Park officials in China have found a way to stop people from hogging their benches for too long – by fitting steel spikes on a coin-operated timer. If visitors at the Yantai Park in Shangdong province, eastern China, linger too long without feeding the meter, dozens of sharp spikes shoot through the seat. The spikes are too short to cause any serious harm – but long enough to prevent people from sitting on them comfortably. Park bosses got the idea from an art installation in Germany where sculptor Fabian Brunsing created a similar bench as a protest against the commercialisation of...

An Italian businessman missed his ex-girlfriend so much after she dumped him that he paid £12,000 to recreate her as a realistic sex doll. The 50-year-old man put together a collection of photos of his ex for Italian adult toymaker Diego Bortolin to work on, reports Il Messaggero. “I want it just like her but with bigger boobs,” he reportedly requested. Mr Bortolin, who hasn’t named the man, creates silicone sex dolls at the factory behind his shop in Treviso, Italy. “She was a smiling blonde girl but he wanted bigger boobs and a curvier backside,” Mr Bortolin said....

A teacher with a phobia over rabbits is suing a 14-year-old pupil for compensation after she drew a bunny on the blackboard. The teacher, from Vechta, Germany, says she was traumatised by the drawing, and claims the girl knew it would terrify her. She had transferred to the school where a pupil from her former school had just become a pupil and told her new friends about the teacher’s fear of rabbits. Read more…

The discovery that laughing may have the same effect on appetite as exercise could lead to ‘laughter treatment’ for patients who have lost their interest in food A hearty laugh can unleash some of the same changes in the body’s chemistry as a quick bout of physical exercise, scientists claim. People who watched funny movies or comedy acts experienced the same hormonal changes that follow exercise and that are thought to boost appetite, they say. The finding could lead to the development of better ways to encourage healthy eating among patients who have gone off their food because...

Laughter is believed to help breathing, circulation, relieve stress, reduce pain, lift your mood and give your mind a rest. Joan Cary Whitney Munro did not think that as a fitness specialist and mother she had to take a class just to learn how to laugh. But she signed up for laughter yoga class and second-guessed herself all the way to the American School of Laughter Yoga in Chicago. Two days later, she returned home exhilarated, eager and certified to teach laughter therapy to the seniors she helps at Fairview senior living community in Downers Grove, Illinois. Read More…

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A car crash in Florida is being blamed on the fact that the driver was attempting to shave her bikini line at the wheel. Trooper Gary Dunick says the 37-year-old woman was attempting to shave her pubic hair, while her ex-husband held the wheel. Her car then crashed into the back of a pickup truck, injuring two women, reports the Key West Citizen. “She said she was meeting her boyfriend in Key West and wanted to be ready for the visit,” Trooper Dunick said. Read More…

A Berlin brothel is doing its bit for the environment – by offering discounts to customers who arrive on bicycles. “The recession has hit our industry hard,” said Thomas Goetz, owner of the Maison d’envie brothel. “Obviously we hope that the discount will attract more people. It’s good for business, it’s good for the environment – and it’s good for the girls.” Customers who arrive on a bicycle or who can prove they took public transportation get a five euro (£4.30) discount from the usual 70-euro fee for a 45 minute session. Read More…

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