Some fun and offbeat news from various sources…
Art – Amazing cityscape art made from unusual objects [Neatorama]
Canada – Three Canadian men have claimed a new record for the fastest trek across Antarctica to the South Pole [BBC]
China – A Chinese farmer shows off his self-made rickshaw-pulling robot (pic) near his home in a village at the outskirts of Beijing [Cri]
Germany – Two German children, aged five and six, have been stopped by police on New Year’s Day from eloping to Africa for a sunny wedding… poor kids lol [BBC]
Japan – Said to be Japan’s scariest suspension bridge [Youtube, via Yamatologic]
Space – National Geographic’s top 10 space photos of 2008 [Nat-Geo]
S Korea – Emergency exits used at preschools… cute, but doubtful reliability [Brian]
USA – 6-year-old missed school bus, took mom’s car instead [Neatorama]
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