Weird & Interesting
Thai couples tie the knot in sky-high ceremonies on Valentine's Day
Brave brides and daredevil grooms have taken wedding nerves to a whole new level by getting married suspended high in the air off a cliff in a Valentine's Day "flying" ceremony.
Close shave for Arab diplomat groom in a hairy bride-to-be snafu: Removes veil to find she has beardTracy Connor New York Daily News 02/12/2010 | Two-inch LEGO gun gets 4th-grader in trouble MSNBC 02/06/2010 |
 An Arab ambassador escaped married life by a whisker. The diplomat had his marriage instantly annulled after he tried to kiss his veiled bride and discovered she had a beard and was cross-eyed. |  A tiny toy led to big trouble for one fourth-grade New York City boy. |
Cat predicts 50 deaths in Rhode Island nursing homeTom Leonard Telegraph 02/04/2010 | World's 'second pregnant man' expecting baby boy next month with transgender partner Telegraph 01/28/2010 |
 A cat with an uncanny ability to detect when nursing home patients are about to die has proven itself in around 50 cases by curling up with them in their final hours, according to a new book. |  The world's second known "pregnant man" is expecting his first baby with his transgender husband next month. |
Now that's a slam trunk! Meet Toktak, the elephant who plays basketball Daily Mail 01/24/2010 | Haiti earthquake: Miracle of three-week-old baby Eisabeth Joassaint pulled from rubble alive after a weekLiz Hazelton Daily Mail 01/22/2010 |
 For many basketball players, achieving a slam dunk involves a mighty leap but this giant of the court has no such trouble. |  Swaddled in blankets and peacefully asleep, she is the greatest miracle to emerge from the Haiti earthquake. |
Baby The Cat Saves Illinois Family From House Fire, Now Missing Post Chronicle 01/19/2010 | Very little and extremely large: Moment the world's smallest man came face-to-knee with the world's tallest man...Adrienne Agg Daily Mail 01/15/2010 |
 A young couple in Wonder Lake, IL, expecting twins in just two short months, are grateful to be alive after their cat "Baby" saved them and the family dog when a fire started in their home. |  It could hardly be called a face-to-face encounter, and conversation must have been a little difficult. But as they met for the first time, Sultan Kosen, the world's tallest man at 8ft 1in, and He PingPing, the world's smallest at 2ft 5.4in, clearly had a mutual respect. |
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