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Gulp! Georgian boy solves six Rubik's cubes under water in one breath
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. Vako Marchelashvili was sub...
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Swiss brothers get ready to refloat the bubble car
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. Today, two Swiss bro...
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Face value: Australians seek free portraits of Queen Elizabeth
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 pol...
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Christmas comes early for London department store
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. ...
LIFESTYLE
Sun, sea and ... Santas? Father Christmases hold annual congress
Braving Europe's heatwave, more than 150 Santas from around the world donned their heavy suits and full beards at their annual conference in Denmark. As the 61st World Sa...
LIFESTYLE
Queen Elizabeth owns how many swans? Annual count gets underway
An 800-year-old tradition of counting the swans owned by Britain's Queen Elizabeth started on Monday, an annual ceremony of "swan upping" that in modern times has become a means...
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Buyan the bear predicts Croatia will beat France in World Cup final
Buyan, a brown bear kept in a Siberian zoo, has predicted that Croatia will defeat France in Sunday's World Cup final. Two halves of water melon were laid on in Buyan's e...
U.S. NEWS
Georgia police use coin toss to decide whether to arrest woman
Two police officers in Georgia have been suspended after they used a coin toss to decide whether to arrest a 24-year-old motorist they stopped for speeding, police said. ...
U.S. NEWS
Florida man with no arms charged with stabbing man with scissors
A 46-year-old homeless man with no arms was arrested in Miami Beach, Florida, for stabbing another man with a pair of scissors using his feet, police said on Wednesday. ...
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