A man who lived for 82 years died without ever knowing what a woman looked like and only knew they existed from books (startrek.website)
Wild male palm cockatoos rock out with custom drumsticks (www.sciencenews.org)
Like teenage Romeos toting sticker-plastered guitar cases, male palm cockatoos show that romancing a crush with a love song isn’t just about music — it’s also about style....
Woman Found Secretly Living In Stranger's Home For A Year [VINTAGE] (www.theguardian.com)
It’s fair to say that the people of Kasuya, a sleepy town in western Japan, had never given much thought to Japan’s homeless problem. But that all changed this week when one of its residents noticed that food had been mysteriously disappearing from his fridge....
Man given a £50,000 bionic penis after being born without a manhood splits from girlfriend who took his virginity at the age of 45 (www.dailymail.co.uk)
As is usual for the Daily Fail they have managed to get the entire story into the headline, so there’s no need to click the link - I did so you don’t have to. Now to do some penance....
Tide-Savvy Metal Detectorist Reunites Woman With Late Mother’s Wedding Rings 2 Weeks After They Fell into Sea (www.goodnewsnetwork.org)
A U.K. metal detectorist has worked a near-miracle, reuniting a woman with a beloved chain that held her late mother’s promise, engagement and wedding rings....
Car with bull named Howdy Doody crammed into passenger seat pulled over by Nebraska police (www.nbcnews.com)
Cutouts of menacing langurs employed to deter rhesus monkeys ahead of G20 in Delhi (www.theguardian.com)
A creepy portrait at a UK charity shop went viral for being 'possibly cursed.' But the shop manager says 'nothing evil happened here' and wants people to stop calling him. (www.independent.co.uk)
A creepy portrait of a little girl that was bought and returned twice at a UK charity shop went viral for being “possibly cursed.”...
World Gravy Wrestling Championships makes a messy return as it delights fans once again (www.manchesterworld.uk)
Hundreds of revellers descended on a pub garden on bank holiday Monday to watch the ‘World Gravy Wrestling Championships’....
Underground cavern built without permission in back garden (www.liverpoolecho.co.uk)
Work to build an “underground cavern” in a back garden in Sefton has been going on for five years despite not having planning permission....
School In England Gets Mocked For Looking Like A Giant Sperm (9gag.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.ca/post/3952086...
Can Toilet Paper Cause Impotence? (spy.com)
cross-posted from: radiation.party/post/66296...
Charles Darwin once stayed the night at 'Wales' poshest Wetherspoons' (www.dailypost.co.uk)
Disappointing.
Police rush to home to reports of ‘screaming woman’ only to find loud parrot (news.yahoo.com)
Three police cars had been dispatched to the property in Canvey Island, Essex, before officers realised the sounds were coming from yellow-naped Amazon parrot Freddie.
Council issues warning about scum found near Twatt (metro.co.uk)
from X: When the @Sudbury_Wolves score, they wheel their mascot out on a clothesline above the rink. - Chris Hadfield (x.com)
When the @Sudbury_Wolves score, they wheel their mascot out on a clothesline above the rink. Wouldn’t work for all teams.