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Tuesday, June 5th, 2007An autistic boy who is blind and can barely speak has earned the nickname the ‘human iPod’.
Derek Paravichini can remember and play all the music he encounters on a piano, reports ITN.
He began playing the piano when he was two and started performing at the age of four.
His mentor is Adam Ockleford, who said: “Derek […]
1,683 Guitarists Play ‘Smoke on Water’
Tuesday, June 5th, 2007More than 1,680 guitar players turned out, tuned up and took part in what organizers say was a world record rendition of Deep Purple’s “Smoke on the Water” - a song that was the first many of them ever learned.
Some came from as far away as California and Germany on Sunday to take part in […]
Man Beats World Hot Dog Eating Record
Monday, June 4th, 2007A California man smashed the world record for hot dog eating at a contest Saturday, gobbling up more than 59 franks in 12 minutes.
Joey Chestnut, 23, of San Jose, shattered the record held by Takeru Kobayashi of Japan by downing 59 1/2 “HDBs” - hot dogs and buns - during the Southwest Regional Hot Dog […]
Pole wakes up from 19 year coma
Monday, June 4th, 2007A Polish man has woken up from a coma after 19 years to find the Communist party no longer in power and food no longer rationed.
Railway worker Jan Grzebski, 65, fell into a coma after he was hit by a train in 1988, reports Polish TV.
“Now I see people on the streets with mobile phones […]
Legendary ‘Hogzilla’ to Hit Big Screen
Monday, April 30th, 2007Hogzilla, a near-mythical monster hog that roamed south Georgia, is about to get a little bigger. An independent filmmaker is producing a horror movie about the super swine called “The Legend of Hogzilla,” and has even enlisted the beast’s killer on the set as an adviser.
“He’s our hog expert,” producer Rick Trimm said of guide […]
Blind Pilot Flies From London to Sydney
Monday, April 30th, 2007A blind British adventurer touched down in Sydney Monday to end an epic 13,500-mile flight by microlight aircraft from London.
Miles Hilton-Barber braved snowstorms, freezing temperatures and torrential downpours during his 59-day journey under the supervision of sighted co-pilot Richard Meredith-Hardy.
“It’s the fulfillment of an amazing dream,” Hilton-Barber, 58, told reporters at Sydney’s Bankstown airport. “I’ve […]
Cat ‘gives birth to puppy’
Friday, April 27th, 2007People in China are flocking to see a pet cat which has reportedly given birth to a puppy.
The cat, in Zhengzhou city, gave birth to four kittens, one of which looks like a white poodle.
“It looks very different from the other kittens, and its mouth, nose and paws are all dog-like,” says owner Zhang Qiming.
“Also, […]
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