Grandmother passes driving test at 960th attempt

telegraph.co.uk

By Malcolm Moore

Assistant Editor Tuula

A South Korean grandmother has become a national celebrity by passing her driving test at the 960th attempt.

Cha Sa-soon, 69, whose surname coincidentally means "vehicle" in Korean, is now appearing in a prime-time advertisement for Hyundai, Korea’s largest carmaker.

For three years beginning in April 2005, she took her driving ....

Man blows himself up trying to kill a spider

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By Laura Roberts

Assistant Editor Tuula

A 28 year-old man blew himself up after trying to kill a spider hiding behind his bathroom toilet.

He’d attempted to kill the spider by spraying it with an aerosol can but when he went to turn on the bathroom light to determine if he’d succeeded the bulb blew, prompting him to use a cigarette lighter which ignited the fumes and caused an explosion. ....

Cows given waterbeds to improve milk

telegraph.co.uk

By Unknown Writer

Assistant Editor Tuula

The cattle can spend up to 18 hours a day on their specially-designed rubber beds and listen to classical music in the milking shed Photo: PHOTOLIBRARY

Cows at Brue Valley Farms, in Glastonbury, Somerset, are also treated to classical music in the milking shed.

The cattle can spend up to 18 hours a day lounging on their specially-designed rubber beds, ....

Company presses your ashes into vinyl

wired.co.uk

By Olivia Solon

Assistant Editor Tuula

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A company in the UK is offering a service that will press your ashes in to a vinyl recording of your own voice.With a slogan "live on from beyond the groove" the company also offer the chance to have the vinyl play that person’s last will and testament or even their favourite pieces of music.

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German restaurant to have human flesh on its menu?

deccanchronicle.com

By Unknown Writer

Assistant Editor Tuula

(Picture of the dish not included lol!)

A German restaurant has stunned potential customers by advertising for body parts and suggesting that human flesh will feature on its menu.

"Donors wanted! Become a member today!" reads an announcement on the website of Filme, a new eatery supposedly set to open in Berlin, reports ....