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The most bizarre dating profiles you'll ever see

Forget the standard selfie pout, snowboarding pic or which-one-are-they group shot. There's a bunch of singles out their who have

Tabby Road: An album for cats?

If you've got a musical moggy, this pet project could be right up your street - a CD of songs specifically for cats. The album, Music

Mark Tromp found after being spotted

Father-of-three Mark Tromp, who went missing in bizarre circumstances five days ago, has been found near a Victorian airport.

Is meditation as good as a holiday?

Could meditating in your lounge be just as good for you as that break in Fiji? Scientists have the answers.

Is this the grossest birthday cake ever?

After her farmyard-mad son insisted on a birthday cake depicting a cow giving birth, this mum decided she had no choice but to come to the party.

Lost in the mountains? This cat can help

This feline resident of a Swiss hostel has an important job to do.

Strange but true: 'Octobot' unveiled

Scientists have created an entirely soft robot, an edible battery, and a potential way to "jump-start" patients in comas using ultrasound.

Why are there so many twins in this region?

There must be something in the water in this area of Scotland, as new school enrollments bring the total to 80 sets of twins in one region's primary schools.

Strange but true: Kiwis' attachment to craft beer

New Zealanders think micro-brewed beer isn't just any old beer but a deep and meaningful experience to be treasured.

The sand dunes we can't get on Earth

Some of the wind-sculpted sand ripples on Mars and their relationship to the thin Martian atmosphere have provided new clues about its history.

Sony's creepy camera saw through clothes

When it comes to product recalls - at least in terms of creepiness - Sony probably takes the cake.

Image of the moon stumps the internet

Can you tell the difference between a slice of ham and the moon?

Fiesta the llama keeps cool with leaf blower

A Texan zoo has found a creative way to keep a llama cool in temperatures of more than 40C.

Strange but true: Real-life Rosie debuts

A German tech fair has seen the debut of a home helper robot which comes with facial expressions that signal happiness, worry, interest, or anger.

Bride's mum in old photo of groom

In a bizarre coincidence, a photo was uncovered that included both a groom and his future mother in law, 15 years before they met.

Strange but true: Bird-brained? Not so

The first study to measure the number of neurons in the brains of birds has found that they have more in their small brains than mammalian and primate brains of the same mass.