June 2011 Archives
It certainly is an inspiring place. So much so that it prompted one of the local seagulls to steal a camera and film a bird's-eye view of the town.
A study by Australian scientists has suggested that you are more likely to hear auditory hallucinations the more coffee you drink.
Germans struggle to raise a titter and are the least funny nation in the world.
But Americans can make us laugh like drains and came top of a poll to find the funniest of 15 nationalities.
The verdict on the UK, lagging in seventh place, was "you're not as funny as you think". And certainly not as amusing as the Spanish, Italians, Brazilians, French or Mexicans, who all beat us.
The poll by social network site Badoo concluded that German comedians were the least amusing because they could not laugh at themselves. Their humour was often lost in translation.
But German stand-up Henning Wehn said people did not understand his country's love of slapstick, adding: "An old codger falling over or a cake in the face is always funny - even in a famine."
A DESPERATE teenager sold one of his kidneys... so he could buy the latest iPad.
The 17-year-old Chinese lad, identified only as Little Zheng, arranged the sale over the internet.
He told a local TV station he was prepared to risk almost anything to get his hands on the hi-tech gadget. But now he is seeking help after medical complications set in.
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