Aren't These Odd?
Englishwoman Louise Arnold is having therapy to overcome a fear of peas. The
Cheltenham woman flees restaurants if she spots peas in meals and gets anxious
in supermarkets. She gets little sympathy, however, from friends, who bought
her a T-shirt saying: ‘Give peas a chance.’
Daniel Taylor, 16, of Cheltenham, is Britain's youngest undertaker. Deciding at
13 to be an undertaker after seeing a TV documentary, he has passed a National
Association of Funeral Directors' foundation course and is well on his way to
getting a diploma.
Always look on the bright side of life … Mile Tutic, from Tutici in
Montenegro, whose house was flooded after a storm, amazed neighbours by
catching eight trout in his cellar after a nearby river burst its banks.
The first town ever auctioned on eBay is back on the market. Nearly two years
after buying the tiny town of Bridgeville, California, for $US700,000,
financial adviser Bruce Krall said bidding for the 33 hectares would open on
April 4 at $US1.75million.
It shouldn't take long, but former Malaysian snake farm worker Shahimi Abdul
Hamid, who kissed a poisonous, 4.6-metre-long, 10-kilogram king cobra 51 times
in three minutes, is waiting to see if he has set a world record.
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