Chatting babies video a YouTube sensation

(YouTube)SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - A video of a pair of diaper-clad babies seemingly engaged in an animated conversation in a home kitchen was a fast-spreading YouTube sensation on Wednesday.The two-minute snippet of the lively exchange between twin brothers barely old enough to stand has been watched more than 2.2 million times since it was uploaded to the Google-owned video sharing website on Valent

March 31, 2011

Jilted pensioner shoots neighbor’s house

A woman fired four bullets at her neighbor’s home after he refused to give her a kiss, news reports said.Helen Staudinger, 92, from Florida, was having an “affair” with her 53-year-old neighbor, Dwight Bettner. She maintained that the reason she fired the shots was because lying had soured the relationship, the reports said.However, Bettner gave a different story. According to him, the relationshi

March 29, 2011

Three-year-old boy, already 60 kg, struggles to lose weight

 Just 3 years old, Lu Hao already weighs 60 kg and is five times larger than the size of the average child his age.  When Hao was born in a Chinese hospital, he weighed only 2.5 kg, a normal size for a newborn. However, after three months, Hao began to gain weight rapidly.“His appetite is so good that for a meal he can eat three big bowls of rice, even larger than I and his mother,” Hao’s father L

March 24, 2011

Funny pictures: Animals behave like human beings

Funny pictures: Animals behave like human beings 사람처럼 행동하는 동물들의 모습 (Photos by AP) 

March 21, 2011

Cambodia sets age limit for foreign husbands

 PHNOM PENH (AFP) - Male foreigners over the age of 50 have been outlawed from marrying Cambodian women in the country under new rulesdesigned to crack down on sham marriages and human trafficking, the government said Wednesday.Foreigners who earn less than $2,550 per month are also barred from wedding local women, foreign ministry spokesman Koy Kuong told AFP, but the restrictions do not apply to

March 17, 2011

Team duplicates flying house feat from ‘Up’

In the Pixar movie “Up,” 78-year-old Carl Frederickson lifts his house in the air by attaching hundreds of balloons and taking off on a journey to realize his life-long promise to his wife -- traveling around the world.(Pixar)He does this all by himself, but in reality, it took a team of scientists, engineers, two balloon pilots and dozens of volunteers to set up a small house attached to 300 heli

March 9, 2011

Waitress monkey wearing a ‘Japanese doll’ mask still a massive hit on YouTube

Thousands of internet users are still clicking to see video footage of a monkey “waitress” in a human mask on YouTube. (YouTube)Even now, a year after it was posted, this creepy footage seems to remain a massive hit as netizens frequently post fresh comments under the video of the monkey “serving” in a restaurant. In the video clip, a monkey named Fukuchan is seen running around and entertaining c

March 8, 2011

Wife makes false rape claim to hide infidelity

 A British woman who claimed that she was raped in order to hide infidelity was sentenced to one year in prison. She named two men as her attackers.Samatha Morley, whose husband is a soldier serving in Afghanistan, maintained that she was raped when he found out she became pregnant while he was out of the country, the Daily Mail reported.Her husband reported the matter to the police, and she repea

March 6, 2011

LONDON (AFP) - Lawyers for US pop icon Lady Gaga have threatened legal proceedings against the makers of breast milk ice cream named "Baby Gaga", according to papers seen by AFP on Saturday.The New York singer's lawyers have given the manufacturers until 1600 GMT Wednesday to change the name "if you wish to avoid proceedings for trade mark infringement and passing off", according to a letter addressed to London restaurant The Icecreamists Limited.The cafe in the trendy Covent Garden district mus

March 6, 2011

Stand back--I’m a (Chihuahua) police dog

NARA -- Momo the Chihuahua may appear to be too small to be a police dog, but a police dog he is -- and he now has the jacket to prove it.Momo recently received the custom-made jacket, which he will wear during police events, on Saturday.The 7-year-old passed a test in November to work part-time with the Nara prefectural police in search-and-rescue operations in disaster areas, among other duties.

March 6, 2011

Doll faced Chinese girl reveals her unaltered photos

Photoshop works digital wonders, and one piece of striking evidence is illustrated in the unaltered photos of a Chinese girl who created an Asia-wide buzz with her picture-perfect image.  (Captured from Wang jiayun's blog)The newly revealed photos suggest that the widely circulated pictures showing her doll-like image with impeccable lines might have been highly edited and embellished. The girl, n

March 2, 2011

Assorted strangest fragrances you‘ve never smelled before

Fragrances are there to keep us smelling good, but there are some unusual fragrances customized to those with uncommon preferences. Here are some unusual fragrances selected by the Telegraph:1. Star Trek aftershaveStar Trek aftershave greets fans who dream about the adventures of Captain James T. Kirk with a spicy scent with citron zest and black pepper. Tiberius, Red Shirt and Pon Farr are three

Feb. 27, 2011

Beer finally considered alcohol in Russia

Russians have long treated beer as a soft drink. But now it will become officially classified as alcohol as the lower house of the Russian parliament passed the bill on Tuesday that changes the status of beer, the Telegraph reported Wednesday.Russians are known as the world’s heaviest drinkers, as they consume about 17 liters of alcohol per year, more than double the World Health Organization’s re

Feb. 24, 2011

Catholic church ordains married man

BERLIN (Reuters) - A married father of two was ordained as a priest by the Catholic Church in Germany on Tuesday after receiving an exemption to priestly celibacy from Pope Benedict XVI. Harm Klueting, a theologian and former Protestant pastor, will not have to adhere to the Church’s celibacy law for the duration of his marriage, the diocese of Cologne said. The case sheds light on a little-known

Feb. 24, 2011

How about a glass of F*** in Sili village?

(captured from The Inquisitr)A town in Wales caused a stir with its unusual name. The small Welsh village of Sully, which is spelled “Sili” in Welsh, drew people’s attention, with some confusing the name with “silly,” according to the British daily, Metro.The town’s people held a vote and the majority voted the name should be changed. Locals preferred “Abersili” as the Welsh town name instead, the

Feb. 22, 2011

Man shot dead for eating popcorn too loudly

Next time you go see a movie, you better watch out for the noise you make while eating snacks. Actress Natalie Portman plays Nina Sayers in a psychological thriller, Black Swan. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini)A Latvian man was shot dead for eating popcorn too loudly by an irritated audience member at a cinema in the Latvian capital Riga. Two men -- one 27 years old and the other 42 years old -- were invo

Feb. 22, 2011

Woman applies stylish designs on lips

An American artist has become an Internet celebrity after posting her animal-lipstick creations on her website, Daily Mail reported. Paige Thompson, 21, from Texas, spends half an hour in front of a mirror to paint each animal-lipstick creation. She has so far created a number of animals including a fox, panda, chameleon, crab, hippo and bumblebee, using colors of white, red, blue, yellow, green,

Feb. 21, 2011

[Tidbit] L-cup bra/World's smallest shoes

(captured from the Daily Mail)An incredibly large jumbo bra has been introduced by a British female underwear manufacturer.According to the British tabloid the Daily Mail, Bravissimo, which specializes in lingeries for women who struggle to find a tight-fitting bra, proposed a timely solution to the problem by introducing the new “super- super size” underwear -- the L-cup bra.Bravissimo, in fact,

Jan. 31, 2011

[Tidbit] Indian farmer claims to be ‘world’s oldest dad at 94’

(Ramajit Reghave claims to be the oldest dad at age 94, captured from YouTube)A farmer in India claims he is the world’s oldest dad at age 94. Ramajit Reghave of Kharkhoda village in Harayana claims that his wife Shakuntala, 59, gave birth to a son a month ago. According to the Sun, Dr. Paramjeet Singh, chief medical officer at the Kharkhoda civil hospital said, “It was a normal delivery and the b

Jan. 4, 2011