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This year's freezing temperatures in Europe are definitely music to the owners of Finland's snow castle - a temporary hotel that has to be re-built every year, since it melts away by April....

How many times have you ordered a cake for a special occasion and discovered that the message on it, is now quite what you intended it to be. Though annoying at the moment, the mistakes are often quite funny in retrospect. Now a site called Cake Wrecks, has made it their mission to document all these little (and big) snafus! Here's a few....

Avoca is a small village in Cass County, Nebraska. For most of the year, this tiny village of 300 people is pretty quiet - however every year, on the last Saturday of January, it becomes hub of activity, when it hosts the annual Quack-Off Duck Race....

Ms. Kanchana Ketkaew also known as the Scorpion Queen, set a new Guinness World record in December 2008, by spending 33 consecutive days and nights living with 5,000 live deadly scorpions....

London residents, Duncan Malcolm and Katherine Lewis, were thrilled when they were selected for a free five-night stay at one of New York's finest hotels. There is however, one slight catch....

Today over 94 million Americans will watch the most popular television event of the year -the championship game of the National Football League - The Super Bowl. Not surprisingly, it is the no 1 day for home-parties - surpassing even New Year's Eve!...

Though Barbara and Jenna Bush, the twin daughters of former President George Bush, are now much older than the Malia and Sasha Obama, they were only seven when their grandfather moved into the White House, and 18 when their father became President....

A Nigerian jail is housing a rather unusual criminal - A black and white goat. Its crime? - Attempted car robbery!...

At just three months of age, Bili not only got to have his own seat on a flight from Birmingham to Frankfurt, but also got his own passport, complete with name and picture....

Watch this extremely fun video as a Japanese TV show films a chimpanzee being trained to walk on stilts....

For most of us, a typewriter is a relic of the past. But for Keira Rathbone, it is a means to create really cool art....

While President-Elect Obama will not be officially sworn in as President until Tuesday, January 20th, the folks at Legoland in Carlsbad , California have already completed the ceremony - using Lego bricks of course!...

Eighty years, after he was first introduced, our favorite honey-loving bear, Winnie the Pooh, is back with new adventures - and he and his friends haven't aged a bit!...

Even if you are not a a Star Wars fan, at some point we have all wished we could Use The Force - that is, make something happen by merely thinking it....

Karen Ferrier's obsession with black dots on white backgrounds began about 17 years ago, when she brought home Ditto - a Dalmatian puppy....

The next time you get in trouble for watching too much television, let your parents know that you are in training for the Ultimate Couch Potato competition, which could win you a grand prize worth over $5,000 USD....

When elephants arrive at the Elephant Sanctuary in Hohenwald, Tennessee, they usually look for a friend to hang out with, for the rest of their golden years....

By now most of you have seen or heard about Marley and Me, the colorful comedy, based on the true story of a journalist and his unruly but incredibly lovable dog Marley....

Surya, a four-year old Orangutan living at The Institute of Greatly Endangered and Rare Species in Miami, Florida has discovered a new passion - Jet Skiing!...

While New York's annual ball-dropping ceremony to welcome the New Year is famous, it is not the only city that has such a tradition. Other places around the country drop objects too - they are just a tad bit unusual....

Many of you are looking forward to Santa coming to your house on Christmas Eve. While we all know that this jolly man who loves cookies and milk, arrives in a sleigh pulled by eight reindeers, and gives gifts to good kids, have you ever wondered how he gets ready for his world-wide giving tour? And how does he know what you want and if you have been naughty or nice?...

Pssssst ! - Santa, In case you are still wondering what the kids really want this year - here are some ideas....

The Greenhouse Gorilla Gang is back, with yet another action-packed episode....

This creature that looks like a miniature camel is Cindy, a poodle who lives in Yucca Valley, California. Unfortunately for Cindy, her owner Sandra Hartness is a pet hairdresser and dog groomer who seems to get a little carried away when she is grooming her....