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A seven-year old boy in the Kandal province of Cambodia has
a rather unusual best friend. Koun Samang has been spending
time with his pet reptile since he was born. They are the same
age and have hardly been separated in their whole lives.

62-year-old Kailash Jagodiya says he can eat 51 of the chillies
in one minute. He also smears his body with chilli powder, and
says he can endure this for an entire day.

19-year-old Kristina Dimitrova from Bulgaria and Andrei Andrei
aged 24 from Romania won the women’s and men’s categories
in the world’s best bum contest, organized by the underwear
maker Sloggi. 43 candidates from 28 countries battled it out at
the final in Munich to convince the jury of the quality of their
behind.

A deer led authorities and animal control rescuers on a chase
through downtown Cincinnati over the weekend. Eventually it
was caught and returned to the wild.

Halloween enthusiasts say scary costumes aren’t the only
things that can creep people out. They say it’s often about the
things you can’t see. A new Associated PRess poll finds one-
third of Americans believe in ghosts.

It’s all aboard the single express for lonely hearts from
Nuremberg in southern Germany. Rail operator Deutsche
Bahn is now helping singles to find that special someone, as
they look for romance on the railway. The singles are divided
into the two groups, the under and the over thirties, and have a
series of “speed dates” with the other participants, all while
travelling to from Nuremberg to Munich on an intercity train.

Three newborn pups born in a Phoenix, Arizona drainage pipe
had to be rescued. Their mother left them inside at least 15 feet
from the entrance.

18-year-old Kaho Watanabe, who plans to lift Japan’s image
form the bottom up, heads to Germany later this month for the
global finals in Munich.

You have to see this. Two West Virginia bad guys
who are close contenders for the Dumbest Crooks In The Word
Award.Try to imagine a hold-up that’s delayed because the
clerk is on a smoke break.

A month after being shot, a Washington teen coughed up the
bullet that had been lodged near his spine.

The school doesnt have a strict policy against hugging, but
administrators say it’s often distracting and makes students
late for their classes.

It is the wor;d’s first known case of a woman giving birth to twin
grandchildren. The twins are healthy and already left hospital.

Peasants in Oaxaca raise worms that are considered a delicacy
among Mexicans. Worms are also included in bottles of Mezcal
- a local liquor very similar to Tequila.

A source close to Tomm Cruise says the star is
spending more than $10 million to construct a bunker under
his house in Telluride, Colo., in preparation for an
extra-terrestrial attack.

Kevin Richardson is drawing comparisons to the late
Steve Irwin for his up-close-and-personal work with big cats