An elderly woman in Scotland called the coastguards last month, but she made a mistake. The lady was watching a film on television and saw swimmers in distress. She mixed up drama with real life and called the coastguard. [ FULL STORY ]

Boomerangs really do come back - even after 25 years. Officials in an Australian outback town were surprised when a boomerang -- an angled throwing stick traditionally used by Aborigines as a hunting weapon - arrived in the post.

There's a barber around the corner.

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