charity auctioned for £80,000
A car owned by Warren Buffett has been auctioned for about 10 times the estimated worth, as the billionaire and philanthropist offered to again help out...
Hong Kong wishing tree draws tens of thousands of hopefuls
Tens of thousands of people are travelling to the remote village of Lam Tsuen in Hong Kong this week to hurl oranges at a tree in hopes of making their...
Poorly-briefed: MP exits parliament vote “because of tight underpants”
A Canadian MP offered a novel explanation for why he hurriedly ran out of the House of Commons during a vote: his underpants were too tight. Pat Martin...
Sits vac: Run a museum in penguinland or drive the Queen round London
Are you in good shape and happy not to shower for up to a month, live in close proximity to three people and 2,000 smelly penguins for five months with...
Monkey money: Cast-out Indian couple name ‘good luck’ pet as sole heir
A wealthy Indian couple have made a pet monkey their sole heir, saying their lives became more prosperous after they adopted the animal and they want to...
Burglary rap: Vanilla Ice, the DIY king, arrested for stealing neighbour’s ‘junk’
Vanilla Ice will be cooling down in a Florida jail after cops busted him on burglary charges.
Top dog: Tail-wagging beagle wins best in show at Westminster
A soft-spoken beagle really raised a ruckus at this. Wagging her tail a mile a minute, Miss P became America’s top dog Tuesday night by winning...
Portuguese water dog is the pooch to watch at Westminster
It’s going to be dog-eat-dog at Madison Square Garden in New York City, where more than 2,711 dogs representing 192 breeds and varieties will be...
Shrinking economy? Washington Monument ‘10in shorter than it was’
Has the Washington Monument shrunk? Government surveyors have determined a new height for the U.S.
Chinese take away the difficulty and rename British tourist attractions
Hard-to-pronounce British place names are getting a Mandarin makeover with sometimes surprising results, Britain’s tourism agency said on Monday...
Shrinking economy? Washington Monument ‘25cm shorter than it was’
Has the Washington Monument shrunk? Government surveyors have determined a new height for the U.S.
Japanese made of the white stuff as snowman-building world record shattered
A small Japanese city has claimed a new snowman-building world record, after a winter storm dumped tonnes of the white stuff.
Do you wanna build a snowman? Japanese city makes 1,585
A small Japanese city has claimed a new snowman-building world record, after a winter storm dumped tonnes of the white stuff.
Big Yang Theory: Chinese year of the sheep or the goat?
Sheep or goat? China’s coming lunar new year has stirred a debate over which zodiac creature is the correct one - but Chinese folklorists dismiss...
Irish golfer says return to Coke habit put the fizz back in his game
Irishman Peter Lawrie (pictured, right) is well known to European Tour fans, where the golfer became a staple of the circuit before inexplicably falling...
Irish golfer says returning to Coke habit saved his game
Irishman Peter Lawrie (pictured, right) is well known to European Tour fans, where the golfer became a staple of the circuit before inexplicably falling...
Foxtrot? Bravo! Couples in Thailand dance their way to world record
Nine couples have danced their way to victory by breaking the record for the longest dance marathon in the world in the seaside town of Pattaya, southeast...
5-6-7-8: Couples in Thailand dance their way to world record
Nine couples danced their way to victory on Saturday, breaking the record for the longest dance marathon in the world in the seaside town of Pattaya, southeast...
Puppy love: Runaway dog navigates 20 blocks to find sick owner in hospital
A woman battling cancer in hospital was overjoyed to receive an unexpected visit – from her runaway dog.
Paws-itively mad: Pets up for adoption dress to the nines at NY fashion week
Every dog has its day, even at New York Fashion Week. So do the odd cat, hen and even a big old lizard. Some 150 critters took to the catwalk in the 11th...
Looking for love online? Change your name to Aaron A. Aardvark
Scientists have come up with a winning formula for finding love online and it has nothing to do with the way you look or your financial status.
Looking for love online? Change your name to Aardvark
Scientists have come up with a winning formula for finding love online and it has nothing to do with the way you look or your financial status.
Just what is the mysterious ‘milky rain’ that turned into white powder?
Scientists from two U.S. Pacific Northwest laboratories plan to conduct tests of unusual precipitation that fell across the region over the weekend in...
Remember ‘zombie cat’? He’s now locked in a custody battle
The Florida cat that crawled out of its grave after a traffic accident is now ensnared in a legal dispute over custody involving its owner and the Humane...
Old and obese crocodile dies from overeating sacrificial offerings
An obese 100-year-old crocodile has died from overfeeding after worshippers repeatedly threw it sacrificial chickens for good luck.
Robot vacuum cleaner ‘attacks’ Korean woman while she sleeps
A Korean woman was freed by emergency services after a robot vacuum cleaner took aim at her head while she slept.
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