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A clock that kills bugs to tell time!

London: Two artists in London have come up with a bizarre invention in the form of a ‘carnivorous digital clock’, which catches bugs, then dissolves their bodies to create electrolytes to power itself.

Want to visit space? Drink beer!

Drinkbeer_250Washington: Love beer and have a dream to travel to the space? Well, here's your chance to fulfil your wish -just enter a new contest by the company behind the dark Irish beer Guinness.

Dillinger-damaged theater to be auctioned

A South Bend, Ind., theater that retains bullet holes from a 1934 bank robbery by John Dillinger is due to be auctioned online, the auctioneers said.

Wis. agency logo resembles anarchy symbol

Wisconsin's Government Accountability Board has drawn criticism for a new logo that some say resembles the symbol for anarchy.

Animatronic Obama at Disney World

An animatronic version of President Barack Obama has joined its predecessors in the Hall of Presidents at Walt Disney World in Florida.

Pizza scammer robbed premier

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Cabbie disarms knife-wielding mugger with deoderant

Police in Chicago say a taxi driver made up for his lack of a can of Mace when he was attacked by a knife-wielding passenger - he disarmed the man with a can of deodorant instead.

Firefighters defeat fire with remote control

Swiss firefighters have unveiled a powerful new weapon in the battle against blazes: the TV remote control.

Sheep shrink because of global warming

On average, wild Soay sheep on Scotland's island Hirta are 5 percent smaller today than they were in 1985, according to a team of researchers.

Born again youth fail to resurrect dead after stopping burial

TWO Born-again youth in Mpata village, Mpigi district recently delayed a burial, claiming God had sent them to resurrect the deceased.

Kenyan student dies after drinking 5 litres of waragi

AN 18-year-old Kenyan student recently died after trying to drink five litres of crude waragi (local potent gin). Simon Karangu, a Senior Three student of Green Hill Secondary School in Bugiri town, had earlier been engaged in an argument with fellow Kenyan students on whether he could take the alcohol within two minutes.

Entebbe deputy town clerk officiates at eating competition

Officials at Entebbe municipality recently organised eating, anger and laughing competitions during the launch of the Nakiwogo Market. The deputy town clerk, Amon Muzoora, presided over the eating competition that was won by Esawo Malege, a farmer and dancer from Bussi Island.

Spain police foil radio control zeppelin jailbreak

MADRID (Reuters) - Spanish police said on Friday they had foiled an Italian drug trafficker's plan to break out of jail in the Canary Islands using climbing equipment and a four-metre-long zeppelin.

Pachyderms outperform people in NYC cross-species eating contest

Three circus elephants scored a decisive victory over three human competitive eaters at a cross-species eating contest Friday, chomping down on 505 hot dog buns in six minutes. The humans forced down only 143 buns in the bout at Brooklyn's Coney Island. The elephants, Bunny, Susie and Minnie - all in their 40s - ate at what appeared to be a leisurely pace from behind a table piled high with buns. They even paused to eat some fresh fruit, which was not counted toward scoring.

Elephants outperform people in NYC cross-species eating contest

Three circus elephants scored a decisive victory over three human competitive eaters at a cross-species eating contest Friday, chomping down on 505 hot dog buns in six minutes. The humans forced down only 143 buns in the bout at Brooklyn's Coney Island. The elephants, Bunny, Susie and Minnie - all in their 40s - ate at what appeared to be a leisurely pace from behind a table piled high with buns. They even paused to eat some fresh fruit, which was not counted toward scoring.

Animatronic Obama at Disney World

U.S. President Barack Obama speaks on job creation and the importance of innovation, after a meeting with CEOs and business leaders, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington on July 2, 2009. A report released today says that employers cut 467,000 jobs in the month of June. (UPI Photo/Alexis C. Glenn)

Experts warn Scots against 'binge tanning'

EDINBURGH, Scotland, July 3 (UPI) -- Scotland has the highest skin cancer rate in the United Kingdom due to widespread unsafe tanning practices, British medical experts said.

Dillinger-damaged theater to be auctioned

SOUTH BEND, Ind., July 3 (UPI) -- A South Bend, Ind., theater that retains bullet holes from a 1934 bank robbery by John Dillinger is due to be auctioned online, the auctioneers said.

Wis. agency logo resembles anarchy symbol

MADISON, Wis., July 3 (UPI) -- Wisconsin's Government Accountability Board has drawn criticism for a new logo that some say resembles the symbol for anarchy.

Swiss town hosts plastic Jackson statue

A giant plastic statue of Michael Jackson has been unveiled in a village near the Swiss city of Zurich, ahead of a ceremony to pay homage to the late pop icon.

Spanish police foil a plot to use a zeppelin to help prisoner escape

MADRID - Spanish police foiled a plot to use a zeppelin to help a prisoner break out of jail, the Interior Ministry said Friday.

Baaad news? Global warming now shrinking sheep, study suggests

WASHINGTON - Like the wool sweater that emerges from the dryer a size too small, global warming seems to be shrinking sheep.

Illinois cabbie uses spray deodorant to fend off knife-wielding passenger

ELGIN, Illinois - Police in suburban Chicago say a taxi driver who didn't have Mace handy when he was attacked by a knife-wielding passenger instead disarmed the man with a can of aerosol deodorant.

Patient scrubs down dirty hospital ward

A housecleaner was so shocked by the dirt in the English hospital ward where she was a patient, she said, she got out of bed and began dusting and mopping.

Pig blimp floated, then swine flew

A Canadian radio station north of Toronto is offering a $1,000 reward for a pig blimp that slipped its tether and began floating toward the nation's capital.