Funny headlines from around the world

Posted on April 20, 2014 by Chris

Some of the more random headlines from the BBC News website over the last week or so:

Vatican Library to digitise archives: The Vatican Library begins digitising its priceless collection of manuscripts dating from the origins of the Church with support from Japan’s NTT Data.
Anti-porn minister’s Twitter ‘accident’: Indonesia’s anti-pornography communications minister follows a Twitter porn account “by accident”.
US girl breaks cookie-sales record: A 12-year-old US Girl Scout breaks the organisation’s national record by selling 18,107 boxes of cookies over a period of seven weeks.
Leader’s haircut for N Korea students: Male university students in North Korea must get the same haircut as their leader Kim Jong-un, reports say.
‘Male’ kangaroo has baby in Siberia: A kangaroo in a Siberian zoo who was thought to be male surprises everyone by delivering a baby.
Owner ‘forgot’ luxury boat for years: How one man ‘forgot about’ his luxury boat
Nepal’s PM shuns perks of the job: Sushil Koirala is widely admired for a simple lifestyle unlike some of his colleagues, reports BBC Nepali’s
White House anger over Obama selfie: The White House criticises Samsung for promoting a “selfie” photo taken by Boston Red Sox player David Ortiz with President Barack Obama.
Darth Vader ‘out’ of Ukraine election: Ukrainian officials reject a bid from a man calling himself Darth Vader to run in the presidential election.
Baby accused of ‘planning murder’: A nine-month-old baby appears in court on charges of planning a murder in the Pakistani city of Lahore.
Couple trace diamond ring lost in sea: Couple trace an engagement ring lost years ago at sea
Family sees oldest message in bottle: Oldest message in a bottle reaches sender’s granddaughter
MEPs in rap battle for youth vote: Members of the European Parliament hold a rap battle to engage youth voters in forthcoming elections.
One quarter of NZ citizens born abroad: More than one million New Zealand citizens are born abroad, accounting for a quarter of the population.
Man ‘earns living’ from tattoo ads: A Brazilian man who earns money selling space on his body for tattoo ads seeks a customer for his forehead.
Gold found in Indian man’s stomach: A stack of 12 bars of gold were recovered from the stomach of a businessman in the Indian capital, Delhi, a surgeon treating him tells the BBC.

Jesus changed his status

Posted on April 20, 2014 by Chris

He’s changed his status to ‘risen’

Babies Tasting Lemons in Slow Motion

Posted on April 8, 2014 by Chris

Parents love witnessing and documenting their children’s firsts.

Proud moms and dads wait anxiously, clenching their iPhone, finger on the camera trigger, ready to capture a child’s first step or first word. But this YouTube clip captures a first moment that most parents don’t usually catch — a child’s first taste of lemon:

King’s College Choir Announces Major Change

Posted on April 1, 2014 by Chris

Fantastic, probably my favourite from this year’s April Fools jokes:

Toddler Conducts Church Choir

Posted on March 27, 2014 by Chris

A little girl named Lara practices to become the musical director of this church choir in Kyrgyzstan someday. From her careful movements and her passion for the music, it probably won’t be as long as you might think!

International Problem Solving infographic

Posted on March 23, 2014 by Chris

I love this guide to International Problem solving that has been going viral recently:

Funny headlines from around the world

Posted on March 18, 2014 by Chris

Some of the more random headlines from the BBC News website over the last week or so:

Snake eats crocodile after battle: A snake wins a lengthy battle with a crocodile in northern Queensland, wrestling it, constricting it and then finally eating it.
Robots attempt Tokyo university exam: Japanese scientists try to create a robot smart enough to pass the University of Tokyo’s entrance exam.
World’s most expensive city revealed: Singapore is the world’s most expensive city to live in, a report by the Economist Intelligence Unit suggests.
30,000-year-old virus is revived: An ancient virus has been brought back to life after lying dormant for 30,000 years in the Siberian permafrost, scientists say.
China’s Great Wall gets graffiti zone: One of the most popular parts of the Great Wall of China is getting a graffiti wall to prevent tourist damage.
NY Times corrects ’12 Years’ report: The New York Times publishes a correction to an article published 161 years ago on the case portrayed in the Oscar-winning film 12 Years a Slave.
When Bananaman met Stephen Hawking: Nine men dressed as Bananaman grab a unique memento of a stag do – a photo with one of the brightest men on the planet, Prof Stephen Hawking.
New bird family discovered in Asia: A unique family of birds containing just one species has been discovered by researchers.
Police password lost for eight years: Complaints pile up for eight years because Indian police officers did not know a computer password.
Italy World Cup kit ‘massages’ players: Italy’s new World Cup kit comes with special strips that can reportedly massage players during a match.
Man gets lost in his own back garden: An Australian man calls police for help after finding himself lost on his own property for two hours.
Spain ‘gives away’ deserted villages: Deserted Spanish villages, some of them centuries old, can now be acquired free or bought very cheaply.
Kenya to destroy thousands of cars: The Kenyan government says it will destroy thousands of foreign cars that don’t meet strict import rules.
Sri Lankan hangman resigns in shock: A newly recruited hangman in Sri Lanka resigns in shock after being shown the gallows for the first time.
Berlin gets its own internet domain: Berlin becomes the first city with its own internet domain, using .berlin at the end of website addresses.
Austrian conned by fake Prince Harry: A man posing on Facebook as Britain’s Prince Harry cons an Austrian floor-fitter out of thousands of euros for fake renovation work at Buckingham Palace.
Fake cycle crash ‘promotes’ road safety: Police leave the fake body of a dead cyclist on a Belarus roadside to raise awareness about safety.

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