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Cash-strapped Brits choose sex over shopping

December 2, 2008 00:24:00

As Britons tighten their belts to cope with the credit crunch, a new poll showed their favourite leisure activity is whipping off their pants for a quick roll in the hay.[MORE]

Tags: human-interest, offbeat, united-kingdom, england

Sydney PhD student turns thesis into dance

Feature

December 1, 2008 21:36:00

A Sydney PhD student has won an award for setting her PhD to a dance routine.[MORE]

Tags: dance, university-and-further-education, offbeat, australia, nsw, sydney-2000

Colossal squid stops traffic in Wellington

December 1, 2008 17:43:00

A giant squid has brought traffic to a standstill in the New Zealand capital of Wellington.[MORE]

Tags: libraries-museums-and-galleries, animals, offbeat, new-zealand

Italian truffle fetches $305k at auction

November 30, 2008 09:11:00

Defying the economic downturn, an Italian white truffle weighing just over one kilogram has sold at an international auction for $US200,000 ($305,000).[MORE]

Tags: offbeat, food-and-cooking, italy

French need biggest condoms: study

November 29, 2008 01:28:00

The French say they need the largest condoms in Europe while Greeks get by on smaller ones, according to a Europe-wide study by a German consultancy that provides advice on condoms.[MORE]

Tags: human-interest, offbeat, germany

World's oldest person dies at 115

November 29, 2008 01:01:00

An American woman who held the record for being the world's oldest person for over a year has died at the ripe old age of 115 years, 220 days. [MORE]

Tags: human-interest, offbeat, united-states

Coast Guard resuscitates drowning koala

November 28, 2008 18:05:00

Victoria's Port of Portland Coast Guard had a rescue of a different nature last night, with volunteers giving CPR to a drowning koala.[MORE]

Tags: human-interest, animals, offbeat, australia, vic, portland-3305

Man busted smuggling menagerie into Poland

November 27, 2008 21:05:00

Polish border guards said they had foiled an attempt to smuggle kangaroos, miniature ponies and 11 pheasants in a passenger bus across Poland's border with Ukraine.[MORE]

Tags: human-interest, animals, offbeat, poland, ukraine

Teens charged over $55k sex shop theft

November 27, 2008 20:01:00

Two Alice Springs teenagers have been charged for stealing $55,000 worth of property from an adult store.[MORE]

Tags: human-interest, offbeat, law-crime-and-justice, crime, burglary, alice-springs-0870

Premier pledges to donate 'archive of leaks'

November 27, 2008 18:00:00

Premier Mike Rann pledges to donate an archive of 'leaks' he received when SA opposition leader.[MORE]

Tags: state-parliament, states-and-territories, offbeat, sa, adelaide-5000

Bequeathed skull stars in Tennant's Hamlet

November 27, 2008 10:00:00

Dr Who realises pianist's dying wish by using his skull as a prop in Shakespeare's Hamlet.[MORE]

Tags: arts-and-entertainment, theatre, offbeat, united-kingdom, england

Barry Manilow music used as punishment

November 27, 2008 09:00:00

A US judge has hailed as a success a new form of punishment for people who go to court for being too noisy - an hour of listening to Barry Manilow or the theme tune from the children's TV show Barney And Friends.[MORE]

Tags: arts-and-entertainment, music, offbeat, law-crime-and-justice, courts-and-trials, united-states

Court unzips fake penis drugs scam

November 26, 2008 12:24:00

Two men who sold prosthetic penises enabling drug cheats to give fake urine samples have pleaded guilty to conspiracy in the United States, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported.[MORE]

Tags: human-interest, offbeat, law-crime-and-justice, crime, drug-offences, united-states

Panda attacks man who wanted a cuddle

November 26, 2008 02:00:00

A panda at a zoo in southern China has attacked a student who snuck into its pen hoping for a cuddle with the endangered bear, state media have said. [MORE]

Tags: human-interest, animals, offbeat, china

Billboards used to catch repairman thief

November 25, 2008 14:06:00

A New Zealand businessman has gone to great lengths to track down a person who stole electrical equipment from him.[MORE]

Tags: human-interest, offbeat, law-crime-and-justice, crime, new-zealand

Cattle rounded up after freeway accident

November 24, 2008 12:47:00

Police have rounded up the cattle which were running loose on Melbourne's Tullamarine freeway, after the truck they were in tipped over.[MORE]

Tags: animals, offbeat, mammals, tullamarine-3043

Performance artist ends gruelling display

November 23, 2008 11:00:00

A controversial artist has emerged from a gruelling performance in the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery.[MORE]

Tags: performance-art, people, offbeat, hobart-7000

A wee problem for ISS crew

November 22, 2008 21:17:00

NASA says it is having problems with a new system on the International Space Station that is designed to convert urine into drinking water.[MORE]

Tags: human-interest, offbeat, science-and-technology, astronomy, space-exploration, spacecraft, united-states

Big crowd at Christmas Pageant

November 22, 2008 11:20:00

Thousands of people have lined the streets of Hobart's city centre for the annual Christmas pageant.[MORE]

Tags: people, offbeat, hobart-7000

'Tribute to women' breast implant raffle axed

November 21, 2008 13:19:00

A Spanish nightclub has scrapped plans to stage a raffle for breast enlargement surgery after an uproar over the event.[MORE]

Tags: offbeat, spain

Dog crashes car through cafe

November 21, 2008 09:01:00

A dog has crashed a car through a cafe window in the United States.[MORE]

Tags: disasters-and-accidents, human-interest, animals, offbeat, united-states

Mt Isa Mayor picks up 'sexist' Ernie

November 21, 2008 01:00:00

The Mayor of Mount Isa has won the Golden Ernie Award for the most sexist public comment of the year.[MORE]

Tags: government-and-politics, local-government, human-interest, awards-and-prizes, offbeat, australia, nsw, sydney-2000, qld, mount-isa-4825, wa

Austria up in arms over school kissing ban

November 20, 2008 22:31:00

The decision by a headmaster in Austria to ban kissing from his school has made front page news as outraged pupils and politicians slammed the move as medieval and excessive. [MORE]

Tags: education, schools, human-interest, offbeat, austria

Beckham's childhood home attracts million-pound bids

November 20, 2008 11:40:00

Buyers have put in offers of one million pounds ($2.3 million) for the house where footballer David Beckham lived as a baby, the businessman handling the sale said on Wednesday (local time).[MORE]

Tags: arts-and-entertainment, popular-culture, offbeat, football, united-kingdom, england

Tom Jones busks for charity

November 20, 2008 10:00:00

Tom Jones pulls large crowd and big bucks while busking on the streets of London.[MORE]

Tags: arts-and-entertainment, music, offbeat, united-kingdom, england