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The most faithful dog in the world, which kept a 14-year vigil at his master's grave in Edinburgh, Scotland, was nothing but a Victorian business stunt, according to historian Jan Bondeson.

An unnamed Swedish man from the town of Angelholm was detained for attempting to build a nucleaer reactor in his kitchen. He was in possession of radioactive materials and had dismantled smoke detectors wherein contains some nuclear material. He also ordered a Geiger counter from the United States.

A two-year-old chimpanzee named Do Do adorably bottle feeds tiger cubs at Samut Prakan Crocodile Farm and Zoo located in the outskirts of Bangkok, Thailand.

According to a new paper published on arXiv.org,, the scientific equation known as the 'Drake Equation' which scientists (SETI) are using to predict the likelihood of discovering extra terrestrials (alien life), is flawed. It is not that the equation is directly flawed, but the way the scientists are using it.

A Belgian UFO photograph that became a worldwide hit was faked with a piece of polystyrene, one of the people behind the picture has revealed more than 20 years later in a TV interview.

In old movies, the inmate usually got a hacksaw blade secreted into his cell baked in a cake.

After being reported dead by his family, a 50-year-old South African man was shut in a morgue fridge Sunday in the small town of Libode in the rural Eastern Cape. But after a 21-hour slumber he suddenly came back to life.

French team mates Mehdi Baala and Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad have been provisionally suspended after trading blows in an extraordinary incident after the 1,500 meters at the Monaco Diamond League.

A mystery man arrested on minor charges more than three weeks ago remains behind bars in Utah while law enforcement officials try to determine his true identity, which he refuses to reveal.

Planking has become an Internet sensation within a short period of time despite the fact that it's dangerous and it's facing a new threat now - Owling.

Owling is now on the rise as the latest trend on Facebook. If it's not as thrilling as the popular Facebook fad, namely planking, what makes the new pose so trendy?

Corey Starliper, a 27-year-old man from Massachusetts, is claiming that he not only cracked the Zodiac Killer's cryptic code that stumped authorities for 40 years, but also his real identity.

Lions are predators that hunt most successfully in the dark, which surprises their prey. So it is prime hunting time when deep darkness falls after a full moon.

Now a study coming out of Africa is saying that lions are most likely to eat human beings following a full moon.

Bizarre fads such as cone-ing, planking, and owling are blazing the internet. Now videos are popping up on Youtube claiming that Cup-ing is the new cone-ing.

But between planking and owling there was a brief trend of cone-ing (or coning) in June. This is the act of eating soft ice cream upside down at a fast food drive-through, videotaping the server's bewildered reaction, then posting it online for everyone to see.

The consumption of dog meat has had a long history in South Korea as well as other Eastern Asian countries. South Koreans call their 3 hottest days of the year Boknal and traditionally go to picnics in the mountains and valleys. People beat the summer heat by dining on liquor and dog meat. Dog meat is a traditional cuisine. The meat is considered to possess qualities that help stamina and balance the body's heat during the summer months.

California woman Catherine Kieu Becker's penis attack on her husband is making headlines around the world.

When David Beckham and Victoria Posh Spice Beckham gave birth to a girl and named her Harper Seven Beckham, we started thinking, what would other people in the news name their next child if they followed in Posh and Becks' footsteps? Here are a few guesses.

A video of a chimpanzee armed with AK-47 has gone viral on YouTube and has become an Internet sensation.

A skeleton found in Queensland suggests a specimen of prehistoric megafauna the size of a large SUV--the largest marsupial that ever lived. It stood about 6' 6 at the shoulder and was nearly 10 feet long.

A missing Canadian woman was found dead behind her home near Lillooet, B.C, presumably killed by bears.

The skinny Japanese competitive eater has established a world record of hot dog eating in a time limit of 10 minutes - the record, however, is unofficial.

While Japan's 'Levitating Girl' Natsumi Hayashi has become an Internet sensation, China has also come up with three levitating government officials.

While Japan's 'Levitating Girl' Natsumi Hayashi has become an Internet sensation, China has also come up with three levitating government officials.

Kim Jong-il is paranoid to the point he frequently goes into hiding and carries out executions to instill fear among the people.

The secret to the mysterious flying photos may be just as you imagine. Today's Levitation was first posted on Natsumi Hayashi's website on September 16, 2010. It was probably one of random photos that came to her as the inspiration for the future masterpieces.

The secret to the mysterious flying photos may be just as you imagine. Today's Levitation was first posted on Natsumi Hayashi's website on September 16, 2010. It was probably one of random photos that came to her as the inspiration for the future masterpieces.

Have you ever seen a gorilla dance? Maybe you did. However, did you ever see a gorilla break-dance? The answer is probably no. In this rare video, you can see Zola dance like a professional break-dancer, splashing, spinning and stomping. It seems she is enjoying herself very much.