Shop Proprius Humorous Claim Sparks Customer Laughter
A shop proprietor’s outburst about “plenty downstairs” provoked a dazed customer who finally laughed and left. A New South Wales correspondent recounts snakes using ready-made burrows, plus a tale of a black-backed minke sea creature and a swan dying after swallowing wasp-tart at Fresham pond.
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Not His Fault Music Soothes Surgeon During Operation
A curious incident from a hospital shows a South Boston man asking for his harmonica and playing on the operating table while surgeons probed a thigh wound. The patient insisted on not being put under anesthetic, using music to steady himself as doctors worked.
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Frost Drilling Fails to Reach Water at Yakutsk
A shaft sunk at Yakutsk in Siberia to reach water for the town did not penetrate the permanently frozen ground. The borehole reached 882 feet without breaking the permafrost.
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Siberia
Kitten Gullt Like Rabbit in Wauchope
A kitten nicknamed Gullt in Wauchope, Australia, is described as an ordinary cat born with a deformity. Its hind limbs are immovable, giving it a rabbit like gait and appearance according to local notes.
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Australia
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