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Baby hippo turns pink overnight

SVETIK, the baby hippo, has stunned zoo keepers after turning a rosy shade of pink overnight.Read

No birthday cake for Adolf Hitler

A NEW JERSEY family couldn't find a place to personalise their son's birthday cake because his name is Adolf Hitler.Read

eBay bans man from selling his soul

A BRITISH man has been banned from selling his soul for £25,000 on eBay.Read

Journalist throws shoes at President Bush

OUTGOING President George Bush was forced to dodge shoes thrown by a journalist during a press conference on his final visit to Iraq.Read

Weird things people leave behind on trains

A TRAIN company has revealed a list of just some of the bizarre items they've found on their trains - including a bag containing £30,000, a wheelchair and a cat called Holly.Read

Boyfriend's kiss made girl deaf

A girl in Southern China became partially deaf after an overly-passionate kiss from her boyfriend.Read

Saxophone playing Walrus wows crowds in Turkey

THE ISTANBUL jazz scene has got a whole new kind of musician in the form of Sara the Walrus.Read

125th birthday for world's oldest cat

A CORNWALL cat has celebrated it's 125th birthday.Read

Staff dressed as elves beside trees covered with fake snow at Lapland New Forest (Picture: Chris Ison/PA)

Santa punched and elves under fire at Lapland attraction

FATHER Christmas was punched and his elves were forced to dodge furious customers at a newly-opened Lapland-themed park.Read

Truck driver wants proof Obama was born in US

A KENTUCKY truck driver is challenging Barack Obama's right to be President of the United States. Read

'Kick a Ginger' group prompts police probe

A TEENAGER is under investigation from police in Canada following his Facebook campaign to "kick a ginger".Read

Parrot credited with saving choking tot's life

A TWO-year-old girl was saved from choking to death after her pet parrot caused a huge commotion which led to her rescue.Read

Modern-day pirates capture oil tanker

PIRATES have seized control of a massive oil tanker off the coast of Africa.Read

Vampire killing kit sells for $14,850

A COMPLETE vampire killing kit has been sold for $14, 850 in Natchez, Missouri.Read

'Fake' New York Times hits the streets of the Big Apple

FAKE copies of the New York Times circulated the Big Apple claiming that the war in Iraq was over.Read

Brazilian woman killed by husband's coffin

A 67-YEAR-OLD woman in Brazil was tragically killed on the way to her husband's funeral - by his coffin.Read

Monks in mass punch-up at holy site

ONE of the world's holiest sites descended into chaos as rival monks traded punches in a mass brawl.Read

Juggling octopus causes meltdown at German aquarium

A MISCHIEVOUS octopus has caused havoc at an aquarium in Germany...Read

Vampire moth discovered in Siberia

JUST in time for Hallowe'en, scientists have discovered a previously-unknown species of vampire moth in Siberia.Read

Going the way of the Mayans?

Are we all going the way of the ancients Mayans? That's the question posed today's scientists, who have been noting striking parallels between the old rainforest civilisation and our own.Read

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