NEW ZEALAND – A teenage girl was attacked by a shark but lived to tell her story!
Maleeka Spriggs
ZARA HARTSHORN
LONDON – Excuse me miss, but may I see some I.D.? Zara Hartshorn, who is 13 years of age, actually gives the impression of being 50!
WISHING ON A STAR REALLY WORKS
MELBOURNE – Your dreams are 46.5 percent more likely to come true if you gaze into the heavens – and wish for them on a star!
AVATAR HALLELUJAH MOUNTAIN
ZHANGJIAJIE – Chinese officials have renamed a mountain after the fictional range in the movie Avatar!
CONTAMINATED HOLY WATER
MOSCOW – More than 100 Russian Orthodox followers have been hospitalized after drinking contaminated holy water!
DEADLY SPIDERS INVADE SYDNEY
SYDNEY – Funnel-webs, one of the world’s most poisonous spiders, are invading suburban Sydney!
CASPER THE CAT
LONDON – Casper, the well known commuter cat of Plymouth, England, has been killed in a hit-and-run!
CONAN VS. LENO CARTOON
HONG KONG – The Chinese news show famous for its strange reenactments is back with the Leno/Conan fight!
HUMAN-FACED LAMB
ISTANBUL – A sheep has given birth to a stillborn lamb with human features. Beware: not for the squeamish!