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27th, August 2012 Sports

Atheletics official Dieter Strack killed by javelin

74-year-old Dieter Strack was working at an athletics meet in Dusseldorf... More »

27th, August 2012 The Consumer 3

New York's The Place restaurant dishes up a terrible advert (video)

I'll have the cringeburger and waffles, please... More »

27th, August 2012 Reviews

Todd Bentley will kick out your sickness with the boot of Jesus (video)

Todd Benltey has been refused entry to the UK, the Home Office has confirmed... More »

27th, August 2012 Reviews

Essex police hunting loose lion, presumed stuffed

Big cat hunting with the Essex Police. They’re investigate 'lion' sighting near St Osyth... More »

27th, August 2012 Technology

Bournemouth police seek Sainsbury's iPad flasher

To Bournemouth's Castle Point shopping centre, where at the Sainsbury's store the kids playing with a demonstration iPad happen upon a photo of a man's penis.. More »

27th, August 2012 The Consumer 1

Toyota's new car advert features Topless bikini model (video)

Spot the Yaris... More »

27th, August 2012 In Pictures

15 terrible puns

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26th, August 2012 Celebrities

NBC says Neil Young got higher than Neil Armstrong

When the first man to tread on the moon died, NBC paid tribute to Neil Young... More »

26th, August 2012 Celebrities 2

Elvis Presley's stained pelvis pants got on sale (photos)

Elvis loved these pants because he never wanted lines visible through his jumps suits... More »

26th, August 2012 Reviews

Notting Hill Carnival 2012 in photos

The grinding coppers; the smiling faces; the music; and the feathers… More »

26th, August 2012 Reviews

A test of auditory awareness

What did you hear? More »

26th, August 2012 Reviews

Islamists destroy Tripoli shrine - leave bosomy minarets intact

How goes the Arab Spring in Libya... More »

26th, August 2012 Technology 2

Nasa admits faking Neil Armstrong moon photo

Photos of Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon, are rare. He had the camera, you see... More »

26th, August 2012 In Pictures

Cressida Bonas in photos

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26th, August 2012 In Pictures

Apollo 11 - man's mission to the moon in photos

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26th, August 2012 Flashback

June 21 1969: Buzz Aldrin takes Communion on the moon (the letter)

Aldrin writes in his book, Magnificent Desolation how in the hours between the moon landing and Armstrong stepping outside, he took Communion... More »

26th, August 2012 Reviews

Fixed Jesus fresco - the best parodies in photos

Cecilia Gimenez tried to recreate the face of Jesus. They say she failed. We say she inspired... More »

25th, August 2012 Reviews

Daily Telegraph says Neil Armstrong was 'first woman in space'

Space changed Nell Armstrong... More »

25th, August 2012 Celebrities

'Nerdy engineer' Neil Armstrong: a life in 60 photos

Neil Armstrong has died. The Korea war fighter pilot and self-titled “nerdy engineer” was for a time the most famous man in the world... More »

25th, August 2012 The Consumer

The world's best billboards: the Martor Solingen razor blade pigeon halfer

In Germany, Martor Solingen's razor blades are so sharp, pigeons do not stand a chance... More »

25th, August 2012 Sports

Cycling in London: only the very best survive

After all the cycling success at London 2012, what is life like for London's two-wheelers for a budding Bradley Wiggins, Laura Trott or Chris Hoy?... More »

25th, August 2012 Reviews

Jesus Fixed: Portraits of Jesus by Spain's most famous artist

When Cecilia Gimenez repaired the portrait of Jesus by Elías García Martínez, we saw the true face of Jesus... More »

25th, August 2012 Technology

Ron Swanson reaches his Internet moment (video)

Have you reached this point yet..? More »

25th, August 2012 Key Posts 1

Should there be a dangerous cat act? Mary Bale was right

"I am terrified of this cat. It clawed my face and I had to go to the hospital and get antibiotics. I have spoken to the police..." More »

25th, August 2012 The Consumer

The Sleeping Beauty artwork seeks real life princes and princesses

Men are invited to kiss the sleeping princess once on the lips. If the woman opens her eyes, man and woman are contractually obliged to marry... More »