A 66-year-old Indian man from Mizoram, who has the largest family in the world with 39 wives, 94 children and 33 grandchildren, says he’s ready to marry again. Ziona Chana and his family live in a 100-room, four-storey house set amidst the hills of Baktwang village in Mizoram, where the wives sleep in giant communal dormitories. ... Read more
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Son hired plane to find mum’s beloved dog
A devoted son who promised his dying mother he would look after her dog kept his word – by hiring a plane to search for the pet when it disappeared. Dana Neal, 55, had assured his mother Nina on her deathbed last November that he would take care of her beloved Topsy. So when the terrier ... Read more
Thai couples break world record for kissing
A Thai couple wins a Valentine Day “kissathon” by staying lip locked for 46 hours, 24 minutes and 9 seconds. The elapsed time is being confirmed by Guinness World Records but exceeds the previous record of over 32 hours set by a couple in Germany. “A Bangkok couple, Ekkachai and Laksana Tiranarat, emerged as the ... Read more
Teenage girl collapses and dies after first kiss
A teenager girl collapsed and died from sudden adult death syndrome (SADS) minutes after she was kissed for the first time, an inquest has heard. Jemma Benjamin, 18, was kissed by fellow university student Daniel Ross, 21, at his home after a night out together. But Miss Benjamin suddenly slumped onto the sofa – and ... Read more
Thai airline hires ‘ladyboy’ flight attendants
Weird News New Thai airline PC Air is recruiting transsexual ladyboys as flight attendants, making it the first Thailand-based airline to do so. The airline received more than 100 job applications from transsexuals, of which it hired four, to join the 19 female and seven male flight attendants. It stated that the qualifications for the ... Read more
Girl addicted to eating soap
You may have heard about 19-year-old Floridian Tempestt Henderson, the young woman known for eating soap. In the past few weeks, she’s appeared on TLC’s My Strange Addiction, and she’s also been featured on the Daily Mail. IT’S the toxic compulsion that doctors claim could kill her. But this 19-year-old girl claims she is hopelessly ... Read more
29 year-old set to be britain’s youngest grandfather
A 29-year-old man is all set to become Britain’s youngest grandfather, as his 14-year-old daughter has become pregnant. The man, whose identity is being kept anonymous to protect his young daughter, said he was fuming that his teenage daughter was 11 weeks pregnant. “It’s like history repeating itself. I quite like the idea of being ... Read more
Russian circus ‘so terrible’ that spectators call police
A touring circus in the Belarusian city of Vitebsk was so bad that police were called in. Spectators suspected the Russian performers of being drunk as artistes repeatedly fell off bicycles and jugglers dropped their props. Exotic beasts, including two apparently plucked from the realms of fantasy, did not show up, reports the
5 years jail for hacking into wife’s email account?
AN American man could spend five years in jail for snooping on his wife’s emails. IT technician Leon Walker, 33, suspected wife Clara, now his ex, was having an affair after finding she had made phone calls to her allegedly violent former husband. He said concern for the welfare of their one-year-old daughter made
Fancy dress bid to save the panda
What’s cuter than a baby panda? A baby panda being attended to by men in panda costumes, of course. Staff at Wolong Giant Panda Research Centre in China dressed up in the panda outfits in order to check on the cub’s progress. Although the centre uses hidden cameras to monitor the four-month-old baby panda, they ... Read more
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange arrested
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange handed himself in to British police on Tuesday after Sweden issued a warrant for his arrest over allegations of sex crimes. Assange, whose WikiLeaks website is at the centre of a row over the release of secret US diplomatic cables, was arrested under a European Arrest Warrant. Swedish prosecutors want to ... Read more
US sex robots headed to UK
American-made sex robots are heading to the UK. US citizen Scott Maclean has been working on his erotic male and female bots – which come with automatic moving limbs and programmable personalities – since 2004 and has revealed he has had a number of enquiries from British men. He told The Sun newspaper: “We’ve had ... Read more
Bellydancer, 17, says Silvio Berlusconi gave her €7,000
The Guardian Karima Keyek, known as ‘Stealer of Hearts’, claims prime minister offered her cash and jewellery at Valentine’s dinner. Karima Keyek says Berlusconi behaved towards her like a father: ‘It is the first time in my life that a man has not tried to take me to bed’ . The latest sex scandal threatening ... Read more
Paul the psychic octopus dies in his aquarium tank
Paul the psychic octopus, the unlikely hero of the 2010 World Cup, has been found dead in his German aquarium, reports BBC News. Officials cite natural causes rather than angry German soccer fans, and say that the beloved psychic cephalopod will be cremated, not turned into calamari. The aquarium plans a monument. “Paul delighted people ... Read more
Syrian boy, 5, engaged to 3-year-old girl
They “could be the youngest couple in the world to get engaged of their own free will,” reports Gulf News. It would be tough to beat: The Syrian boy is five and the girl is three. Their parents swear it’s legit and even bought rings that have been exchanged. As the story goes, the boy, identified ... Read more
Taiwanese woman to marry herself
A Taiwanese woman has decided to marry herself in an elaborate ceremony due to a lack of potential suitors. Chen Wei-yih has posed for a set of photos in a flowing white dress, enlisted a wedding planner and rented a banquet hall for a marriage celebration with 30 friends. Uninspired by the men she’s met ... Read more
After babies on 8-8-08 and 9-9-09, Michigan mom has 10-10-10 baby
On the 10th day of the 10th month of 2010, a Michigan woman gave birth to her third child. Barbara and Chad Soper never planned to have their children born on these particular dates. Though it does make it easier for everyone to remember their birthdays. The Soper’s first child, daughter Chloe Corrin, was born ... Read more
Young girls between 12 and 15 sexually abused by their teachers
In Kenya, hundreds of young girls are being sexually abused by their own teachers during the past two years, a senior government official told BBC News. The official said the number of cases of sexual abuse was much more widespread than previously thought, adding that most of the cases are prevalent in the rural areas. ... Read more
Dozy bear rescued by firefighters after falling asleep in tree
Any firefighter can rescue a cat from a tree – but a black bear is a much bigger challenge! Crews had to shoot several tranquilliser darts at a 130 kg beast that scrambled up a 60ft tree in a residential area of Bend, Oregon – and then fell asleep. The dozy animal had to be ... Read more
An island to be staffed exclusively by blondes
An island in the Maldives will be staffed exclusively by blondes if a scheme by Lithuanian firm Olialia gets the green light. An island in the Maldives will be staffed exclusively by blondes if a scheme by Lithuanian firm Olialia gets the green light. Olialia (pronounced Ooh La La) is hoping that by opening a ... Read more