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Dogs reason behind family fights?

An average dog causes 2,000 family arguments in its lifetime, a new study has claimed. According to the study, a dog causes will causes almost 156 rows a year, or three a week, over an average lifespan of 12.8 years.

'Gay' penguins take the straight way

It appears a female has come between one of Canada's celebrity couples. Toronto's zoo split up a pair of male penguins whose affection for each other drew headlines last month and jokes about "Brokeback Iceberg."

Human face spotted in an ultrasound

It's not often you hear about the lighter side of urology. Canadian researchers examining ultrasound pictures of a tumour in a patient's testicle were amazed to see what looked like a ghostly face staring back at them. Pic Inside

Fingernails across blackboard annoy you?

Believe it or not! The shape of the human ear may be responsible for amplifying the most obnoxious elements of the noises, a new study has suggested.

Meet the dog who drove his owner's bus

A two-year-old dog was caught driving a double-decker bus after learning how to drive by watching his master. Woodley, a German Koolie, was spotted hunched over the wheel as the mobile home sped down the street. PIC INSIDE

How mole got its extra ‘thumb’

Most pawed animals have 10 fingers but one of the main exceptions is the little mole: it has an extra ‘thumb’. But how this extra thumb, which it rests upon while digging, develops in mole was unknown, until now.

Skull of Mona Lisa model found?

Archaeologists in Italy's Florence city have uncovered a skeleton they believe could be the 500 year-old remains of the noblewoman who is believed to have posed for Leonardo Da Vinci's Mona Lisa masterpiece.

86 planets to be searched for aliens

Astronomers are aiming a radio telescope to detect signals of alien life on 86 possible Earth-like planets. The search began on Saturday, May 8, when the largest steerable radio telescope dedicated...

Nails from Jesus' cross discovered?

Could two of the nails used to crucify Jesus have been discovered in a 2,000-year-old tomb in Jerusalem? And could they have mysteriously disappeared for 20 years, only to turn up by chance in a Tel Aviv laboratory? Read on...

Mozart’s music helps clear sewage!

A German company is monitoring the trial of a sound system that replicates the vibrations and sounds of the concert hall which helps break down sewage. Read on to know how it happens.

 

Remorseful thieves return loot

A butcher in an Australian town arrived at work to find that money stolen from his shop earlier this month had been returned in an envelope that also contained an apology

Teacher sends kids sex tape of herself

A lady teacher at the Isabelle Jackson Elementary in California, actually thought she is giving a DVD of her school memories for her elementary school pupils. But, this error almost cost her, her job!

Man sells kisses for $1

Kisses for $1. A man has hit upon this novel idea to make some money in this Australian city.

Dog eats Homer Simpson!

Dixie, a ten-year-old collie-dalmatian pet dog, is said to have become ill after eating a plastic Homer Simpson toy.

Baby who needs 3,000 calories a day!

A 16-month-old baby who almost died when she was born three months before her time, had been ordered to have a massive feast on a daily basis to help her regain normal weight.
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