Quirkies

Desert country plans ice palace
The leader of one of the world's hottest countries has ordered a palace to be built out of ice.
10:23 Thursday 12th August 2004

Chinese firm sends trainees out to beg
A Chinese internet firm sent new sales staff out on the street to beg as part of their training.
10:18 Thursday 12th August 2004

Scientists claim to find alien wreckage
Russian scientists claim to have discovered the wreck of an alien craft at the site of an unexplained explosion in Siberia almost a hundred years ago.
10:13 Thursday 12th August 2004

Teacher 'asked students to masturbate'
Students are suing a schoolteacher in Brazil for asking them to masturbate during a biology lesson.
09:23 Thursday 12th August 2004

Olympic swimsuits see-through in water
British Olympic swimmers are to have their modesty protected after discovering their swimsuits are see-through in water.
08:53 Thursday 12th August 2004

Builder's rude awakening
A mum waited 41 days for her son to come out of a coma - then he woke up and told her to 'f*** off'.
08:45 Thursday 12th August 2004

Call to ban 'thin' from dictionary
A Dutch group wants to ban the word 'thin' from the dictionary because it's insulting to underweight people.
10:50 Wednesday 11th August 2004

Woman buries pets - and hubby - in garden
A Hampshire woman has turned her back garden into a cemetery for 22 dead pets - and her late husband.
09:01 Wednesday 11th August 2004

Fake Ringo fools Florida
A Ringo Starr 'lookalike' is on the run after fooling fans and conning a US TV station into booking him for a two hour live special.
08:51 Wednesday 11th August 2004

Cat forces down plane
A plane was forced back to earth after a bad-tempered cat attacked the pilot.
08:34 Wednesday 11th August 2004

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