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Scaly, scary lodgers: Frenchman shares home with 400 reptiles Thu, 20 Sep 2018 12:14:23 -0400 In an unassuming house on France's River Loire, a cobra lives on the coffee table, a 50 kg (110-pound) tortoise roams the garden and a two-meter (seven-foot) alligator sleeps in the owner's bed while another keeps watch at the door. Comment

Tired Londoners rent sleep pods for some zzz's Wed, 19 Sep 2018 12:16:02 -0400 Exhausted Londoners hoping to take a rest from their busy schedules are being offered an alternative to coffee breaks: a sleep pod where they can grab some shut-eye for £15 ($20) an hour. Comment

Soccer: Players rescue ambulance in Brazil league match Sat, 15 Sep 2018 22:04:41 -0400 Players from Flamengo and Vasco da Gama came to the rescue of an ambulance on Saturday after the vehicle, which was transporting an injured player to hospital, refused to start. Comment

Rumor has it Chinese 17-year-old wants to be a billionaire Wed, 12 Sep 2018 04:07:07 -0400 China's crackdown on online rumor-mongers and fraud has snared a fresh target - a 17-year-old junior high school dropout who pretended to be a billionaire, gave himself fake titles and posted Photoshopped pictures of himself with world leaders. Comment

Homeless vet to get all cash raised by New Jersey couple: GoFundMe Fri, 07 Sep 2018 14:19:17 -0400 A homeless veteran who spent his last $20 to help a stranded New Jersey woman will receive the more than $400,000 which she and her boyfriend raised for him, online fundraiser GoFundMe and his lawyer said, after the couple was accused of spending most of the money on themselves. Comment

Guinness World Records celebrates oldest trapeze artist, highest-jumping dog Thu, 06 Sep 2018 11:44:49 -0400 An octogenarian flying trapeze artist, the owner of the world's fastest jet-propelled go-kart and a dog named Feather with a flair for jumping are among the record-breaking stars to win a place in the latest edition of Guinness World Records. Comment

Bees besiege Times Square street, drawing swarm of tourists Tue, 28 Aug 2018 18:43:28 -0400 It was a case of hold the honey, double the mustard in Times Square at lunchtime on Tuesday. Comment

Gulp! Georgian boy solves six Rubik's cubes under water in one breath Fri, 17 Aug 2018 14:50:29 -0400 An 18-year-old student from Georgia solved six Rubik's Cubes under water in one breath on Friday, in a bid to set a new Guinness World Record. Comment

Karachi's rooftop cattle get a crane lift to the ground Fri, 17 Aug 2018 06:08:32 -0400 Residents of Karachi, Pakistan's largest city, watched as cattle were lowered by crane from the top of a four-storey home ahead of the Muslim festival Eid al-Adha. Comment

Swiss brothers get ready to refloat the bubble car Thu, 16 Aug 2018 13:30:27 -0400 With its quirky egg shape and minimalist interior, the bubble car was a symbol of cheap and cheerful mobility on European roads in the 1950s and 60s. Comment

Scorching weather helps uncover archeological sites around Britain Wed, 15 Aug 2018 13:23:58 -0400 Britain's hottest summer in decades has revealed cropmarks across the country showing the sites of Iron Age settlements, Roman farms and even Neolithic monuments dating back thousands of years, archaeologists said on Wednesday. Comment

Muja the alligator still alive and snapping in his 80s at Belgrade Zoo Wed, 15 Aug 2018 07:04:57 -0400 American alligator Muja arrived at Belgrade Zoo on the eve of the Second World War and is believed to be the oldest of his kind in captivity, and still in good health with a hearty appetite for his age, his handlers said on Tuesday. Comment

Trump 'live figure' thumps Merkel at Berlin's Madame Tussauds Tue, 14 Aug 2018 13:08:29 -0400 Madame Tussauds in Berlin unveiled its latest attraction on Tuesday - a posturing Donald Trump figure striking a picture of German Chancellor Angela Merkel on a punchball. Comment

Paris residents peeved at very public eco-friendly urinals Tue, 14 Aug 2018 09:52:15 -0400 A new set of eco-friendly but completely exposed urinals deployed on the streets of Paris are provoking uproar from locals. Comment

Face value: Australians seek free portraits of Queen Elizabeth Fri, 10 Aug 2018 06:03:30 -0400 Australians by the dozen are demanding portraits of Britain's Queen Elizabeth, after a news item drew attention to an obscure rule entitling them to such articles from local politicians. Comment

Who let the goats out? Runaway herd invades Idaho neighborhood Fri, 03 Aug 2018 15:54:54 -0400 More than 100 goats burst into a neighborhood in Boise, Idaho, on Friday, startling residents and captivating spectators on social media as they feasted on lawns, flower bushes and tree leaves. Comment

Christmas comes early for London department store Thu, 02 Aug 2018 13:06:24 -0400 On a hot summery Thursday in London, Santa Claus turned up 144 days early wearing a studded leather jacket to open the new Christmas shop at department store Selfridges. Comment

Fields Medal stolen from Kurdish mathematician in Rio Wed, 01 Aug 2018 19:56:03 -0400 A winner of the Fields Medal, often called the 'Nobel Prize of mathematics,' had his prize stolen shortly after receiving it during a ceremony in Rio de Janeiro on Wednesday. Comment

Six-year-old YouTube star brings his own toy line to Walmart Tue, 31 Jul 2018 11:54:32 -0400 A 6-year-old boy whose toy reviews have drawn billions of views on YouTube will debut his own line of slime, stuffed animals and other merchandise at Walmart Inc next month, the retailer said on Monday. Comment

Split concerns force Durex to recall some condoms in UK and Ireland Tue, 31 Jul 2018 11:53:29 -0400 Durex, owned by Reckitt Benckiser, has recalled some batches of its "Real Feel" and "Latex Free" condoms in the United Kingdom and Ireland due to concerns they may burst. Comment

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