Reuters - An Australian performance artist set a new Guinness World Record on Monday by simultaneously swallowing 18 swords, each nearly as long as two and a half rulers.

Reuters - A tourist who got lost on a New Zealand mountain was rescued after sending text messages to his family in Greece, newspapers and websites reported on Monday.

Reuters - British broadcaster ITV pleaded guilty to animal cruelty and was fined by an Australian court on Monday after a rat was killed and eaten on the reality TV show "I'm a Celebrity ... Get Me Out of Here."

And you thought you had a sore throat? An Australian street performer has set the world record for sword swallowing - sticking no fewer than 18 metal blades down his gullet.

A strip club in Ohio has raised $1,000 for Haitian earthquake relief during what was billed as "Lap dances for Haiti."

A strip club in America has found a novel way to raise money for a good cause - by holding a 'Lap dances for Haiti' event, raising almost $1,000.

An Alaska dentist has given a bald eagle a unique beak -- using a temporary crown, sticky poster putty and yellow highlighter

A strip club in Ohio has raised $1,000 for Haitian earthquake relief during what was billed as "Lap dances for Haiti"

Police say a man suspected of stealing a bottle of Schnapps from a Wyoming grocery store didn't have the best escape route planned.

An Alaska dentist has given a bald eagle a unique beak -- using a temporary crown, sticky poster putty and yellow highlighter.

A strip club in Ohio has raised $1,000 for Haitian earthquake relief during what was billed as "Lap dances for Haiti."

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A Madison County woman who promised to get a tattoo if more than $10,000 was raised to benefit the Humane Society where she works has kept her promise.

A 62-year-old US man was hospitalised after a rocket-pack he had strapped to his back in an attempt to gain more speed exploded.

An Alaska dentist had to improvise when called upon to mend given a bald eagle's broken beak - which he managed using a temporary crown, sticky poster putty and yellow highlighter.

An Australian performance artist sets a world record by swallowing 18 swords at the same time.

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