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The weird and the wonderful It's a strange, strange world...
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Bra is the star for Japanese men
Japanese men are getting in touch with their feminine side thanks to a new trend in male lingerie.
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Is this the weirdest bird ever?
A strange looking feathered friend has been saved from extinction by a farming couple in Australia.
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Hamelin looks for real Pied Piper
A German town famed for the tale which saw the Pied Piper lure away a plague of rats has a real-life modern problem with the rodents.
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Crippled newsagent fights off raiders 3 times
A newsagent crippled by arthritis has fought off 3 sets of armed robbers.
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Surf's up in Rio
Brazilian surfer's extra long record.
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Street soccer skills on show in Brazil
Football players have wowed crowds with their impressive range of street soccer skills at the Red Bull championship in Sao Paolo, Brazil.
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A kangaroo being transported escapes in Germany
A kangaroo being transported escapes in Germany
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Lost in space
An astronaut's lost her tool bag while on a spacewalk.
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Property guardians beat credit crunch
A new breed of tenant has emerged - the property guardian looks after unused buildings to deter squatters.
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Solicitor eats all the pies
A solicitor on a year-long mission to take on strange challenges has become the new mince pie-scoffing champion.
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Climate pig cars make a statement
Greenpeace in Germany has transformed two "gas-guzzling" cars into pigs.
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Shuttle docks safely at space station
Space shuttle Endeavour has safely docked at the International Space Station after its two-day journey from Earth.
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Domino world record toppled
A new world record has been set on the latest edition of Domino Day as a total of 4,345,027 dominoes were toppled in The Netherlands.
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Spectacular Mexican ritual
The Totonac people keep alive an ancient and spectacular tradition.
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Star Trek beams to the big screen
JJ Abrams, the man who brought us Lost and Mission Impossible: 3 is boldly going where no director's gone before.
Jackson to appear in UK court
Michael Jackson is to travel to London to defend allegations that he owes an Arab sheikh £4.7 million.
Murder victim's mum slams hospital
A suspected murderer on the run from a psychiatric hospital should have been remanded to a jail, his alleged victim's mother has claimed.