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The art of tricking readers into misinterpreting language can now be dated back some 3,000 years after new research into a Babylonian version of the story of Noah’s Ark. A study of a clay tablet discovered in the 19th century in present-day Iraq has found its writers deployed a pre-historic …

After wondering what has been giving him nasal pains and acute headache for years, a man has discovered that an attempt he made to smuggle cannabis into prison several years ago has been haunting him. The man who attempted to smuggle cannabis into prison by hiding it in a balloon …

Anyone who loves sweets should read this piece. Here’s the world’s most expensive chocolate candy. It’s a special delight that costs $2,600 (about N936,000) for just one. It is called Chocopologie. This wonderful chocolate delight is a product by famous Danish chef Fritz Knipschildt and is also known as “La …

This is really one of the wackiest stories you might be coming across in recent times. You might have heard “cat with nine lives” not two faces. Well, this particular cat was born with two faces and has since gone viral online. Duo, as this cat is called, was born …

An Indian man identified as Binod Kumar Shah is being investigated for gambling his wife away before assaulting her for refusing to go with the winner. Daily Mail reports that the incident took place at Banka in the north-eastern Indian state of Bihar. Binod Kumar Shah reportedly offered his wife, Chanda …

66-year-old Benjamin Schreiber is very much alive, but hasn’t stopped him from using his death as a way of explaining that he actually served his life sentence for murder. When Shreiber collapsed in his prison cell in 2015, doctors had to resuscitate him five times, which technically means that he …

A puppy with a tail growing from the middle of its forehead has become a viral superstar after he was abandoned and left in the ‘freezing cold’. Rescue organisation Mac’s Mission found the pup, who also had a foot injury, on the street along with another older dog and took …

Anyone going round for a cuppa at this semi-detached house in Gloucester had better not have a fear of snakes. Marcus Hobbs, 31, lives there with his two young sons and partner Amy – as well as their 18ft Burmese python called Hexxie. The animal is usually curled up in …

In the middle of a tiny village in northwestern Croatia lies a Fokker-100 plane parked in a local resident’s garden, but after 23 years of travelling the world, the aircraft will not be going anywhere. Plane enthusiast Robert Sedlar, 50, and his friends are finding a new use for the …

A university has come up with an unusual method of helping its students to cope with exam stress – a meditation grave. Many have been trying to offer a range of alternative therapies to help students suffering from anxiety during exam periods. Some have offered therapy dog sessions, mindfulness meetings, …