Manila -
Scores of boys in Philippines showed up for what has been described as a ‘circumcision party’ providing a safe but free procedure for this rite of passage common to local males in the area.
Limerick -
Irish mathematicians have been researching the way beer bubbles form and have come up with what they think is the perfect formula for a creamy head of stout.
Las Vegas -
Jeff Ondash, a 51-year-old man, gave 7,777 hugs in 24 hours, setting a new world record a day before Valentine's Day. He raised money for the American Heart Association.
Leonid Stadnik, 36, has been crowned as the world's tallest man. Standing 8 feet 5 and 1/2 inches tall, Stadnik beat out the previous record holder who stood 7 feet 9 inches by over eight inches.
