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Fisherman Hooks Live Missile

“A commercial fisherman in Florida had a lucky escape after netting an unusual catch – a live air-to-air missile. Long-line fishing boat captain Rodney Solomon reeled in the missile in the Gulf of Mexico, about 50 miles (80km) off Panama City in Florida. Finding a hole in the missile, Mr Solomon assumed it had gone off. He kept it as a souvenir and went on fishing for more than a week. He said it was “a fright” to discover that “any time it could have exploded”. The local fire chief, Derryl O’Neal, told the BBC that Mr Solomon had reported the find on his return from his trip.” w/ photos + video

5-Year-Old Boy With A Badass Tattoo

“A five-year-old boy from Queensland, Australia was left with a large, intricately detailed, dragon-shaped scar after a henna tattoo he received in Bali left him with a chemical burn. His parents fear that he may be scarred for life. Cannon Cribb received the henna tattoo while he was holidaying with his parents in Bali, Indonesia. The “henna” actually contained para-phenylenediamine, but no reaction was noticed until the henna wore off, leaving a large welt in the shape of the oriental dragon that he had been tattooed with.” w/ photo

Piano-Playing Cat Takes Center Stage

“A cat that enjoys playing the piano has had a piece of chamber music written for her by acclaimed Lithuanian conductor. Nora’s musical skills have made her a Youtube sensation, US media star, and also the object of a video on animal behavior.” w/ video

Waving Goat Turns Internet Star

“A goat has become a star on the internet after learning to wave to people. Darren the goat stands on his hind legs and gives his special greeting from his pen. The billy goat spent months mastering his trick after a group of youngsters who visited his enclosure first waved at him as they left. Darren’s fame has now gone beyond the farm after staff posted a clip of his party piece on video sharing website YouTube. To top it off, his influence is even rubbing off on fellow animals.” w/ photo + video

Brooklyn Couple To Wed In Zero Gravity

“Their love is simply out of this world. A Brooklyn couple will become the first on the planet to say “I do” in zero gravity when they tie the knot later this month. Self-confessed sci-fi addicts Noah Fulmore, 31, and Erin Finnegan, 30, will travel to the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., to exchange their vows while literally walking on air. “We would really prefer to do it in space or on Mars but living in the time that we do, this was the closest we could get to zero gravity,” Fulmore said. “We were shocked to discover no one had done it yet.” w/ photo + video

Clown Laid To Rest With Highest Honor

“Norman Thompson considered cheering people up his duty. As a Shriner and member of the Antioch Shrine Funster Clown Unit for 15 years, Thompson took his work seriously. The clown unit specializes in eliciting smiles from and comforting children who are burn victims or have orthopedic problems. By all accounts, Thompson, also known as “Boppo,” was good at what he did with a great sense of humor and a ready smile. Thompson, 79, died Monday, May 25. He was buried Friday, May 29, with the highest honor a clown can receive: he was “carried to his resting spot by his fellow clowns,” said Mick (Willie the Clown) Lile, the Funsters’ director known informally as the boss clown. “Our motto is ‘Clowns having fun helping kids,” Lile said. “We work so they can play.” w/ photo

Cheeky Bird Steals Tourist’s Passport

“Te Anau police have identified a thief who brazenly stole a British man’s passport, but will not pursue an arrest or attempt to recover the document. A police spokeswoman said a Scottish man reported the theft of his passport from a bus heading into Milford Sound earlier this week. The passport had been in a coloured courier bag that attracted the attention of a cheeky kea when the bus stopped at the Chasm on the Milford road. While the driver was in a compartment beneath the bus, the kea grabbed the package. When the driver turned back, the startled kea flew off into the bush with the package. It has not been recovered and considering the size of Fiordland, is unlikely to be. The Scottish man, who did not want to be identified, said he had been waiting for about a month for the passport to be returned from Wellington. “Being Scottish, I’ve got a sense of humour so I did take it with humour but obviously there is one side of me still raging.” w/ photo

Fighting Cancer With Daughter’s Breast Milk

“When Tim Browne sits down to a bowl of corn flakes in the morning, he slurps up one unusual, and controversial, extra ingredient: his own daughter’s breast milk. He doesn’t do it for the taste — Browne initally said his daughter Georgia’s breast millk tasted “not unpleasant, but slightly pungent” — but for his health…” w/ photos + video

Britain’s Smelliest Cheese

“Stinking Bishop has been voted Britain’s smelliest cheese in the first ever smell championship. The pungent cheese, made by Charles Martell of Martell and Son in Gloucestershire, was described as smelling like a rugby club changing room at Britain’s Smelliest Cheese Championships, held at The Royal Bath and West Show in Shepton Mallet, Somerset.” w/ photo

Lady Gets Eiffel Tower Keyring Stuck In Hand

“Jogger Amy Preston needed hospital treatment after she Eiffel over while running and landed on her keyring. The 28-year-old was carrying her keys in her hand when she took a tumble while exercising near her London home. Two legs of her Eiffel Tower souvenir keyring lodged in her left hand.” w/ photos