Greek bakers enter Guinness Book with a record-breaking pie
Athens - More than 40 bakers from the northern city of Serres earned themselves a place in the Guinness Book of World Records Tuesday after baking a 250-kilo pie. The bakers took nearly three hours to make the bougatsa , a traditional cream pie whic...
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Under-fancied camel wins race against trotter in Berlin
Berlin - A 6-year-old camel, which had been expected to lose miserably against a spry horse, emerged as the surprise winner at a camel race meeting on Sunday in the German capital Berlin. Manou, a dromedary mare jockeyed by German rider Nadine Podlic...
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Lost parrot talks its way home in Japan
Tokyo - A parrot found its way home by reciting its name and owner's home address to people, media reports said Wednesday. Police captured an African grey parrot in Chiba prefecture, neighbouring Tokyo, earlier this month and took it to a veterinary ...
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Sitting near a stranger might be start of friendship
Leipzig, Germany - Two people who just happen to sit next to each other at an event might be on the path to friendship, according to a study by the University of Leipzig. The study showed that coincidental proximity at first meetings made a deep impr...
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Eat something before spending the night outdoors
Stuttgart - Outdoor enthusiasts should always have a meal before sleeping in the great outdoors, according to the Stuttgart- based magazine Outdoors. A camper's body turns the extra food into fuel to help stay warm during the night. Pre-camping meals...
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3,000 to strip at Vienna football stadium
Vienna - More than 3,000 Austrians signed up to strip naked at Vienna's Ernst-Happel football stadium for a photoshoot by US-artist Spencer Tunick, organizers said on Wednesday. The volunteers will participate in Tunick's Artwork with 1000 balls pr...
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Man freed from waste chute in apartment building
Stockholm - For want of a key, a man tried to climb up a waste chute in an apartment building in the Swedish ski metropolis Are and had to be freed after he got stuck halfway into the chute, reports said Tuesday. The man, in his 20s, managed to get h...
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