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Wacky laws from around the globe

DID you know that, according to laws in Australia, it is illegal to dress up as Batman? And did you know that, in France, it is considered a crime to address a pig as Napoleon? No, neither did we. Read

Man falls of bridge, fire truck breaks fall

A DRUNKEN man fell off a bridge, only to have his fall broken by an on coming fire truck. Read

Residents locked out of brand-new tornado shelter

A GROUP of residents in America rushed to to their brand-new tornado shelter - only to find it locked up. Read

Prison gets a bear of a security guard

A LOUISIANA prison has landed a new, unexpected security measure in the form of a Black Bear. Read

Eagle To Receive Artificial Beak

SCIENTISTS in Idaho, USA, have developed an artificial beak for an injured Alaskan bald eagle, and plan to attach the invention this month. Read

Computer Keyboards Spread 'Qwerty Tummy'

NEXT time you sit down at your computer, beware of germs! Read

Orangutan Hunts Fish With Spear

A PHOTOGRAPHER in Borneo have captured the world’s first picture of an orangutan using a spear to hunt fish. Read

Isabella Rossellini's 'Green Porno'

ITALIAN Actress Isabella Rossellini’s latest movie, ‘Green Porno’, explores the wild sex life of bugs. Read

Overweight hedgehog goers on Atkins Diet

A CHUBBY hedgehog has lost almost a quarter of its body weight after going on the Atkins Diet. Read

Motel opens for puppy love

A romantic retreat for amorous dogs has opened in Brazilian city, Sao Paulo. Read

A knife through the head and still alive

AN ELVEN-YEAR-OLD boy from Vancouver received a butter knife too the head and is still alive. Read

Five-year-old boy patents invention

A five-year-old boy from Derbyshire has followed in the footsteps of his cartoon inventor heroes by patenting his idea for a new double-headed broom. Read

Stalin's planet of the apes

A RUSSIAN laboratory used to carry out experiments in search of creating a half-human, half-ape hybrid. Read

Eight-year-old wins divorce hearing

AN EIGHT-year-old girl has won a divorce from her 28-year-old husband following a hearing at a Yemeni court. Read

New website makes it easier to sue

A NEW web site has been laucnhed with the aim of making it easier for people to sue - by matching up pontential claimants with lawyers. Read

Motorist victim of vandals' poor grammar

A MANCHESTER motorist couldn't believe her eyes at the message left on her car, informing her she hadn't read the no-parking signs at a train station. Read

Handcuffed man steals police car

A handcuffed burglary suspect made his getaway from police by stealing their patrol car. Read

World's most northerly kebab van a big hit

AN IRANIAN businessman's new kebab van is proving a big hit with locals - despite being well inside the Arctic Circle. Read

Woman robs bank armed with bottle of Mountain Dew

A WOMAN smelling strongly of petrol and armed with a bottle of Mountain Dew robbed a bank in Florida. Read

Man falls 1500ft into crater - and lives

A 52-year-old American plummeted 1500ft into a volcanic crater at Mount St Helens, Washingston State - yet survived the fall. Read

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