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Wildlife rescue teams have been called out 27 times to help save a swan in East Sussex which members of the public think has been stuck in ice.Rescuers from the Wildlife Rescue and Ambulance Service say they have even sent out ambulances three times in one day over the bird -- which was actually just resting.A spokesperson said: "Most calls have been reporting the swan to have a leg stuck in the ice. The leg is actually tucked up under their feathers to keep warm."The most common reports are that the swan has been sat in the same position for many hours – swans do not move around the ice much if they don't have to, in order to keep warm." - NewsLite

Visitors to a shopping centre in London got a fright yesterday, when the doors to a lift opened and they were confronted with a collapsed floor and gaping lift shaft.Luckily however, the shocked shoppers were never really in danger -- an artist had been hired to create the 3D illusion to promote the launch of a new ride at a theme park.Bosses from Alton Towers had set-up the stunt to test the nerves of the public and see how they responded… and to plug their Nemesis Sub-Terra ride which opens on March 24.One shopper said: "A deep, dark lift shaft is not what you expect to see on your average trip to the shops! It gave me a bit of a fright, but I quickly realised the joke was on me! I then had a laugh watching other people’s reactions a they walked past." - NewsLite

A medical device salesman in the US has been jailed for three years after carrying out what's been dubbed the 'penis pump scam'.Gary Winner is said to have committed health care fraud to the tune of $2.2million, partly by billing the healthcare agency for re-branded penis pumps.His scam started with targeting men suffering from diabetes and then getting them to hand over their Medicare information in exchange for free medical supplies.He then supplied them penis enlargers -- which he bought from sex shops for $26  each -- claiming they could be being to treat erectile dysfunction and diabetes.Winner then charged Medicare an average of $284 for each penis pump… something they apparently found a bit hard to swallow. - NewsLite

A street cleaner from Essex has struck gold after discovering a 18-carat gold Rolex worth £21K down a drain… and that was just the start.Arron Large found the Rolex Oyster Perpetual Cosmograph in a drain near Chalkwell railway station in Southend, last week.Police told him that because the watch was not registered as stolen or lost, it would become his if not claimed within 30 days, and he couldn't believe his luck.That was until yesterday, when the 28-year-old drain technician said he has found three more watches near to where he found the first… now he really can't believe his luck.Arron says he thinks another of his latest finds is also a Rolex. - NewsLite

The typical Brit is at their fittest when they're in their thirties, a study revealed yesterday. Adults in their mid to late thirties are more likely to exercise regularly, be members of gyms and sport clubs and eat a healthier diet than their counterparts in their twenties. A quarter of those polled said having children had a big impact on their fitness levels and more than one in ten started leading a more active lifestyle once they knew they were having children. Thirty something's also said they were at their least fit at the age of 29 due to eating too much junk food and consuming too much alcohol. Half of adults aged 30-39 now rate themselves as fit and spend more time exercising than people in their twenties. What do you think, when were you your fittest? - NewsLite

Did you get a Valentines gift yesterday? If so consider yourself lucky, because a third of people in relationships have called it quits on gifts this year.A recent study has revealed the extent some Britons have gone to in order to cut back this year -- with not giving gifts topping the list.1,445 UK adults -- who have been in relationships for at least 2 years -- were asked questions about their Valentine’s Day gifting intentions.The main reasons given for not giving gifts this year included, saving money (62%), not seeing each other (11%) and no particular reason (9%).Slightly worrying was the 8% who said their partner didn't deserve a gift. - NewsLite

CCTV footage has been released showing the moment a man decided to propose to his girlfriend from within the penguin enclosure at London Zoo.James Roberts -- who won the chance to make the unusual proposal -- had told his girlfriend, Michelle Rogers, he'd won a VIP tour of the zoo.But when she was waiting for him in the penguin enclosure, he surprised her by walking in wearing a tuxedo and getting down on one knee.Michelle said yes… and promptly carried on feeding the penguins. - NewsLite

While one Premier League handshake-snub gained most of the headlines this weekend, it wasn't the only one… and this snub is a lot cuter.At the Aston Villa v Manchester City game, a claret and blue wearing mascot decided to copy Luis Suarez and refuse to shake hands with his rival.TV footage shows the little lad shaking the hands of official and players… but refusing to meet palms with the Manchester City mascot.Writing on YouTube, one viewer said: "The FA should send him to his bedroom." - NewsLite

An artist has spent 512 hours creating a life-sized tank out of 5,016 egg boxes, but it's no yoke, he did it for charityStuart Murdoch constructed the Challenger II to celebrate the launch of Eggs for Soldiers' national egg and spoon race on March 4 and raise money for Help for HeroesHe says he used 26 litres of glue, 10,100 nails, 15 litres of paint, 80 square metres of steel and 5,013 staples to make the model.15p from the sale of every khaki green box of six Eggs For Soldiers goes directly to the charity, which is eggcellant news, don't you think. - NewsLite

More than two million employees now take a "run-ch break" and exercise during their dinner hour, it has emerged.Researchers found around one in 13 workers now swap their suits for jogging gear and pound the streets for more than 40 minutes while their not-so health conscious colleagues tuck into their packed lunches.Incredibly, the study also found people clock up around 468 miles running during their lunch breaks during the course of the year, with the sporty employees most likely to run three miles three times a week.One fifth of all working Brits regularly exercise during their lunch hour with those that aren’t running cramming in a gym session or going for a quick swim. - NewsLite

A loved-up nerd has become an internet star after making possibly the geekiest proposal ever - in binary code.Smitten geek Robert Hall used the computer code to propose to fiance Rachel Smith in a three-minute video while wearing a papier mache mask of a cartoon character.In the clip, he proudly proposes to his girlfriend, in a somewhat unconventional way by asking:"010110010110111101110101001001110110110001101100001000000110111001100101011001010110010000100000011000010010000001110000011001010110111000100000011000010110111001100100001000000111000001100001011100000110010101110010001011100010111000101110"The entire message, which took six attempts to record, simply translates as "Rachel, you are awesome! Will you marry me?". - NewsLite

Boffins at Goggle have used a complex algorithm and their computing power to discover what we already knew… a video of a cat saying 'no' is funny.Researchers looked at the comments on videos to determine whether viewers had found them funny and identified candidates for YouTube’s Comedy Slam.Google Researcher Sanketh Shetty, said: "We computed more text features based on words associated with amusement in comments. "These included (a) sounds associated with laughter such as hahaha, with culture-dependent variants such as hehehe, jajaja, kekeke, (b) web acronyms such as lol, lmao, rofl, (c) funny and synonyms of funny, and (d) emoticons such as :), ;-), xP." - NewsLite

Keith Martin has the dubious honour of having been named as the world’s fattest man... after the previous record-holder went on a diet.Martin, of North West London -- whose diet includes eating eight hotdogs for breakfast -- has 18 carers and has not got out of bed for 10 years.When the 42-year-old, who says his weight got out of control in his teenage years when his mom died, goes to hospital it takes eight ambulance staff to lift him.He will take the title from Manuel Uribe of Mexico, who once weighed 90 stone but is now close to 30 stone. Luckily Martin will not need to go anywhere to collect his title. - NewsLite

Researchers have discovered what every chocolate-love has known for years -- the last chocolate really does taste best.Psychologists from the University of Michigan conducted tests in which 52 students were each fed five small chocolates and asked to rate their enjoyment.Students who were told when they were approaching their final chocolate tended to then rate their enjoyment of it as higher.It's thought the preference of the final chocolate could be because of the "positivity effect" of ending.This means that people expect an ending to be happy or want to get something good out of an experience while they can. - NewsLite

Every bride knows she needs something old, something new, something borrowed and something blue at her wedding… but what about something explosive?Food artists Bompas & Parr are launching a food explosion service for weddings where for a fee a trained explosives technician will lay charges within your wedding cake ready for you to detonate.A spokesperson for the firm said: "Traditional wedding cakes are a triumph of spectacle over taste. Bompas & Parr’s food explosion service pushes this ethos to its ultimate conclusion. "The ritual of cutting the cake is significantly enhanced through the explosion, the sense of occasion heightened by the blast and your guests are spared eating flavourless fruitcake."The service starts from £800 and includes a risk assessment and an explosive technician liaising with your cake provider to tell them how their creation will be destroyed. - NewsLite

Forget swimming with dolphins, after seeing this video all we want to do is surf with dolphins… and after clicking play we think you will agree.This video is said to show 15-year-old Mitchell Overton wake surfing alongside dolphins at St. Pete Beach, Florida.Overton can be seen riding the waves as dolphins pop up and jump out of the water next to him. Pretty cool isn't it? - NewsLite

A open-minded website has started offering romantic getaways with a difference -- they are for three people.That's right it's a break intended for fans of free love, those in polygamous relationships or couples with a tag-along member. Experience day website Wish.co.uk started offering the ‘Romantic Break for Three’ following an enquiry from a trio wanting to enjoy a romantic night together.The £399 getaway is for three people, staying in a double suite at the Windermere Suites in the Lake DistrictIt also includes breakfast for three and a complimentary bottle of champagne on arrival… if they remember to leave out three glasses. - NewsLite

Sure US president Barack Obama could always hit the nuclear button if he really wanted to launch something -- but we think it's safer if he sticks to marshmallow cannon, wait what?When Obama came across an 8th grader named Joey from Phoenix at a recent White House Science Fair, he was more than a little intrigued by what the youngster had created.When he was told the air cannon was designed to shoot marshmallows, he couldn't wait to get it set up and going. And he wasn't going to get a little thing like being in the State Dining Room of the White House stop him.After checking how far a marshmallow could be fire, he had the 'weapon' aimed at the wall and started pumping up the air pressure before firing the confectionary. - NewsLite

WhoSayPhotoEmbed.create({vanityRoot: "http://www.whosay.com/arnolds...", clientName: "Arnold Schwarzenegger", vanityLink: "http://www.whosay.com/arnolds...", photoId: "http://media.whosay.com/127340...", title: "After all the action, stunts & physical abuse shooting The Expendables 2 and The Last Stand, it was time for a little tune up on my shoulder. Look who was coincidentally waiting in line behind me for his shoulder surgery. Now we're ready for another round of great times and action when we shoot The Tomb. #greattobeback", width: "620", height: "463" }) When Arnold Schwarzenegger went into hospital to have a operation on his shoulder, he couldn't believe who was in the next bed… Sylvester Stallone.In an amazing coincidence* the two action stars had been booked in to have treatment on their shoulders at the same medical centre, on the same day.Writing online Arnie said: ""After all the action, stunts & physical abuse shooting The... - NewsLite

Millions of British children have never been to an art gallery, theatre or stage show, it was revealed yesterday.The ‘culture starved’ generation emerged in a study carried out among 2,000 parents of five to 12-year-olds throughout the UK.Incredibly, four in 10 children have never seen the inside of an art gallery, while 17 per cent haven’t visited a museum with their parents.Culture can take many kinds of forms and it’s essential are children are encouraged to get involved with this at any early age.It was also revealed that a quarter of children haven’t been to the theatre, while six in 10 have never heard or been to a classical music concert and one in 10 kids hasn’t even left their home town. - NewsLite

They were thought to have died out 4,000 years ago, but a video has emerged  which some people claim shows a woolly mammoth -- though others insist it's a hoax.Shot in the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug region of Siberia -- reportedly by a government-employed engineer -- the footage shows a beast walking through an icy river.For years there have been rumours some woolly mammoth had survived in the Siberian wilderness, but there had never been any proof, and if this video is fake there still isn't. - NewsLite

In Japan have an interesting way of practicing what they would do if a dangerous animal escaped… as this video conclusively shows.Japanese police, paramedics and hundreds of zoo staff have taken part in a training exercise which saw them fending off a life-sized papier mache rhinoceros.The odd exercise at Tokyo's Ueno Zoological Gardens was designed to see how they would cope with an emergency which resulted in an animal escape.While many visitors duly rushed away from the faux-rhino, others stuck around and filmed the vision which was staff surrounding it with a net and pretending to tranquilise and capture it. - NewsLite

The typical Brit is so cynical they will turn down a genuine offer free cash, it's been found… by people who tried to give away money on the street.Customer Loyalty firm Ice sent out a group of people to busy bus stations wearing a sandwich board that read "Ask me to pay your bus fare and I will." And it was a genuine offer, but commuters in Newcastle, Medway, Manchester, Perth and Leicester didn't trust the offer -- which ran during morning rush hour each day for a week -- and kept clear.In fact the people struggle to give away free money to the extent that just 38 people in total across the country accepted the offer. - NewsLite

Edith Ritchie and Evelyn “Evie” Middleton have been named by Guinness World Records as the world’s oldest living twins… well they are 102-years-oldBorn on 15 November 1909, the pair from Aberdeenshire, Scotland, whose maiden name was Rennie, were born on a farm near Newburgh when Edward VII was on the throne.After leaving school, the non-identical twins worked on farms before leaving to start their own families and had a total of 32 grandchildren between them.The sisters say they have remained close throughout their life and now live together at Bonnyton House care home in Aberdeenshire, adding that they are still the best of friends. - NewsLite

This snowmobiler had a lucky escape recently -- when the cliff of snow he was just about to ride across dropped away inches in front of him.Skirulefool (as he's known on YouTube) had been riding on the white stuff in on the Wyoming-Idaho border when the near-miss happened.As this video footage shows, he'd been racing around when he got to the top of a hill and a huge chunk of snow disappeared from under him.Luckily he was able to stop in time and then drag his snowmobile from the edge… shame he then hit a tree on his way back down. Oops. - NewsLite

A bungling police officer spent 20 minutes chasing himself after being mistaken for a burglar on CCTV, it's been revealed.The unnamed officer from Sussex Police had been monitoring an area hit by a series of burglaries when a CCTV operative reported seeing someone 'acting suspiciously'.That someone was the undercover officer, but failing to realise this, the operator proceeded to direct the officer to follow the "suspect".Unsurprisingly the officer was unable to catch himself during a 20 minute chase -- but he did tell colleagues he was "hot on his heels".The Keystone Kops-esque gaffe only came to an end when a sergeant came into the CCTV control room, recognised the “suspect” and started laughing. - NewsLite

It used to be that if you wanted to entertain a cat, you gave them a ball or a toy mouse… nowadays they apparently need an Apple iPad.The RSPCA in Australia have developed an iPad app for cats which sees them play with a virtual ball of yarn and defend cheese from invading mice.It's hoped the app could be used to enrich the lives of house-dwelling cats in Oz and promote the organisations 'Adopt a Cat Month'.RSPCA man Michael Beatty said: "Basically, you place your iPad on the ground, start the game and your cat or kitten can interact with it on his/her own terms. - NewsLite

Chocolate, oysters and Champagne are all foods typically associated with Valentines Day -- bull testicles… not so much.But that hasn't stopped a chef from creating a testicle-filled pie which he claims will act as an aphrodisiac this Valentines Day.The aptly named 'Cock and Bull Pie' from artisan ready meal firm Charlie Bigham’s contains only ingredients selected for their aphrodisiac and arousing qualities.As such the £7.99 pie -- available exclusively from Ocado -- features ‘Mama Juana’ liquor and Ginseng alongside the bulls’ testicles. Rich in testosterone, the potent properties of bull’s testicles have long been used in India where lovers swear by their power to increase sexual vigour. But will you have the balls to try it this Valentine’s Day? - NewsLite

Sure everyone's heard of the Loch Ness Monster, but have you ever heard of the Lagarfljóts Worm, Iceland's answer to Nessie? Well you have now!And not only have you heard about Lagarfljótsormurinn but here's a video which it's claimed shows the mythical monster swimming in Lagarfljót Lake.Footage appears to show a giant snake (about 90m) swimming against the current in an icy river which runs in to Lagarfljót.Reports of Lagarfjóts Worm date back to 1345 -- but some critics say this latest example looks more like frozen netting moving in the river. - NewsLite

We've met Colin Furze before, first when he invented the flame-thrower scooter (and promptly got arrested for it) an then when he created the world's fastest mobility scooter.Now he's taken that 70mph mobility scooter and seen what it can do in the snow… the answer, quite a bit!In his video Furze, who is now part of the Sky TV show Gadget Geeks, can be seen reaching speeds of 51mph in the icy conditions and having great fun skidding around.Writing on YouTube he said: "This is my world record holding fastest mobility scooter being thrashed in the snow which as you can see was bloody wicked. - NewsLite