Archive for June, 2007
Draco Malfoy
The actor who plays Harry Potter villain Draco Malfoy is reportedly related to real-life witches.
Researcher David Nelson said: “I have discovered concrete proof of a link between Tom and some of those who were executed.
“He is a distant relative of John Proctor – who was hanged on August 19, 1692. I have informed Tom’s manager about witches in his family tree.”
Felton, 19, has become a household name, appearing in all the films of JK Rowling’s books as Harry’s arch enemy at Hogwarts school.
Lake Disappears
A glacial lake in Chile has disappeared and no one knows exactly why.
The five-acre lake was still at the Bernardo O’Higgins National Park in March this year
But by late May it was nowhere to be seen.
The lake was in the region of Magallanes, and situated 1,250 miles south-east of the capital Santiago.
Toddler’s painting sells for £27,000
Theatre director Sir Trevor Nunn paid £27,000 for a ‘Damien Hirst’ painting – that was reportedly made by a two-year-old.
He writes: “Trevor Nunn, who had studiously ignored me up to that moment, was over in a flash, congratulating me on a wonderful performance.
“He swivelled round to address Damien. ‘Ah Damien, so good to meet you. I have one of your spin paintings’.
“‘Oh yeah? Which one?’ The answer was something like Squirly Hoops Touch My Nuts Peace and Love.
“‘How much did you pay for it?’ said Damien. ‘Oh, er…’, said Trevor looking away. ‘Go on, how much?’ ‘Twenty-seven grand.’
“‘Oh right. Well that one was done by Keith’s son Alfie and my son Connor’.”
‘Dead’ man wakes up at funeral
An 87-year-old man gave his relatives a shock in Taiwan – when he woke up at his own funeral.
The family had been told by the hospital which had been treating the man that the only thing keeping him alive were oxygen hoses, and that he would die quickly if they were removed. The family opted to take him out of the hospital so that he could die at home.
Doctors were amazed and bizzared at this.
Pole Dancer causes Stir
People who are visiting the Gatwick Airport are greeted by the image of a naked pole dancer – but not too many people are happy about it.
The picture is an 100,000 sq.ft. advertisement for a website.The ad is viewable only from the air and not the ground and hence the owners are refusing to dispense with it.
19th Century Bomb Found in Whale
Part of a 19th century bomb has been found inside a whale.
The fragment is part of a time delay bomb that was introduced in 1879 and manufactured until 1885, reports the BBC.
It suggests the bowhead whale may have swum its first strokes not long after the American Civil War.
Scientists say it is rare to find a whale over 100 years old but believe some may reach 200.
The bowhead whale was killed by indigenous hunters off Alaska as part of their subsistence quota.
The 9cm fragment was lodged in the whale’s shoulder blade in a wound inflicted about 1890.
But a BBC expert says 19th Century hunters would not have been bothered with a young whale, so it could have already been around for some time before that date.
Man’s 50mph wheelchair ride
A disabled man was taken for a 50mph ride along a US highway after his wheelchair got jammed in the grille of a lorry.
The back of the 21-year-old man’s wheelchair was scooped up as he passed in front of a lorry leaving a petrol station, Michigan State Police said.
After four miles, the driver pulled over at a truck stop where police caught up and told him about the man on his front end.
He refused to believe there was a man in a wheelchair stuck to the front of his truck until he saw it for himself, police said
Police in the town of Paw Paw, Michigan, said he told them “it was quite a ride”, and complained only that he had spilled his soda.
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‘Spam King’
The police have finally caught the ‘Spam King’,the guy who sends tons and tons of junk mail to internet users across the world.
The public recognized the server from which tons of junk mail was sent and reported it to the cyber crime patrol.
Finally,he was caught yesterday.Now all email users can heave a sigh of relief.
