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Husband Allergic To His Own Wife

“A South Yorkshire man claims to be allergic to his wife and says he comes out in a rash whenever he goes near her. Darren Young, 45, is allergic to a component regularly used in common creams and body lotions, reports The Sun. His heart rate soars – and could even stop – and his body swells if he comes into contact with the chemical, known as polyethylene glycol. Mr Young, a bus driver from Sprotbrough, says he cannot get close to his wife Sue unless she is free of all creams. He said: “When it comes to bedtime Sue doesn’t need a headache as an excuse. She just says she has been using body lotion and it might kill me.” w/ photo

Man Accidentally Activated Jet’s Ejector Seat

“A passenger in an air force display team shot himself 100 metres into the sky when he accidentally activated the ejector seat. The man was reaching for something to steady himself during a mid-air maneuver when he pulled on the black and yellow emergency handle between his legs. As soon as it was activated, the ejection sequence activated two rockets attached to the back of his chair, shooting him through the jet’s perspex canopy. The man, who has not been named, later floated back down to Earth on a parachute which opened automatically.” w/ photo

Happy Beer Bathers

“Beer lovers are being given the chance to take the plunge in a health spa pool – filled with 42,000 pints of lager. Spa bosses in Starkenberg, Austria, claim that beer can treat skin conditions, blood circulation and can even help cure wounds. The spa – part of a local brewery – contains seven 13ft long pools filled with beer which you can even ask to be served chilled or heated. Bathers can try drinking the bathwater but head barman Markus Amann, 23, said: “I’d rather swim than swallow, as we have enough cold beer on tap at the bars next to the pools. “These pools really can help some health problems – but if they don’t work for you, you’ll probably have drunk enough not to care about it any more, he added.” w/ photo

Dogs Rip Bumper Off Car

“Animal control officers were searching for two pit bulls that ripped apart the front of a car with their teeth, KHBS-TV in Fort Smith, Ark., reported. Police said a 911 call led them to a home where they found two pit bulls on the hood of a car early Sunday morning. “They turned flashlights on the car. There was one on the car and one on the hood,” said resident Ima Jean Vervack. Police chased the dogs and searched nearby neighborhoods. Vervack said it’s shocking to look at the front bumper of her car, which was torn apart by the dogs’ teeth. “The whole front is torn up. The fender is torn off. There was blood where they cut their mouth trying to tear this stuff off.” w/ video

Woman Imitates A Dog To Scare Burglar

“A US woman scared a would-be burglar away from her home by “acting like a large dog”, according to police. It happened late at night in Athens, Georgia, where the woman was startled by the sound of someone trying to break into her home, reports the Athens Banner-Herald. As the man tried turning the woman’s door knob, she got down on all fours, “began scratching at the door and acting like a large dog”, the police report said. The man, who wore an olive jacket and appeared to be homeless, quickly ran from the porch, according to the report. Police searched the neighborhood but to no avail.” w/ photo

Man Cleared Of Kicking Bucket

“A Polish man has finally cleared his name after an 18-month legal battle in which he was accused of kicking his neighbour’s bucket. Legal sources blasted the decision to prosecute Waldemar Wilk, 55, of Mikowice, for damaging a plastic bucket worth less than $3. Neighbour Alicja Tomankiewicz had claimed that Mr Wilk had kicked the bucket so hard it landed on a bush outside their block of flats. The case was referred to a municipal court, where he pleaded not guilty, claiming that Mrs Tomankiewicz was still using the allegedly damaged bucket.” w/ photos

Bottle Feeding The Fish

“Feng, 47, who owns the Hanzhou Aquarium in Hangzhou, in eastern China’s Zhejiang province, said: “All my colleagues are doing it. I started to test feed the carps with milk three months ago. “I visited a carp farm, and found they fed the fish with powdered milk from a bottle, and the carp were strong and active. “It took my fish a little while to get used to it but now they love the new feed. As soon as they see me coming over with the bottle they fight to be the ones to suck on the teet.” w/ photo

World’s Laziest Mailman

“A lazy mailman took so long to deliver letters to a village some of the residents had died by the time they arrived. People in Rzedziny in northeast Poland, couldn’t understand why their letters failed to turn up at their destination. When local resident Stanislaw Shchusev, 80, investigated further he was shocked to discover that the village postbox hadn’t been emptied for five years. He also found out that the local postman had not bothered to deliver hundreds of letters to local residents sent from people outside the village and instead had dumped them in a storeroom at the post office.” w/ photo

Female Butchers Hack Up Steer

“An 800-pound roasted steer was butchered in the museum’s atrium. It was a first for SFMOMA, as well as for the excited crowd assembled for Saturday night’s Futurist banquet: blood dripping on the floor as an 800-pound roasted steer was butchered on a huge wooden table in the middle of the atrium. Knives, cleavers, and hacksaws were flying, all called into play by the all-woman brigade as onlookers stood within inches — risking spilling their own blood, as they had minutes before when an enormous iron spit was pulled from the beast, after it had been bicycled in from the street. Clumps of the rare beef were plopped on a conveyor belt that ran through the room. A female cadre of butchers hacked up the beast.” w/ photos

Venezuelans Told To Stop Singing In Shower

“Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez has instructed his citizens to stop singing in the shower. As his country suffers from a chronic water and energy crisis, Chavez told the public to limit the amount of time they spend in the bathroom. “Some people sing in the shower, stay in the shower for half an hour,” he fumed in a televised cabinet meeting, according to the Daily Mail. He then revealed that he was taking the lead in the fight against wasted energy. “No, kids,” he urged, “three minutes is more than enough. I’ve counted, three minutes, and I don’t stink.” w/ photo