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Legend Of The Giant Man-Eating Eagle

“A massive man-eating bird of prey from ancient Maori legend really did exist, according to new research. Scientists have known about the existence of Haast’s eagle for over a century based on excavated bones, but the behaviour of these giant birds was not clear. As the eagles weighed up to 40 lbs some scientists presumed they were scavengers rather than the predators from mythology. But a new study has revealed the eagle as a fearsome predator that probably swooped on flightless birds and even children from a high mountain perch. Researchers Paul Scofield of the Canterbury Museum in New Zealand and Ken Ashwell of the University of New South Wales used computerised CT and CAT scans to reconstruct the size of the brain, eyes, ears and spinal cord of this ancient eagle. This data was compared to values from modern predatory and scavenging birds to determine the habits of the extinct eagle. Professor Scofield said the findings are similar to what he found in Maori folk tales. ‘The science supports Maori mythology of the legendary pouakai or hokioi, a huge bird that could swoop down on people in the mountains and was capable of killing a small child,’ he said.” w/ photos

Woman Smoked Cigarettes For 95 Years

“She lit her first cigarette as the lights were going out over Europe at the outbreak of the First World War in 1914. Since then she has reached for her trusty Player’s Navy Blue (or, latterly, Embassy) through the ups and downs of all the following decades. Until now. At the astonishing age of 102, Winne Langley has kicked the habit after 95 years because she ‘didn’t fancy it any more’. Mrs Langley, who would share cigarettes with her friends at infant school, reckons she hasn’t contracted cancer because she does not inhale. The former laundrette worker, who lives in Croydon, South London, said: ‘Everyone used to smoke in those days, you did it to cope. We didn’t know about the health problems. I just don’t fancy it any more.” w/ photos

The Man With Half-A-Head

“A young man who was left with half-a-head after being attacked must now face the prospect of no one being convicted after the Crown Prosecution Service this week revealed it had dropped the case. Forklift driver Steve Gator, 26, Farnham Road Harold Hill was left brain damaged and with a grotesquely disfigured half-skull after he was attacked on his way home from work earlier this year. But the young man, who now suffers seizures, has difficulty communicating and remembering, and has lost parts of his personality, will never see his attackers face court after the CPS decided “there was insufficient evidence to provide a realistic prospect of conviction.” w/ photo

Pregnant Chinese Baby

“A one-year-old little girl needs to have surgery to remove her unborn twin’s foetus from her swollen stomach. Kang Mengru was abandoned at birth and was taken in by a childless couple in Luohe City, in the central Chinese province of Henan. Within months, her stomach began to swell and superstitious neighbours began calling the little girl a ‘monster’ and gossiping that she was pregnant. Medical scans revealed Kang was actually carrying the parasitic foetus of her unborn twin in her belly. A doctor told Kang’s worried foster parents: ‘She will die unless she has the surgery immediately.’ But Kang’s foster family cannot afford surgery and are instead relying on donations to be made to a fund set up by local government.” w/ photos

Spider Eats Bird, Again

“A spider that sparked an international media frenzy when it was caught on camera eating a bird is at it again. A fascinated resident has watched as another golden orb weaver tucking into a small bird, believed to be a finch, in his backyard. Des Paton said he had been watching as the golden orb spider had made its home in his backyard for more than a year. “This spider has fascinated me for more than a year by its ability to select locations for its web so that it would capture large insects rather than mosquitoes and flies,” he said. “The web is very strong as I have often walked into the web. “I was surprised to discover the bird in the web as in the past they have flown through and broken it.” w/ photos

Mexico’s Alien Baby

“Mexican TV revealed the almost unbelievable story – in 2007, a baby alien was found alive by a farmer in Mexico. He drowned it in a ditch out of fear, and now two years later scientists have finally been able to announce the results of their tests on this sinister-looking carcass. At the end of last year the farmer, Marao Lopez, handed the corpse over to university scientists who carried out More… DNA tests and scans. He claimed that it took him three attempts to drown the creature and he had to hold it underwater for hours. Tests revealed a creature that is unknown to scientists – its skeleton has characteristics of a lizard, its teeth do not have any roots like humans and it can stay underwater for a long time. But it also has some similar joints to humans. Its brain was huge, particularly the rear section, leading scientists to the conclusion that the odd creature was very intelligent. But it has seemingly left experts stumped.”

Maggots In Little Boys Head

“Daaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyummmmmmmmm!”

The Worst Rejection Ever

“A disabled pensioner who travelled 130 miles in his wheelchair to propose to his girlfriend had to be rescued by police after his offer was rejected. The 67-year-old travelled across Germany from Minden to Salzwedel, using just his arms to propel the chair, in a four-day journey. The pensioner had been hoping to win the heart of a 66-year-old widow he had met on holiday. Despite the epic trip, it took just two minutes for his beloved to tell him he was wasting his time. Rejected and forlorn, he began the lonely journey home when he passed a cornfield and decided he would nibble on a cob or two. Unfortunately, his wheelchair was caught in a rut and he was sent flying. He managed to contact police using his mobile phone and officers were sent to get him back on the road.” w/ photos

Teenager Girl Knifes 30 Men To Death

“A gymslip murderess aged just 17 was being held last night for knifing THIRTY men to death. The schoolgirl stunned cops by owning up to a serial killing spree that started when she was a 15-year-old. She told detectives she wanted to confess before she turned 18 and could be tried as an adult. The girl – too young even to be named – said she began targeting men in her home city of Sao Paulo, Brazil “for money, revenge and to bring justice.” w/ photo + video

Botflys Invade Baby Bird

“Holy crap! There goes half its body weight.”