http://www.umplife.com/odd-news-f17/-t1.htm Any odd news from around the world. Sun, 05 Sep 2010 02:02:43 GMT 10 http://i336.photobucket.com/albums/n342/umplife/UMPliferayabanner.jpg http://www.umplife.com/odd-news-f17/-t1.htm http://www.umplife.com/odd-news-f17/10-years-old-youngest-mechanic-from-guizhou-china-t2846.htm Admin He is so short he can barely reach the equipment in his uncle's garage. But that hasn't stopped 10-year-old Wang Junjie who has been forced to work as a mechanic after being kicked out of his school.The Chinese boy had to leave the centre in Guizhou Province because of his poor academic performance. He now spends his time in the repair shop servicing vehicles, changing tyres and doing odd jobs for his uncle for no pay. According to Wang he used to attend the local school but when he went ... Odd News Sun, 05 Sep 2010 02:02:43 GMT http://www.umplife.com/odd-news-f17/10-years-old-youngest-mechanic-from-guizhou-china-t2846.htm#75881 http://www.umplife.com/odd-news-f17/10-years-old-youngest-mechanic-from-guizhou-china-t2846.htm http://www.umplife.com/odd-news-f17/the-man-with-1million-hair-t2844.htm Admin An American football star has had a price put on his head after a shampoo company insured his hair for $1million (£650,000). Troy Polamalu, 29, is a hard-hitting defender for the Pittsburg Steelers club. On the football field he has attained the highest honours, twice winning the Super Bowl with the Steelers and being selected for the annual NFL all-star game five times in a row. Great news from Daily Mail Odd News Sat, 04 Sep 2010 06:15:55 GMT http://www.umplife.com/odd-news-f17/the-man-with-1million-hair-t2844.htm#75854 http://www.umplife.com/odd-news-f17/the-man-with-1million-hair-t2844.htm http://www.umplife.com/odd-news-f17/lucky-escape-for-couple-as-a-runway-lorry-crashes-into-their-house-t2845.htm Admin A couple and their baby narrowly escaped with their lives after a lorry ploughed through a warehouse adjoining their home in the middle of the night, missing their bedroom by feet. Andy and Ruth Alcroft and their 15-month-old daughter Taryn were sleeping at their house in Linstock, Cumbria, when an out-of-control long vehicle demolished the building next door at 3.26am this morning. Great news from Daily Mail online Odd News Sat, 04 Sep 2010 06:20:08 GMT http://www.umplife.com/odd-news-f17/lucky-escape-for-couple-as-a-runway-lorry-crashes-into-their-house-t2845.htm#75855 http://www.umplife.com/odd-news-f17/lucky-escape-for-couple-as-a-runway-lorry-crashes-into-their-house-t2845.htm http://www.umplife.com/odd-news-f17/spark-from-golfer-s-club-causes-12-acre-brush-blaze-t2843.htm Admin At first, all he was worried about was a two-stroke penalty. But the golfer who fluffed his shot next to this tinder-dry bush suddenly had a lot more trouble on his hands. As he tried to hack his way out of heavy rough, he accidentally struck his iron on a rock in his downswing. The ball went out of bounds, but the metal-on-stone impact sent a shower of sparks into the scrubland in California. In moments, flames were roaring across the exclusive Shady Canyon Golf Club in Irvine, threatening hundreds ... Odd News Sat, 04 Sep 2010 06:11:42 GMT http://www.umplife.com/odd-news-f17/spark-from-golfer-s-club-causes-12-acre-brush-blaze-t2843.htm#75853 http://www.umplife.com/odd-news-f17/spark-from-golfer-s-club-causes-12-acre-brush-blaze-t2843.htm http://www.umplife.com/odd-news-f17/republic-of-molossiajumlah-populasi-12-termasuk-4-ekor-anjing-t2635.htm Admin repley blif it o not 1. Popular Name: Molossia 2. Three Letter Identifier: MOL 3. Official Name: Republic of Molossia 4. Capitol City: Espera, Harmony Province 5. Original Name: Grand Republic of Vuldstein 6. Name in Spanish: República de Molossia 7. Nationality of Citizens: Molossian 8. Official Calendar: Gregorian 9. Official Language: English 10. National Day(s): May 26th, 1977 I; Founder's Day 11. Motto: Nothing Ventured, Nothing Gained 12. ... Odd News Tue, 27 Jul 2010 13:39:25 GMT http://www.umplife.com/odd-news-f17/republic-of-molossiajumlah-populasi-12-termasuk-4-ekor-anjing-t2635.htm#72939 http://www.umplife.com/odd-news-f17/republic-of-molossiajumlah-populasi-12-termasuk-4-ekor-anjing-t2635.htm http://www.umplife.com/odd-news-f17/ratu-tetek-merana-t2590.htm cicok Sheyla Hershey, 30, dari Brazil, menjalani pembedahan itu walaupun sudah memiliki payu dara saiz 38KKK. Sheyla yang tinggal di Houston, Texas menghadapi masalah sukar bernafas dan terlantar di katil selepas pembedahan berkenaan. Dia terpaksa menjalani pembedahan kecemasan semalam untuk mengatasi masalah itu. Doktor dijangka terpaksa membuang implannya dan kemungkinan membuang payu dara aslinya sekali. Sebelum pembedahan terbaru itu, Sheyla yang fasih dalam lima bahasa — Portugis, ... Odd News Thu, 15 Jul 2010 14:29:56 GMT http://www.umplife.com/odd-news-f17/ratu-tetek-merana-t2590.htm#71895 http://www.umplife.com/odd-news-f17/ratu-tetek-merana-t2590.htm http://www.umplife.com/odd-news-f17/indonesia-budak-2-tahun-merajuk-kalo-xdpt-hisap-rokok-t2458.htm Admin Meet the two-year-old boy who throws a tantrum when his parents refuse him a cigarette Last updated at 5:16 PM on 21st May 2010 This is the two-year-old Indonesian boy who throws a tantrum when his parents refuse him a cigarette. Ardi Rizal was given his first cigarette by his father when he was just 18-months-old. The smoking toddler was witnessed by a reporter who recently visited his home in the fishing village of Musi Banyuasin, in Indonesia's South Sumatra province. Read ... Odd News Sun, 23 May 2010 14:30:05 GMT http://www.umplife.com/odd-news-f17/indonesia-budak-2-tahun-merajuk-kalo-xdpt-hisap-rokok-t2458.htm#70089 http://www.umplife.com/odd-news-f17/indonesia-budak-2-tahun-merajuk-kalo-xdpt-hisap-rokok-t2458.htm http://www.umplife.com/odd-news-f17/ilmu-khas-utk-mayat-berjalan-balik-rumah-sendiri-t2422.htm Admin Di Kg Toradja (Indonesi) terdapat satu ilmu yg luar biasa dimana mereka boleh menjadikan mayat berjalan pulang ke rumah sendiri. kejadian berlaku disebuah daerah pendalaman Indonesia yg berbukit bukau. Jika ada kematian di kg Toradja maka mayat itu akan diberi kuasa hipnotisme supaya simati boleh pulang berjalan kaki dan hanya berhenti bila sampai dirumahnya. kuasa ini dibuat supaya tidak menyusahkan orang kg dari mengurus mayat tersebut. Odd News Tue, 18 May 2010 13:59:29 GMT http://www.umplife.com/odd-news-f17/ilmu-khas-utk-mayat-berjalan-balik-rumah-sendiri-t2422.htm#69863 http://www.umplife.com/odd-news-f17/ilmu-khas-utk-mayat-berjalan-balik-rumah-sendiri-t2422.htm http://www.umplife.com/odd-news-f17/xleh-dibesarkan-kalo-nak-sertai-polis-t2351.htm Admin Haram sertai polis jika besarkan kemaluan 25/4/2010 JAKARTA: Polis Indonesia melarang lelaki yang pernah membesarkan kemaluan menyertai pasukan keselamatan itu. “Setiap pemohon akan disoal mengenainya dan jika pernah, beliau tidak layak menyertai polis. “Selain itu, mereka yang menghidap penyakit kelamin turut dilarang menyertai polis,” kata Ketua Polis Papua, Bekto Suprapto. - Agensi from http://www.hmetro.com.my/myMetro/articles/Haramsertaipolisjikabesarkankemaluan/myMA/myArticle ... Odd News Mon, 26 Apr 2010 10:50:52 GMT http://www.umplife.com/odd-news-f17/xleh-dibesarkan-kalo-nak-sertai-polis-t2351.htm#68665 http://www.umplife.com/odd-news-f17/xleh-dibesarkan-kalo-nak-sertai-polis-t2351.htm http://www.umplife.com/odd-news-f17/discovery-baru-menemui-kewujudan-biawak-t2259.htm Admin A giant species of monitor lizard that lives in trees has been discovered in the forests of the Northern Philippines, scientists have revealed.The 6ft 6in-long brightly-coloured lizard is a secretive, fruit-eating species which was found in the forests of the heavily populated and largely deforested Luzon Island.The discovery of the monitor lizard was described as an 'unprecedented surprise' by scientists. Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1264010/New-species-giant-lizard-discovered-Philippine-forests.html Odd News Fri, 09 Apr 2010 14:31:37 GMT http://www.umplife.com/odd-news-f17/discovery-baru-menemui-kewujudan-biawak-t2259.htm#66671 http://www.umplife.com/odd-news-f17/discovery-baru-menemui-kewujudan-biawak-t2259.htm http://www.umplife.com/odd-news-f17/soyamemandulkan-t2214.htm haku BOSTON: Lelaki mengamalkan diet sayur-sayuran berasaskan soya dinasihatkan mengurangkan pengambilan makanan itu apabila penyelidik mendapati ia berisiko menjejaskan kesuburan golongan itu dengan mengurangkan bilangan sperma. Kajian mendedahkan, lelaki yang makan purata separuh makanan berasaskan soya menghasilkan bilangan sperma kurang berbanding mereka yang tidak memakannya. Di kalangan lelaki yang memiliki berat badan berlebihan atau obes, kesannya lebih nyata. Kurang bilangan sperma ... Odd News Thu, 01 Apr 2010 16:43:53 GMT http://www.umplife.com/odd-news-f17/soyamemandulkan-t2214.htm#66002 http://www.umplife.com/odd-news-f17/soyamemandulkan-t2214.htm http://www.umplife.com/odd-news-f17/seorang-petani-china-miliki-buah-dada-yg-besar-t2200.htm Admin BEIJING - Seorang petani China, Guo Feng, 53, terpaksa menerima rawatan di Hospital Dada Jinan di sini kerana dia memiliki buah dada terbesar di dunia sehingga sering mengganggu tugas hariannya, lapor sebuah akhbar semalam. Lelaki itu berkata, buah dadanya mula membesar 10 tahun lalu dan keadaan tersebut menyebabkan ramai penduduk tempatan sanggup berbaris panjang di ladang tenusu miliknya untuk melihat dan kemudian mentertawakan pula dirinya. Mereka akan memaksa Feng memakai baju tebal ... Odd News Tue, 30 Mar 2010 17:09:16 GMT http://www.umplife.com/odd-news-f17/seorang-petani-china-miliki-buah-dada-yg-besar-t2200.htm#65801 http://www.umplife.com/odd-news-f17/seorang-petani-china-miliki-buah-dada-yg-besar-t2200.htm http://www.umplife.com/odd-news-f17/chinese-grandmother-grows-mystery-horn-on-forehead-t2057.htm Admin By Mail Foreign Service Last updated at 6:03 PM on 08th March 2010 An elderly Chinese woman has stunned her family and fellow villagers by growing from her forehead a horn than resembles a goat’s.Grandmother Zhang Ruifang, 101, of Linlou village, Henan province, began developing the mysterious protrusion last year.Since then it has grown 2.4in in length and another now appears to emerging on the other side of the mother of seven’s forehead. Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1256398/The-goat-woman-Chinese-grandmother-grows-mystery-horn-forehead.html Odd News Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:40:58 GMT http://www.umplife.com/odd-news-f17/chinese-grandmother-grows-mystery-horn-on-forehead-t2057.htm#63244 http://www.umplife.com/odd-news-f17/chinese-grandmother-grows-mystery-horn-on-forehead-t2057.htm http://www.umplife.com/odd-news-f17/eggs-are-a-superfood-and-eating-one-a-day-could-help-you-lose-weight-t2055.htm Admin By Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 10:11 AM on 09th March 2010 Eggs should be considered a 'superfood' because they can boost health and tackle obesity, researchers will claim today. The nutritionists say eggs are one of the most nutrient-dense foods and are recommending one a day for the maximum benefit. The study, released today and to be published in June in the journal Nutrition and Food Science, analysed 71 research papers and reference documents that examined the nutritional ... Odd News Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:28:08 GMT http://www.umplife.com/odd-news-f17/eggs-are-a-superfood-and-eating-one-a-day-could-help-you-lose-weight-t2055.htm#63242 http://www.umplife.com/odd-news-f17/eggs-are-a-superfood-and-eating-one-a-day-could-help-you-lose-weight-t2055.htm http://www.umplife.com/odd-news-f17/heaven-photographed-by-hubble-telescope-t1694.htm Admin WASHINGTON, DC – Despite new repairs to the Hubble Telescope, NASA refuses to release old photos or take new ones of Heaven! In 1994, a researcher was smuggled one top-secret photo the Hubble Space Telescope had taken of what is presumed to be Heaven. Weekly World News was the first to print the image and report on Dr. Masson’s findings, but despite the media coverage, NASA refused to acknowledge the existence of the photo. Now that the Hubble has been repaired and NASA is officially releasing ... Odd News Wed, 30 Dec 2009 07:57:47 GMT http://www.umplife.com/odd-news-f17/heaven-photographed-by-hubble-telescope-t1694.htm#49941 http://www.umplife.com/odd-news-f17/heaven-photographed-by-hubble-telescope-t1694.htm http://www.umplife.com/odd-news-f17/wanita-cantik-menyihatkan-lelaki-t1667.htm MTA Wanita cantik menyihatkan lelaki Wahai lelaki, ada berita baik untuk memastikan kesihatan terus terpelihara. Mudah saja, selalulah bertemu atau berdampingan dengan wanita cantik! Ini dibuktikan menerusi kajian University of California seperti dipetik oleh Telegraph. Kajian mendapati kehadiran wanita cantik meningkatkan hormon testosteron dan kortisol lelaki. Hormon testosteron berfungsi sebagai pembangkit ghairah selain meningkatkan kesihatan dan memberi tenaga. Hormon ini berada ... Odd News Fri, 25 Dec 2009 01:14:25 GMT http://www.umplife.com/odd-news-f17/wanita-cantik-menyihatkan-lelaki-t1667.htm#48906 http://www.umplife.com/odd-news-f17/wanita-cantik-menyihatkan-lelaki-t1667.htm http://www.umplife.com/odd-news-f17/the-face-of-belmez-t1678.htm Admin It was August, 1971 when Maria Gomez noticed a stain on her kitchen floor. Several weeks later that stain, despite attempts to remove it, transformed into the image of a face. Nothing Maria did made the face disappear, including repeated scrubbings and cleanings.Terrified by the image, the floor was torn out and replaced with new concrete. Unfortunately all that served to do was intensify matters and the face quickly evolved into other faces. Then it evolved into images of entire bodies. ... Odd News Mon, 28 Dec 2009 06:18:44 GMT http://www.umplife.com/odd-news-f17/the-face-of-belmez-t1678.htm#49391 http://www.umplife.com/odd-news-f17/the-face-of-belmez-t1678.htm http://www.umplife.com/odd-news-f17/queen-victoria-s-underwear-part-of-nation-s-heritage-t1346.htm Admin Published: 1:47PM BST 08 Sep 2009 The linen bloomers and chemise were designed for the British Queen at the end of the 19th century. They have now been given "national designated status" by the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council, an award exclusively given to items of both national and international significance. full story herehttp://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/theroyalfamily/6156020/Queen-Victorias-underwear-part-of-nations-heritage.html Odd News Mon, 21 Sep 2009 06:12:35 GMT http://www.umplife.com/odd-news-f17/queen-victoria-s-underwear-part-of-nation-s-heritage-t1346.htm#34324 http://www.umplife.com/odd-news-f17/queen-victoria-s-underwear-part-of-nation-s-heritage-t1346.htm http://www.umplife.com/odd-news-f17/is-this-a-new-montauk-monster-t1343.htm Admin Is this a new 'Montauk Monster'? Terrified teens claim they beat mysterious beast to death in Panama By Mail Foreign Service Last updated at 2:02 AM on 18th September 2009 A mysterious photograph has become the subject of wild internet speculation after a group of teenagers claimed it was a terrifying creature that they beat to death while playing near a cave in Panama. The rubbery beast was said to have been spotted by a group of teenagers crawling out of a cave as they played in ... Odd News Sun, 20 Sep 2009 09:14:57 GMT http://www.umplife.com/odd-news-f17/is-this-a-new-montauk-monster-t1343.htm#34305 http://www.umplife.com/odd-news-f17/is-this-a-new-montauk-monster-t1343.htm http://www.umplife.com/odd-news-f17/how-tortoise-across-five-lanes-rush-hour-traffic-t1341.htm Admin By Vanessa Allen Last updated at 1:33 AM on 20th September 2009 Perhaps the grass looked greener on the other side of the M25, or maybe he just needed the exercise. For whatever reason, this tortoise decided to take a stroll through the rush-hour traffic. He was spotted plodding along the fast lane, miraculously avoiding the wheels as cars roared over him at 70mph and more. And by the time he was rescued unharmed, he had made it almost all the way across five lanes from the central ... Odd News Sun, 20 Sep 2009 06:43:04 GMT http://www.umplife.com/odd-news-f17/how-tortoise-across-five-lanes-rush-hour-traffic-t1341.htm#34303 http://www.umplife.com/odd-news-f17/how-tortoise-across-five-lanes-rush-hour-traffic-t1341.htm http://www.umplife.com/odd-news-f17/leopard-vs-rat-for-for-meat-t1340.htm Admin By Beth Hale Last updated at 10:41 AM on 10th June 2009 It's not so much snatching victory from the jaws of defeat as dinner from the jaws of danger.But even the imposing presence of an adult leopard at feeding time is not enough to get between plucky young Rattus Norvegicus (better known as the brown rat) and a free meal.This extraordinary series of images were captured by photography student Casey Gutteridge, as he trained his camera on the leopard for a course project. full ... Odd News Sun, 20 Sep 2009 06:33:45 GMT http://www.umplife.com/odd-news-f17/leopard-vs-rat-for-for-meat-t1340.htm#34302 http://www.umplife.com/odd-news-f17/leopard-vs-rat-for-for-meat-t1340.htm http://www.umplife.com/odd-news-f17/et-find-home-rspca-struggles-to-find-new-owner-for-britain-s-ugliest-mutt-t1159.htm Admin By Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 1:50 AM on 01st August 2009 With the head of a meerkat and the body of a spotted piglet, ET the dog would come last in any beauty contest. And sadly for him, he fares equally badly in the popularity stakes. For the last three months he has been ignored by visitors to the kennels which took over his care after his elderly owner was unable to cope with him. Yet staff say he has a delightful personality and would make someone a perfect ... Odd News Sat, 01 Aug 2009 12:29:31 GMT http://www.umplife.com/odd-news-f17/et-find-home-rspca-struggles-to-find-new-owner-for-britain-s-ugliest-mutt-t1159.htm#25490 http://www.umplife.com/odd-news-f17/et-find-home-rspca-struggles-to-find-new-owner-for-britain-s-ugliest-mutt-t1159.htm http://www.umplife.com/odd-news-f17/pen-pals-giraffe-and-goat-form-unlikely-friendship-when-kept-in-same-enclosure-t1158.htm Admin By Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 7:03 PM on 31st July 2009 They'll always have a very different outlook on life. But even though Gerald the giraffe is rather lofty and Eddie the goat is more down to earth, they are the perfect pairing. They have formed an unlikely bond after Eddie was placed with 15ft Gerald as a short-term solution to keep the giraffe company at Noah's Ark Zoo Farm in Bristol. Four-legged friends: Gerald the giraffe and Eddie the goat became inseperable ... Odd News Sat, 01 Aug 2009 12:26:34 GMT http://www.umplife.com/odd-news-f17/pen-pals-giraffe-and-goat-form-unlikely-friendship-when-kept-in-same-enclosure-t1158.htm#25489 http://www.umplife.com/odd-news-f17/pen-pals-giraffe-and-goat-form-unlikely-friendship-when-kept-in-same-enclosure-t1158.htm http://www.umplife.com/odd-news-f17/nurse-dashes-100-yards-as-human-fireball-to-claim-bizarre-new-world-record-t1074.htm Admin By Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 11:33 AM on 06th July 2009 A male nurse has broken a world record by setting himself on fire and running for nearly 100 yards engulfed in a ball of flames.Keith Malcolm was doused in petrol before staggering 259ft ablaze to beat the previous fire-run record of 227ft.The amateur stuntman wore eight layers of protective clothing, including four layers of fire-proof undergarments, a Formula One fire-proof jacket and three overalls. Crazy stunt: ... Odd News Mon, 06 Jul 2009 15:22:14 GMT http://www.umplife.com/odd-news-f17/nurse-dashes-100-yards-as-human-fireball-to-claim-bizarre-new-world-record-t1074.htm#22163 http://www.umplife.com/odd-news-f17/nurse-dashes-100-yards-as-human-fireball-to-claim-bizarre-new-world-record-t1074.htm http://www.umplife.com/odd-news-f17/the-mixed-race-couple-and-their-rainbow-children-t1073.htm Admin By Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 1:49 PM on 06th July 2009 A mixed-race couple have nicknamed their offspring the 'rainbow children' - because one is white, one is brown and the other is black. White mum Carla Nurse, 27, and her black husband Cornel, 31, were unsurprised when their first child Jermaine was born with a mixed-race complexion. But they were stunned when daughter Tanisha arrived with an Afro-Caribbean appearance - and their second son Jayden was born ... Odd News Mon, 06 Jul 2009 15:18:06 GMT http://www.umplife.com/odd-news-f17/the-mixed-race-couple-and-their-rainbow-children-t1073.htm#22162 http://www.umplife.com/odd-news-f17/the-mixed-race-couple-and-their-rainbow-children-t1073.htm http://www.umplife.com/odd-news-f17/protokol-yahudi-t950.htm aku la????? PROTOKOL-PROTOKOL ZIONIS YAHUDI Protokol Yahudi telah dibawa ke pengetahuan umum pada tahun 1901M, apaila seorang wanita perancis telah mencuri naskhah protokol ini daripada seorang pemimpin tertinggi Freemasonary. Wanita tersebut telah mencurinya diakhir muktamar rahsia (Jewish Masonic Conspiracy) yang diadakan di Perancis. Di dalam naskhah asalnya tidak digunakan kalimah “Yahudi” kecuali di dalam dua tempat sahaja. Ianya hanya menggunakan perkataan “Kita” dan “Orang bukan Yahudi”. ... Odd News Fri, 20 Mar 2009 04:28:49 GMT http://www.umplife.com/odd-news-f17/protokol-yahudi-t950.htm#18514 http://www.umplife.com/odd-news-f17/protokol-yahudi-t950.htm http://www.umplife.com/odd-news-f17/sex-and-prostitute-are-legal-or-illegal-t946.htm thai In terms of attitudes towards prostitution, New Zealand and Europe are almost as diametrically opposed as they are in geography. Kiwis have opted for wholesale liberalisation of the sex trade, while Europeans are increasingly restricting it. Does the New Zealand liberal approach provide a model or a warning? Henri Astier looks at its prostitution industry six years after decriminalisation, in the first of two articles. Read More Odd News Tue, 17 Mar 2009 05:13:21 GMT http://www.umplife.com/odd-news-f17/sex-and-prostitute-are-legal-or-illegal-t946.htm#18388 http://www.umplife.com/odd-news-f17/sex-and-prostitute-are-legal-or-illegal-t946.htm http://www.umplife.com/odd-news-f17/indian-man-has-world-s-longest-ear-hair-t805.htm Admin A man in northern India has been recognized by Guinness World Records as having the world's longest ear hair. The tufts coming out of the man's ears measured more than 5 inches when he set the record in 2003. The hair has now grown to nearly 10 inches. In fact, the hair is so long he has to shampoo and comb it. Video: Nbc11 Source: Nbc11 Odd News Sun, 15 Feb 2009 21:35:48 GMT http://www.umplife.com/odd-news-f17/indian-man-has-world-s-longest-ear-hair-t805.htm#13128 http://www.umplife.com/odd-news-f17/indian-man-has-world-s-longest-ear-hair-t805.htm http://www.umplife.com/odd-news-f17/secret-civil-war-message-found-in-president-lincoln-s-watch-148-years-after-it-was-inscribed-t924.htm Admin By Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 8:19 AM on 11th March 2009 A gold watch owned by Abraham Lincoln bears a message marking the start of the U.S. Civil War, which the president never knew anything about.The 'secret' inscription has been uncovered at the National Museum of American History. The engraving, by watchmaker Jonathan Dillon, is dated April 13, 1861, and reads in part: 'Fort Sumpter was attacked by the rebels' and 'thank God we have a government.' Enlarge ... Odd News Wed, 11 Mar 2009 22:17:07 GMT http://www.umplife.com/odd-news-f17/secret-civil-war-message-found-in-president-lincoln-s-watch-148-years-after-it-was-inscribed-t924.htm#18151 http://www.umplife.com/odd-news-f17/secret-civil-war-message-found-in-president-lincoln-s-watch-148-years-after-it-was-inscribed-t924.htm http://www.umplife.com/odd-news-f17/hubungan-rapat-kucing-ngan-ayam-t884.htm Admin Best of friends: Lonely chicken Gladys finds her soulmate ... Snowy the farmhouse cat By Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 9:49 PM on 14th September 2008 It's an unlikely partnering, but a lonely chicken has struck up an extraordinary friendship with a cat.In another life, Snowy the cat would surely be chasing chicken Gladys round the farm they both live on.But against all the odds, the pair have become firm friends - even lavishing affection on each other. The incredible friendship ... Odd News Fri, 27 Feb 2009 08:32:35 GMT http://www.umplife.com/odd-news-f17/hubungan-rapat-kucing-ngan-ayam-t884.htm#16671 http://www.umplife.com/odd-news-f17/hubungan-rapat-kucing-ngan-ayam-t884.htm http://www.umplife.com/odd-news-f17/meet-the-blue-eyed-alligator-who-stands-out-like-a-sore-thumb-t825.htm Admin By Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 1:59 PM on 16th February 2009 With his piercing blue eyes and pale skin this rare alligator stands out like a sore thumb. Weighing over 500 pounds, Bouya Blan is one of only 12 white alligators in the world.The 22-year-old, whose name means white fog, lives along with three other giant leucistic alligators at the world famous Gatorland theme park in Florida. 'People are awestruck when they see them, and just one look into those icy, blue ... Odd News Wed, 18 Feb 2009 09:09:00 GMT http://www.umplife.com/odd-news-f17/meet-the-blue-eyed-alligator-who-stands-out-like-a-sore-thumb-t825.htm#13527 http://www.umplife.com/odd-news-f17/meet-the-blue-eyed-alligator-who-stands-out-like-a-sore-thumb-t825.htm http://www.umplife.com/odd-news-f17/musician-plays-burning-piano-t804.htm Admin Famed Japanese jazz pianist Yosuke Yamashita has expressed his burning passion for music by setting his piano on fire. At a sunset performance on at beach in Ishikawa Prefecture, western Japan, the 66-year-old Yamashita, wearing a firefighter's uniform, recently played an improvised jazz piece before about 500 spectators seated in a wide semicircle around him. No sooner had he begun playing, the piano burst into performance for a full ten minutes before all the strings were ... Odd News Sun, 15 Feb 2009 21:34:24 GMT http://www.umplife.com/odd-news-f17/musician-plays-burning-piano-t804.htm#13127 http://www.umplife.com/odd-news-f17/musician-plays-burning-piano-t804.htm http://www.umplife.com/odd-news-f17/child-s-hole-in-one-beats-tiger-t803.htm Admin A youngster claims he has beaten Tiger Woods in the record books - by scoring a hole-in-one at just four years old. David Huggins, who took up the sport when he was two, holed a tee shot on a 105-yard hole at a course in Bramford, Suffolk. His father banker Jonathan, 33, of Ipswich, said he believed his son was one of the youngest players to achieve the feat. He beats Woods, who scored his first hole-in-one when he was six, by two years. The youngster's sporting prowess is ... Odd News Sun, 15 Feb 2009 21:30:34 GMT http://www.umplife.com/odd-news-f17/child-s-hole-in-one-beats-tiger-t803.htm#13126 http://www.umplife.com/odd-news-f17/child-s-hole-in-one-beats-tiger-t803.htm http://www.umplife.com/odd-news-f17/bear-dangles-under-high-bridge-t800.htm Admin About a dozen volunteers safely lowered a tranquilized black bear Sunday morning from picturesque Rainbow Bridge near Donner Summit to the floor of a granite-strewn ravine. "The bear was crossing the bridge as cars were coming from the east and west," said Baker. "(The cars) pinched the bear up and over the guard rail." The bear apparently jumped to avoid the cars, then found itself trapped in the concrete girders beneath the highest point of the ... Odd News Sun, 15 Feb 2009 21:23:10 GMT http://www.umplife.com/odd-news-f17/bear-dangles-under-high-bridge-t800.htm#13123 http://www.umplife.com/odd-news-f17/bear-dangles-under-high-bridge-t800.htm http://www.umplife.com/odd-news-f17/ps-painter-t799.htm Admin Penis Painter Visitors to the opening day of Sexpo in South Africa today were treated to live demonstrations by Australian artist Tim Patch, alias "Pricasso," of his penis paintings of famous global figures. Neither US President George W Bush, former British prime minister Tony Blair nor former Japanese prime minister Junichiro Koizumi were spared the rod as a naked but for a top hat Patch hammered out a series of surprisingly realistic depictions. Former Brisbane ... Odd News Sun, 15 Feb 2009 21:20:46 GMT http://www.umplife.com/odd-news-f17/ps-painter-t799.htm#13122 http://www.umplife.com/odd-news-f17/ps-painter-t799.htm http://www.umplife.com/odd-news-f17/ear-lifting-record-smashed-t798.htm Admin A Pakistani man has broken the world-record for "ear-lifting", carrying almost 62 kilograms from a cord attached to his right ear. Zafar Gill's feat earned him a place in the book of Guinness World Records, as part of a day of record-breaking attempts in the Austrian capital Vienna on Sunday. Gill had to use a special headgrip to protect both his ear and temple, as he lifted the weight for seven seconds about 10 centimetres off the ground. After warming up with ... Odd News Sun, 15 Feb 2009 21:16:17 GMT http://www.umplife.com/odd-news-f17/ear-lifting-record-smashed-t798.htm#13121 http://www.umplife.com/odd-news-f17/ear-lifting-record-smashed-t798.htm http://www.umplife.com/odd-news-f17/endurance-car-kissing-contest-t797.htm Admin A 27-year-old Chinese woman won the chance to buy a car for the equivalent of 6p (12 cents) by kissing it for more than 24 hours. A shopping mall in Beijing invited people to kiss six Chevrolet cars with the one lasting the longest being given the chance to buy the car for just one yuan. The cars, parked in the lobby of the Xizhimen Jiamao Shopping Centre, had plastic nipples attached to them. Participants had to kiss the nipples without touching the car. They were allowed a ... Odd News Sun, 15 Feb 2009 21:15:14 GMT http://www.umplife.com/odd-news-f17/endurance-car-kissing-contest-t797.htm#13120 http://www.umplife.com/odd-news-f17/endurance-car-kissing-contest-t797.htm http://www.umplife.com/odd-news-f17/long-island-doctor-richard-batista-to-estranged-wife-give-me-my-kidney-back-or-15m-t564.htm rowanlim Wah this is tough...Have a good read & answer the simple question below: Richard Batista can live with his broken heart. He just can't bear his cheating wife living with his healthy kidney. The Long Island doctor wants the one-time love of his life to pay $1.5 million for the organ he bestowed on her eight years ago in a gift meant to save her life and their foundering marriage. "There's no deeper pain you can ever express than to be betrayed by the person you devoted ... Odd News Thu, 08 Jan 2009 15:48:04 GMT http://www.umplife.com/odd-news-f17/long-island-doctor-richard-batista-to-estranged-wife-give-me-my-kidney-back-or-15m-t564.htm#8264 http://www.umplife.com/odd-news-f17/long-island-doctor-richard-batista-to-estranged-wife-give-me-my-kidney-back-or-15m-t564.htm http://www.umplife.com/odd-news-f17/ahemdon-t-cheat-on-your-wife-t532.htm rowanlim Protect your goods, lad; n'er cheat on a woman An Australian woman has appeared in court in Adelaide charged with murdering her husband by setting fire to his penis. Rajini Narayan, 44, is alleged to have doused her husband, Satish, with a flammable liquid while he was sleeping. When she set him alight, Mr Narayan jumped out of bed and knocked over the substance, causing the fire to spread. Mrs Narayan told the court she had not intended to kill her husband but to punish him for ... Odd News Tue, 06 Jan 2009 17:19:43 GMT http://www.umplife.com/odd-news-f17/ahemdon-t-cheat-on-your-wife-t532.htm#8017 http://www.umplife.com/odd-news-f17/ahemdon-t-cheat-on-your-wife-t532.htm http://www.umplife.com/odd-news-f17/kerap-cuci-tangan-kurangkan-prasangka-t359.htm Admin Penyelidik dakwa amalan itu beri impak kepada penilaian moral individu LONDON: Sekumpulan penyelidik Britain mendakwa amalan mencuci tangan serta mandi tidak hanya bagi tujuan penjagaan kesihatan, sebaliknya turut mencerminkan penilaian moral seseorang individu itu. Dalam satu kajian terbaru, penyelidik Universiti Plymouth itu mendakwa mereka yang kerap mencuci tangan sebagai kurang menaruh prasangka. Malah golongan ini mempunyai perasaan lebih lembut dan sederhana sebelum membuat ... Odd News Sun, 14 Dec 2008 13:59:12 GMT http://www.umplife.com/odd-news-f17/kerap-cuci-tangan-kurangkan-prasangka-t359.htm#5388 http://www.umplife.com/odd-news-f17/kerap-cuci-tangan-kurangkan-prasangka-t359.htm http://www.umplife.com/odd-news-f17/rock-eating-bacteria-mine-valuable-metals-t299.htm rowanlim Very interesting article: Bacteria can leach small amounts of valuable metals from otherwise useless ore, researchers have found. These mineral-crunching microorganisms are a type of bacteria that use minerals as their source of energy. When the life-forms break down the matter through metabolism, they squeeze out metal ores or concentrates combined with sulfur in a process called bioleaching. The method is emerging as an increasingly important way to extract valuable ... Odd News Tue, 11 Nov 2008 02:58:21 GMT http://www.umplife.com/odd-news-f17/rock-eating-bacteria-mine-valuable-metals-t299.htm#3791 http://www.umplife.com/odd-news-f17/rock-eating-bacteria-mine-valuable-metals-t299.htm http://www.umplife.com/odd-news-f17/men-nabbed-after-playing-chicken-with-police-car-t140.htm Admin Fri Oct 24, 7:40 pm ET BETHANY, Okla. – Three Oklahoma City men were arrested after playing "chicken" with a police car. Police said a 23-year-old man drove his car at the oncoming patrol car driven by Capt. J.D. Reid and didn't move until Reid swerved out of the way. Reid then chased the car until it crashed. The driver was found inside the car, another 22-year-old man was found lying outside the vehicle and a third man was found hiding behind a traffic sign. Two of the ... Odd News Tue, 28 Oct 2008 05:10:59 GMT http://www.umplife.com/odd-news-f17/men-nabbed-after-playing-chicken-with-police-car-t140.htm#1243 http://www.umplife.com/odd-news-f17/men-nabbed-after-playing-chicken-with-police-car-t140.htm http://www.umplife.com/odd-news-f17/ohio-woman-gives-birth-to-triplet-granddaughters-t139.htm Admin Fri Oct 24, 7:38 pm ET CLEVELAND – Not only has a 56-year-old Ohio woman given birth to triplets, but they're her own granddaughters. Jaci Dalenberg, of Wooster, carried the babies as a surrogate for her daughter, Kim Coseno. The two identical twins and their sister were born by Caesarean section Oct. 11 at the Cleveland Clinic's Hillcrest Hospital in Mayfield Heights and are still in the hospital's care. They were more than two months premature and each weighed less than three pounds. A ... Odd News Tue, 28 Oct 2008 05:09:55 GMT http://www.umplife.com/odd-news-f17/ohio-woman-gives-birth-to-triplet-granddaughters-t139.htm#1242 http://www.umplife.com/odd-news-f17/ohio-woman-gives-birth-to-triplet-granddaughters-t139.htm http://www.umplife.com/odd-news-f17/full-body-airport-scanner-nonsense-t134.htm Admin Fri Oct 24, 11:38 am ET BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany will not participate in EU proposals for airports to use full-body scanner security checks, which have raised privacy issues, its interior ministry said Friday. "I can tell you in all clarity that we will not take part in this nonsense," a spokeswoman for the interior ministry told a regular news conference. The executive European Commission proposed last month to add body scanners to a list of security measures that ... Odd News Tue, 28 Oct 2008 04:59:48 GMT http://www.umplife.com/odd-news-f17/full-body-airport-scanner-nonsense-t134.htm#1236 http://www.umplife.com/odd-news-f17/full-body-airport-scanner-nonsense-t134.htm http://www.umplife.com/odd-news-f17/spicy-pork-sausage-found-in-soiled-diapers-t137.htm Admin Mon Oct 27, 9:05 pm ET McALLEN, Texas – Customs inspectors scored the makings of a barbecue when a 21-year-old South Texas woman declared several soiled baby diapers at a U.S.-Mexico border crossing. Suspicious of the chunky diapers, inspectors with U.S. Customs and Border Protection at the international bridge in Hidalgo found several links of spicy pork sausage, or chorizo, inside. The diapers had been folded to look soiled, according to a customs agency statement. The Mission ... Odd News Tue, 28 Oct 2008 05:04:25 GMT http://www.umplife.com/odd-news-f17/spicy-pork-sausage-found-in-soiled-diapers-t137.htm#1240 http://www.umplife.com/odd-news-f17/spicy-pork-sausage-found-in-soiled-diapers-t137.htm http://www.umplife.com/odd-news-f17/a-new-way-to-make-sticky-tape-see-through-t135.htm Admin Fri Oct 24, 11:36 am ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Researchers have found a new "see-through" use for clear sticky tape -- it produces X-rays when it is peeled off the roll. The report in the journal Nature confirms a theory dating back to 1930 -- that the process of peeling the tape releases energy not only in the form of a flash of visible light, but also an X-ray. Many children hiding in closets have demonstrated that unwinding sticky tape produces sparks of light. The ... Odd News Tue, 28 Oct 2008 05:01:31 GMT http://www.umplife.com/odd-news-f17/a-new-way-to-make-sticky-tape-see-through-t135.htm#1238 http://www.umplife.com/odd-news-f17/a-new-way-to-make-sticky-tape-see-through-t135.htm http://www.umplife.com/odd-news-f17/man-pleads-guilty-in-fork-frozen-chicken-attacks-t138.htm Admin Mon Oct 27, 9:05 pm ET JACKSON, Mich. – A man accused of stabbing his mother with a fork and attacking a second woman with 10 pounds of frozen chicken has pleaded guilty to one count of felonious assault. Frederick McKaney, 40, entered the plea Friday in Jackson County Circuit Court. Prosecutors dropped additional assault, larceny and other charges. Prosecutors said McKaney stabbed his mother with a fork June 23 and later exchanged words with another woman as he rode a stolen bicycle. ... Odd News Tue, 28 Oct 2008 05:05:22 GMT http://www.umplife.com/odd-news-f17/man-pleads-guilty-in-fork-frozen-chicken-attacks-t138.htm#1241 http://www.umplife.com/odd-news-f17/man-pleads-guilty-in-fork-frozen-chicken-attacks-t138.htm http://www.umplife.com/odd-news-f17/who-let-the-crocs-out-t136.htm Admin Fri Oct 24, 11:35 am ET NICOSIA (Reuters) – Wildlife experts in Cyprus are trying to verify reports a crocodile smuggled to the island is on the loose in a nature reserve popular with visitors. In recent years reports of crocodile sightings have been common on the island, where they do not breed and the closest thing that remotely resembles it is the innocuous and much smaller chameleon. "The fisheries department has been conducting inquiries since mid September to verify ... Odd News Tue, 28 Oct 2008 05:03:35 GMT http://www.umplife.com/odd-news-f17/who-let-the-crocs-out-t136.htm#1239 http://www.umplife.com/odd-news-f17/who-let-the-crocs-out-t136.htm http://www.umplife.com/odd-news-f17/hero-dog-risks-life-to-save-kittens-from-fire-t133.htm Admin Sun Oct 26, 11:06 am ET SYDNEY (Reuters) – A dog was hailed as a hero on Sunday after it risked its life to save a litter of newborn kittens from a house fire, rescuers said. In a case which gives the lie to the saying about 'fighting like cats and dogs', the terrier cross named Leo had to be revived with oxygen and heart massage after his ordeal. Fire broke out overnight at the house in Australia's southern city of Melbourne, where he was guarding the kittens. Fire fighters ... Odd News Tue, 28 Oct 2008 04:57:57 GMT http://www.umplife.com/odd-news-f17/hero-dog-risks-life-to-save-kittens-from-fire-t133.htm#1235 http://www.umplife.com/odd-news-f17/hero-dog-risks-life-to-save-kittens-from-fire-t133.htm http://www.umplife.com/odd-news-f17/restaurant-closed-after-dead-deer-found-in-kitchen-t132.htm Admin Mon Oct 27, 9:04 pm ET HAMBURG, N.Y. – Health officials shut down a suburban Buffalo restaurant after an inspector found employees butchering a dead deer inside the business. Erie County Health Department officials said they got a tip Friday about a dead deer in the China King restaurant in the town of Hamburg, just south of Buffalo. An inspector soon arrived and saw the deer being butchered in the kitchen. State health laws prohibit butchering an animal inside a restaurant. Officials ... Odd News Tue, 28 Oct 2008 04:55:38 GMT http://www.umplife.com/odd-news-f17/restaurant-closed-after-dead-deer-found-in-kitchen-t132.htm#1234 http://www.umplife.com/odd-news-f17/restaurant-closed-after-dead-deer-found-in-kitchen-t132.htm