How About That
From the unusual to the funny and the downright bizarre, we bring you a sample of weird news from around the world, along with cartoons, blogs and games... because news doesn't have to be serious
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Twitpics from space: astronaut sends pictures back to Earth via his Twitter account, Astro_Wheels
Astronaut sends spectacular pictures back to Earth via his Twitter account.
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Residents of Lustful Court vote for name change
The residents of Lustful Court in Georgia, US, have asked for a name change as they are sick of being subjected to ridicule.
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Romania attempts to tax witches and fortune tellers
Romanian government proposes to tax witches and fortune tellers.
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Policeman arrests suspect despite being Tasered by colleague
A police officer managed to arrest a suspect despite being squirted with his
own pepper spray, punched and kicked in the head and then shot with a Taser
by a colleague.
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Pictures of the day: 9 September 2010
A surfing dog, the moon from space, and a novel way to support melons.
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Two large asteroids narrowly miss earth, Nasa said
Two large asteroids have narrowly avoided the earth after the objects passed
within the moon and our planet's orbit, Nasa scientists said.
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World's shortest teenager tours New York
The world's smallest teenager, standing at a mere 22 ins, toured New York and
asked out a 6ft2 blonde on a date.
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Champion gardener stopped by police over giant vegetables
A champion gardener was pulled over by police on the way to a show because his
giant vegetables were making his car unstable.
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Remains of 'hunchback' dinosaur discovered in Spain
Dinosaur that roamed the Earth 130m years ago unearthed in Spain.
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Winston Churchill 'letters' to be sold for £20,000 'are completely spurious'
Letters on sale for estimated £20,000 "completely spurious", says expert.
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Britain's fattest orang-utan put on strict diet
An overweight orang-utan is changing her ways after becoming the fattest
primate in Britain.
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Rare footage of panda giving birth
A panda has given birth to two healthy baby cubs in a zoo in Madrid.
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UK needs 'Minister for Space' to help drive sector's dramatic growth, MPs told
A dedicated Cabinet minister for space is needed to ensure the sector's
dramatic growth and therefore help repair the British economy, MPs have
heard.
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Zombie films: why we're obsessed with the undead
An American university is offering a new class on zombies.
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Town claims it is too posh for Weatherspoons
An upmarket yachting town has launched a campaign to stop a countrywide pub
chain from opening its doors.
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Prisoners rioted after ban on watching Wimbledon women's game
A prison riot was sparked after guards refused to let inmates watch a women's
quarter final at Wimbledon.
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Ryanair told to stop insulting Spanish website
Ryanair has won a court case against the Spanish 'screen scraping' website
Atrapalo, but has been ordered to stop using the term 'bastards' to describe
the company.
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Pictures of the day: 8 September 2010
Toys with disorders, a chocolate bath, a fat ape, and a huge diamond.
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Iraqi prank television show condemned for 'fake bomb' stunts
An Iraqi prank television show has taken the 'candid camera' format to a new
level after planting fake bombs under celebrities' cars.
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Google doodle: new grey design deepens logo mystery
Mystery new interactive doodle for the second day in a row.
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