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Miserly Janitor was secret multi-millionaire
A man who worked as a janitor has left behind an estate valued at around $8m (£5.2). Ronald Read, from…
78 year British pensioner saddled with Pounds 4.742 billion tax bill
A pensioner who received an unpaid bill of more than £4.7bn says the tax man must have mistaken him for…
Monkey business near the Taj Mahal
Anxious brides wanting the perfect wedding day are leaving nothing to chance in the historic city of Agra, hiring large…
Record Shattered: Chicago wing eater eats 444 chicken wings in 30 minutes
A professional competitive eater from Chicago downed 444 chicken wings in 30 minutes at the 23rd annual Wing Bowl in…
Smart mirrors help try out clothes virtually
New “smart mirrors” have recently been developed that allows people to virtually try on clothes, it has been reported. Created…
Zombie cat uses up one of its 9 lives
A cat in Florida is healing well after clawing his way back from the dead, surfacing five days after he…
5 year old’s family threatened with law suit over missed birthday party
The parents of a five-year-old boy have been threatened with court action because he missed a school friend's birthday party.…
Giant Scorpions and hissing roaches… for Valentine’s day!
The San Francisco Zoo is giving the dejected, broken-hearted and the traumatized a whole new reason to mark Valentine's Day…
Sweet demise: chocolate kills bears in US
New Hampshire wildlife officials are proposing a curb on the excessive usage of chocolate as bait by hunters seeking to…