Olympics cheered with 205 needles
July 15th, 2008 by adminJul 10 - A Chinese acupuncturist inserts 205 needles into his head and body to celebrate the Olympic games.
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Wife carrying contest
July 15th, 2008 by adminJul. 6 - It’s the annual wife carrying races in Finland and husbands have been training hard for the event.
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Russia’s monument to the enema
July 15th, 2008 by adminJul. 1 - An unusual monument to that notorious medical procedure - the enema - has been erected in a resort town in southern Russia.
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It’s off with Hitler’s waxwork head
July 15th, 2008 by adminJul. 6 - The head of a waxwork of Adolf Hitler has been ripped off by a man just hours after the sculpture went on show at Berlin’s new Madame Tussauds.
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Drive-in weddings are a hit
July 15th, 2008 by adminJul. 6 - Couples at a car rally in Sweden say “I do” at drive-in wedding ceremony.
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Crash diet for Japan’s fat monkeys
July 15th, 2008 by adminJul. 1 - A group of monkeys in a Japanese Park have been put on a strict diet after many of them ballooned from overeating.
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Not dirty dancing - poodle prancing
July 15th, 2008 by adminJul 14 - Japanese learn to waltz with retrievers, polka with poodles and rumba with dachshunds at dog dance classes offered in Tokyo.
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And Finally… *Burp*
July 15th, 2008 by adminJul. 10 - Methane measuring, “free hug day”, drive-in weddings, and a five-year-old piano prodigy.
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And Finally..eBay My Life
July 15th, 2008 by adminJul. 3 - Overweight monkeys, a monument to enemas, a drunken rower, and selling an entire life on eBay..
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Mystery of dolphin river deaths
June 15th, 2008 by adminJun. 10 - Experts are tying to determine what caused the death of more than a score of dolphins in a river in Cornwall in southwest England.
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Cow urine: a diabetes cure?
June 15th, 2008 by adminAnd Finally… Let’s Get Political!
June 15th, 2008 by adminJun. 12 - A wet and wild protest, an ambitious Erector set project, and crazy “aviators” compete for title.
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Swallowing live fish for health
June 15th, 2008 by adminJun. 7 - Thousands throng to swallow a live fish “wonder cure” in southern India.
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Blair dodges question on US vote
June 15th, 2008 by adminJun. 13 - During an interview to mark the launch of a new initiative to use sport for social good, the former UK leader illustrated his diplomatic dodging skills.
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Pig in boots avoids the chop
June 15th, 2008 by adminJun 12 - A piglet in Northern England who developed a phobia of mud has overcome its fear with the aid of some Wellington boots.
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Obama’s dancing girls
June 15th, 2008 by adminJun. 6 - Women from the Japanese city of Obama celebrate its U.S. namesake Barack as the Democratic presidential nominee.
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6,000 dollar watermelon
June 15th, 2008 by adminJun. 7 - A premium watermelon has sold for more than 6,000 U.S. dollars at an auction in Japan.
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China’s lucky 8 losing lustre
June 15th, 2008 by adminJune 11 - In China the number 8 is supposed to bring good fortune and many people had high hopes for the year 2008.
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Kung Fu finger calls it a day
May 16th, 2008 by adminMay 11. - The Kung Fu king who uses his finger to smash coconuts is retiring the digit to enjoy life out of the limelight.
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Record breaking 10-scissor haircut
May 16th, 2008 by adminMay 6 - An Israeli hair stylist performs a multi-scissors haircut in a bid to break a Guinness World Record he recently set.
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Reuters QuickCut: Sensational skater
May 16th, 2008 by adminMay 5 - A five year old boy shows off his daredevil skills by skating under moving cars.
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Reuters QuickCut: Holy plunge!
May 16th, 2008 by adminMay 5 - Bulgaria’s Alevi Muslims celebrate the coming of spring with a festival known as “Hadrelez” or Sacred Day, by bathing in holy water.
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Taking the bed for a spin
May 16th, 2008 by adminMay 11 - A colourful race of self-made beds draws thousands of spectators at an annual German event.
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Solar bra gives eco-friendly charge
May 16th, 2008 by adminMay 14 - Triumph’s latest solar bra aims to put a photovoltaic charge into undergarment demand - or at least a cellphone.
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And Finally… Bra Power
May 16th, 2008 by adminMay 15 - Odd and green stories, the fifth Beatle, and a Kung Fu legend’s finger retires.
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Mango eating competition
May 15th, 2008 by adminMay 8 - With the arrival of summer and mango season, India’s western city Mumbai plays host to the 6th annual mango eating competition.
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And Finally…Sk8 or Die!
May 15th, 2008 by adminFrench Spiderman strikes again
April 15th, 2008 by adminApril 15 - French climber Alain Roubert, better known as the French Spiderman, scales a gleaming Hong Kong tower overlooking Victoria Harbour.
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Car Orchestra debuts at festival
April 15th, 2008 by adminAn orchestra made up of five cars gave its first performance at the Sydney music festival, Australia.
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Prostitute pants padlocked
April 15th, 2008 by adminApr. 15 - Masseuses in Indonesia’s East Java province are now required to wear padlocks on their pants to stop prostitution.
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This guitar is more roll than rock
April 15th, 2008 by adminApr. 9 - A German bicycle fanatic has invented what he calls the “biggest rideable guitar in the universe”.
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Cafe with cross-dressing difference
April 15th, 2008 by adminApr. 14 - Tokyo’s new cross-dressing maid cafe attracts both the young and old.
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Japanese fertility festival
April 15th, 2008 by adminApr. 7 - A 300-year-old fertility festival at a Japanese shrine celebrates the coming of spring with raunchy symbols carried through public streets.
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And Finally… There Will Be Mud
April 15th, 2008 by adminApr. 10 - Siberian mud wrestlers (why not?), a new cute polar bear, and inflatable subway grate art.
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Ice-cream stick ship sets sail
April 15th, 2008 by adminApr. 9 - A replica Viking boat, made out of 15 million ice-cream sticks, finally sets sail from the Netherlands for London.
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Reuters QuickCut: Air splash
April 15th, 2008 by adminApr. 10 - Alitalia employees make a splash by throwing a model aeroplane into one of Rome’s most famous landmarks, the Trevi fountain.
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Robo-chop
March 27th, 2008 by adminMar. 25 - Fighting robots battle for supremacy in the latest of Japan’s Robo-One Championships.
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Bigger small car for tallest man
March 27th, 2008 by adminMar. 27 - Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko presents world’s tallest man with a customised car.
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Udderly amazing self-milking cow
March 27th, 2008 by adminMar. 26 - A cow in India has amazed dairy farmers by releasing milk completely unaided.
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Police hunt hypnotic thief
March 27th, 2008 by adminMar. 25 - A robber has apparently used hypnosis to force an Italian supermarket employee to empty the cash register and hand him the money.
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Giant dolls take to the streets
March 27th, 2008 by adminAnd Finally… Polly wanna puzzle?
March 27th, 2008 by adminMar. 27 - Not such a bird brained parrot, a car for the tallest man in the world, and the self-milking cow.
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Speedy puzzle-solving parrot
March 27th, 2008 by adminMar 26 - A parrot solves chain puzzles faster than visitors at a Tokyo botanical garden.
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Showered in blood
March 27th, 2008 by adminMar. 27 - South Korean audiences experience a “bloody” musical based on a 1980s American horror movie.
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Man arrested over snake vodka
March 27th, 2008 by adminMar 27 - A Texas man is facing charges for selling liquor without a license after he was found peddling bottles of vodka containing dead baby rattlesnakes.
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Dinosaur for sale
March 14th, 2008 by adminRiding on a wooden rollercoaster
March 14th, 2008 by adminMar 14 - A theme park in South Korea unveils a wooden rollercoaster with the world’s largest drop.
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Dolphin rescues stranded whales
March 13th, 2008 by adminMar. 13 - A dolphin who made a New Zealand bay her home helps a group of conservationists to save two stranded whales.
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And Finally… Hairy hearing
March 13th, 2008 by adminMar. 13 - Epic flour battle, China’s cutest rock band, and the hairiest ears in the world.
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Elephant feast in Thailand
March 13th, 2008 by adminMar. 13 - Elephants in Thailand show their knack for painting during National Elephant Day celebrations.
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