68-year-old Korean woman fails driving test 771 times
Seoul - A 68-year-old South Korean hawker has set a new record by failing her driving test 771 times, a news report said Thursday. Mrs Cha has been trying her luck with the test questions almost every day since April 13, 2005, the Korea Times reporte...
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Australian stilt-walker totters to tallest mark
Sydney - An Australian circus performer aboard 17-metre poles set a world record for stilt walking Sunday in Adelaide. National champion Roy Maloy succeeded in walking the requisite five steps on stilts the height of a four-storey building. ...
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Santas gather for international convention
Copenhagen - Taking advantage of the seasonal lull, some 150 Santas from a dozen countries gathered Monday for their annual Santa Claus convention. The three-day convention ends Wednesday when Danish strongman Asbjorn Riis is to be named honorary San...
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2008-07-21 ] Category : [
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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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2008-06-03 ] Category : [
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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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2008-05-25 ] Category : [
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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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2008-05-21 ] Category : [
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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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2008-05-08 ] Category : [
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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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