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17 June 2020

New species of spider named after Greta Thunberg

A newly-discovered species of spider has been named after Greta Thunberg. Peter Jaeger, a researcher from Frankfurt, has called the Madagascan spider 'Thunberga greta' after the teenage climate change activist. Jaeger said ...

16 June 2020

Scientists suggest that there are up to 36 alien civilisations

There could be 36 alien civilisations in the galaxy, according to a new study. Experts have claimed that there are a number of civilisations that are capable of communicating with others ...

16 June 2020

Drunken passenger breaks plane window

A plane was forced to make an emergency landing after a drunken passenger broke a window. The woman, named as Ms. Li, was believed to have been upset over a failed ...

16 June 2020

Cat rescued after getting trapped in car engine

A cat has been rescued after it was trapped in a car engine. Tatty had climbed into the engine bay of a vehicle and survived a 70mph trip for four miles ...

16 June 2020

Personal trainer sues date over cold sore

A personal trainer is suing his date after he caught a cold sore from her. Martin Conway claims that he has been left ''traumatised'' after contracting the sore from his date, ...

15 June 2020

Woman hatches ducks from Waitrose eggs

A woman has hatched three ducks from eggs she bought in Waitrose. Charli Lello put the eggs into an incubator as an experiment to pass time while furloughed, which led to ...

15 June 2020

Diva penguin named after Gemma Collins

Sea Life Weymouth has named one of its new penguin chicks after Gemma Collins. The penguin has displayed a similar attitude to 'The Only Way is Essex' star by pushing other ...

15 June 2020

Man on horse and cart turned away from KFC

A traveller claims he was left ''humiliated'' after KFC refused to serve him at a drive-thru as he rode a horse and cart. Ian Bell arrived at the restaurant in Carlisle ...

15 June 2020

Search launched to find owner of gold haul

A search has been launched in Switzerland to find the owner of a gold haul left on a train. Efforts are being made to return the 3kg of gold that was ...

12 June 2020

Scientists discover 13-foot walking crocodiles existed

Scientists have discovered evidence of a 13-foot long walking crocodile. Analysis of 120 million-year-old fossils in South Korea have revealed that some species of ancient crocodiles walked on two legs. University of ...

12 June 2020

Coronavirus exorcist dies of the disease

An Indian holy man who claimed that he could perform coronavirus exorcisms has died of the disease. The exorcist would kiss the hands of devotees and told them that it would ...

12 June 2020

Man finds lost dog using PA system

A man was able to find his dog in the mountains by using a PA system. Robert Bluntsworth feared the worst when his pooch Matrix disappeared deep in the forests of ...

12 June 2020

New York couples told to wear face masks during sex

People in New York have been advised to wear face masks when having sex following the coronavirus pandemic. Health officials in the city have given couples hoping to make love guidelines ...

11 June 2020

Eight-year-old investigated by police over toy banknote

An eight-year-old boy was investigated by police after asking to use a toy banknote in a shop. The unnamed boy was not charged with an offence by Swiss officers but will ...

11 June 2020

Library book returned 39 years late

A library book has been returned 39 years late. The book was recently put back in the Dutch library after being checked out in February 1981. It had been due back ...

11 June 2020

Dog digs up truffle worth $1000

A dog in Australia has dug up a two-pound truffle worth $1000. The animal was sniffing around the Tasmanian Truffles farm when she found the massive fungi. The giant truffle was the ...

10 June 2020

Lockdown could be making people snore more

Lockdown could be making people snore more, according to an expert. Osteopath Stephen Makinde claims that the coronavirus restrictions are making people feel trapped and ''congested''. He explained to LadBible: ''People can ...

10 June 2020

Five-year-old boy hits hole in one

A five-year-old boy has hit a hole-in-one at a Florida golf course. William Kelly hit the remarkable shot on the 13th hole at Springtree Golf Club in Sunrise. He told WPLG-TV: ''I ...

10 June 2020

Woman launches desperate plea to find engagement ring

An Amazon worker has launched a desperate appeal to recover her engagement ring after she lost it packing parcels. Jasmine Paget was left devastated after discovering that the ring was missing ...

10 June 2020

103-year-old man walks marathon around garden

A 103-year-old man is walking a marathon around his garden to raise money for research into coronavirus. Alfons Leempoels, a retired doctor from Belgium, hopes to complete his 26.2-mile trek by ...

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8 June 2020

Bizarre - 8 facts you never knew about dogs

No other animal inspires the same devotion as the dog (sorry, cat people), and there’s any number of reasons why dogs are, at least by number of households, the most ...

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