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An investigation by the Dutch national museum revealed that a piece of “moon rock” given by the U.S. ambassador to a former Dutch prime minister in 1969, was nothing more than petrified wood....

Japanese police investigating the Yamaguchi-gumi, found a 12-question exam paper that members are expected to take. The test outlines the responsibilities of members and details “activities” that are permitted or banned....

While most animals do not appreciate music, a recent study published in the latest Royal Society Biology Letters showed that monkeys, more particularly cotton-top tamarins, do; and their musical preference is likely to surprise a few people....

The Taiwanese hotel hosting the Dalai Lama is serving a Dalai Lama Latte in honor of their esteemed guest....

A 58-year-old man in Cairns, Australia became a victim of what authorities are describing as “a sick joke” when he sat down on a public toilet in a busy shopping mall....

Two 23-year-old British backpackers who falsely claimed they were robbed in order to make an insurance claim have been ordered to perform 16 months of community service in the slums of Rio de Janeiro....

Richard Taliby, 22, was chased and then severely beaten by three drunk women who wrongly believed that he had wolf-whistled at them....

When former soldier Roland Mery was told he had to wait two years for gender reassignment surgery, he decided that his 61 years of being a man was enough. The married father of four told his wife that he had a headache and walked to the bathroom of their...

It is an unlikely combination, a 52-year-old man and a 5-meter, 445kg crocodile, but in the 20 years that it has lasted Pocho has resisted what should come naturally to him and the two have remained close friends....