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Divers set extreme ironing record (01:45) Report Jan 21 – UK reclaims world underwater ironing title from Australian rivals Dozens of divers have taken part in a strange underwater challenge in the British town of Chepstow. It involved a very dull household chore which has been transformed into a type of sport. Liz Kennedy reports.

Reuters Oddly Enough: And Finally… The weekly wrap-up video The weekly wrap-up video. Featuring Chad Ruble wrapping up the week’s quirkiest strange-but-true video around the world. And Finally… Ice Ice Baby. (02:30) Report Jan 7 – Ice swimming, cute tiger cubs, and spectacular stunts top this week’s Oddly Enough video. “And Finally…” The best of [...]

UFO v wind turbine? (01:23) Report Jan 8 – Witnesses report strange lights in the sky on the night a wind turbine in eastern England was mysteriously wrecked. An investigation is underway to find out how a blade from the electricity-generating turbine on a wind farm in Lincolnshire was ripped off and another badly damaged. [...]

Spiderman saves Obama Jan. 9 – President-Elect Barack Obama graces the cover of the popular comic book, Spider Man. In a special edition, the superhero saves Obama on Inauguration Day. His reward: a trademark Obama fist-bump. Fred Katayama reports from New York.

The kiss of deaf – Chinese man ruptures girlfriend’s eardrum BEIJING (Reuters) – A young woman in southern China has partially lost her hearing after her boyfriend ruptured her eardrum during an excessively passionate kiss, local media reported Monday. The 20-something girl from Zhuhai, in southern Guangdong province, went to hospital completely deaf in her [...]

What a great study find! LONDON (Reuters) – Dogs can sniff out unfair situations and show a simple emotion similar to envy or jealousy, Austrian researchers reported Monday. Dogs sulked and refused to “shake” paws if other dogs got treats for tricks and they did not, said Friederike Range, an animal psychologist at the University [...]

Space Beer, the result of a five-month mission to boldly grow, where almost no one has grown barley before, has landed in Japan. The adult beverage, brewed from barleycorn cultivated in the International Space Station in 2006, has splashed down courtesy of the Russian Academy of Science, a Japanese university and beer giant Sapporo. Dan [...]

Diffusing AIDS time bomb in China Dec 1 – China targets migrant workers in HIV/AIDS prevention drive. As World Aids Day marks its 20th anniversary, the fight to stem the deadly virus is far from won. Infection rates are continuing to soar in many countries, slashing life expectancy and condemning bereaved families to a cycle [...]

I booked a trip to Vietnam and Cambodia back in June and I’ve been counting down the days since. To get there and back from Los Angeles I will need to go through the Bangkok Airport — I’m supposed to leave on this Thursday…. Good thing for trip Insurance! Nov. 29 – A group of [...]

This just makes me smile! A South Korean amusement park is teaching students what it takes to be a good Santa Claus during the festive season. Dozens of Santa school students gathered on Wednesday (November 26) at Everland Park, which is about an hour’s drive south of Seoul, to master the Santa technique. Instead of [...]