Archive for January, 2012

Call centre workers in Norway are protesting against a high-tech surveillance system that triggers an alarm if they spend more than eight minutes per day in the toilet. Read the original article... More»

A cannibal and a Satan-worshipping vampire have asked for permission to get married behind bars. Read the original article... More»

Reuters - Italian luxury shoemaker Salvatore Ferragamo is close to agreeing a deal to pay a record UK rent at its Bond Street store that will break the 1,000 pounds ($1,576) per square foot mark for the first time, a source familiar with the deal told Reuters. Read the original article... More»

A 122-year-old recording of Otto von Bismarck, the first chancellor of Germany, has been discovered Read the original article... More»

US researchers are developing a bullet that guides itself to a laser-illuminated target. But an expert is concerned it may be sold to the public. Read the original article... More»

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Tempers flared as scores of newlyweds all rushed at the same time to have their picture taken in a local park, resulting in what you might call a wedding snap. Read the original article... More»

A Dutch pigeon fancier sold one of his birds for the world record sum of £209,000 during an internet auction. Read the original article... More»

Leading US news channel CNN has been left red faced after it placed London on the map miles away from its actual location, pinpointing it in Norfolk. Read the original article... More»

In front of waiting cameras, Theresa May gets the heel of her shoe trapped in a pavement crack on Downing Street - but takes it in good humour. Read the original article... More»

In front of waiting cameras, Theresa May gets the heel shoe jammed in a pavement crack on Downing Street but takes it in good humour. Read the original article... More»

Reuters - German authorities are giving parking violators in one city an unexpected break by issuing tickets without fines. Read the original article... More»

Did you know you can have “makeup” permanently tattooed onto your skin to avoid the annoying habit of taking it off every night before you go to bed? No one told 20-year-old Dal-mi Bae, who has received irreparable skin damage after wearing makeup every day for two years…without taking it off. Discovering a love... More»

Despite rumors to the contrary, Army veteran Jerry Miller is still very much alive. "I'm alive. I’m very alive," Miller told WESH 2 News. Read the original article... More»

Radio 5 live Breakfast challenged the man dubbed the 'human calculator' by US host Regis Philbin with a maths puzzle. Read the original article... More»

Forget jigsaw puzzles or knitting, a centenarian from East Renfrewshire says the only way to keep her mind active is playing computer games on her beloved Nintendo DS. Read the original article... More»

Call centre workers in Norway are protesting against a hi-tech surveillance system that triggers an alarm if they spend more than eight minutes per day in the lavatory. Read the original article... More»

A group of water-skiers glided their way to a new world record after 145 of them were pulled behind one single boat. Read the original article... More»

A Connecticut man woke up to a real-life nightmare early Tuesday morning when a car police were pursuing slammed into his apartment while he was sleeping and landed on top of him. Read the original article... More»

Goatee the surfing goat rides the waves in California. Read the original article... More»