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EPISODE 001 BANGLADESH SNAKE EATER SNAKE CHARMER DUDA MIAH EATS HIS

CATCH ALIVE. LOVE BUBBLE A LONDON MAN SPENT VALENTINES DAY

IN A BUBBLE HOPING TO ATTRACT A WOMAN.

THAILAND CART RACE AN ANNUAL RACE IN THAILAND SEES COMPETITORS RACE HOMEMADE WOODEN CARTS DOWN A DIRT TRACK.

BIN MAN A MELBOURNE MAN GOT STUCK IN A BIN WHILE TRYING TO RETRIEVE HIS PHONE.

MOOSE ATTACK A MOOSE FELL THROUGH A WINDOW IN SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH.

VOLUNTARY AMPUTEE SUFFERERS OF BODY INTEGRITY IDENTITY DISORDER VOLUNTEER TO HAVE THEIR ARMS OR LEGS AMPUTATED.

LOOKOUT TOILET A NEW TOILET IN LONDON HAS BEEN FITTED WITH ONE WAY MIRRORED GLASS.

CRAZY CAR RACE DRIVERS DRESS UP THEIR CARS TO COMPETE IN A CRAZY CAR RACE.

BODY PIERCING VILLAGERS IN INDIA PIERCE THEIR BODIES WITH NAILS TO PLEASE A LOCAL DEITY.

SNAKE MAN AN ENVIRONMENTALIST IN SOUTHERN INDIA BREEDS COBRA SNAKES.

LAWN MOWER RACING DRIVERS RACE THEIR LAWN MOWERS AT THIS ANNUAL COMPETITION IN LONDON.

SNAKE AND RABBIT A SNAKE AND A HAMSTER HAVE BECOME FRIENDS AT A JAPANESE ZOO.

INSECT MAN A SPANISH INSECTOLOGIST HAS SET UP A SHELTER FOR HOMELESS INSECTS.

CUDDLE PARTY PEOPLE GATHER IN THEIR PYJAMAS TO PARTICIPATE IN CUDDLE PARTIES IN NEW YORK CITY.

DRAG OLYMPICS DRAG QUEENS COMPETE IN VARIOUS EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE COMPETITION.

CROCODILE A FAMILY IN THAILAND SHARE THEIR HOUSE WITH A CROCODILE.

BREAD ANATOMY A BAKER IN THAILAND MAKES BREAD INTO THE SHAPES OF SEVERED HEADS.

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EPISODE 002 BEE MAN AHN SANG-GU INLINE SKATES AND RIDES

A BIKE WHILE COVERED IN BEES. STRONGMAN A STRONGMAN IN CHINA USED HIS EARS

TO PULL A MINI BUS. ARCTIC SWIMMER LEWIS PUGH BRAVED ZERO DEGREE

WATER TO SWIM THE ICY WATERS. GIANT SQUID A SEVEN METRE LONG SQUID IS ON

DISPLAY AT AN AUSTRALIAN AQUARIUM. MOTOR CROSS REMI BIZOURD PERFORMS SOME RISKY

MANOEUVRES IN GERMANY. MUD RACE COMPETITORS GATHERED FOR THE

ANNUAL MALDON MUD RACE IN THE UK. JINGLE CAT A GROUP OF CATS COLLECT ROYALTIES

FROM THEIR CHRISTMAS SONG. ROBOTIC FISH A CHINESE ROBOTICS PROFESSOR HAS

INVENTED THE FIRST ROBOTIC FISH. BUFFALO RACES THE ANNUAL BUFFALO RACES FESTIVAL

ATTRACTS LOCALS AND TOURISTS TO CHONBURI IN THAILAND.

CRICKET SPITTING IN THE AMERICAN CITY OF ST. LOUIS CRICKET SPITTING HAS BECOME A SPORT.

HALLOWEEN HOWL OWNERS DRESSED UP THEIR DOGS FOR THE ANNUAL HALLOWEEN HOWL.

SCARING NATURE LOCALS IN BAVARIA SCARE NATURE OUT OF HIBERNATION EACH WINTER.

LEGO BUILD OFF FIVE BOYS RECREATED WHAT THEIR TOWNS WOULD LOOK LIKE IN 2055.

WATERFALL CLIMB CLIMBERS SCALED A FROZEN WATERFALL IN OREGON USA.

MUSICAL VINEYARD FARMERS PLAY SOOTHING MUSIC IN THEIR VINEYARDS FOR BETTER QUALITY GRAPES.

UNDERWATER SANTA A SANTA IN SOUTH KOREA SWAM IN A TANK WITH FILLED WITH FISH.

DOG-CAT RADIO A RADIO STATION IN THE US BROADCASTS EXCLUSIVELY TO DOGS AND CATS.

INDOOR TRIALS A LOOK AT THE WORLD CHAMPION INDOOR MOTORBIKE TRIALS IN SPAIN.

EATING COMPETITION CONTESTANTS ATE A TEN-POUND TURKEY AT A NEW YORK EATING COMPETITION.

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EPISODE 003 LOG RIDING MEN IN SUWA CITY RACE ON LOGS

DOWN A STEEP MOUNTAIN SLOPE. CHEESE ROLLING 20 MEN AND WOMEN CHASE CHEESE IN

AN ANNUAL COMPETITION. RUNNING WITH THE BULLS THE ANNUAL RUNNING WITH THE BULLS

FESTIVAL BRINGS MANY PEOPLE TO MEXICO.

GLASS TEARS A GIRL IN LEBANON SHEDS GLASS FROM HER EYE DAILY.

ESCAPE ARTIST STUNTMAN DAVID MERLINI WAS ENCASED IN CEMENT AND LOWERED INTO THE DANUBE RIVER.

NETTLE EATING A LOOK AT THE NINTH WORLD NETTLE EATING CHAMPIONSHIPS.

SPIDERMAN FRENCHMAN ALAN ROBERT CLIMBS TALL BUILDINGS WITHOUT SAFETY DEVICES.

SPAIN BUNGEE JUMP CURTIS RIVERS BROKE THE RECORD FOR THE HIGHEST EVER BUNGEE JUMP.

RUBBER BOY A SIXTEEN-YEAR-OLD BOY FROM LITHUANIA CONTORTS HIS BODY INTO IMPOSSIBLE POSES.

JAPANESE WOMAN A JAPANESE WOMAN WAS SEALED UNDERGROUND IN A BID FOR PEACE AND ORDER IN THE WORLD.

NAKED ROBBERS TWO MEN WERE CAUGHT NAKED WHILE DIGGING A TUNNEL TO ROB A BANK.

ELDERS RACING OLD AGE PENSIONERS RACED EACH OTHER ON BATTERY POWERED BUGGIES.

SURFING MICE SURF COACH SHANE WILLMOT IS TRAINING MICE TO SURF IN AUSTRALIA.

ANACONDA A SEVEN-FOOT LONG ANACONDA WAS CAPTURED IN BRAZIL.

ICE SWIMMING OVER 2200 PARTICIPANTS CAME FOR THEIR ANNUAL SWIM IN THE ICY WATERS OF THE DANUBE.

ORANGATANG ART ORANGATANS ARE AUCTIONING OFF THEIR PAINTINGS FOR CHARITY.

MAGNET LADY A GERMAN WOMAN’S BODY HAS ITS OWN MAGNETIC FIELD.

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EPISODE 004 BASE JUMP 54 PEOPLE BASE JUMPED IN KUALA

LUMPUR TO SEE IN THE NEW YEAR. CRESTA RUN RIDERS GATHERED AT ST. MORITZ TO

TOBOGGAN DOWN A HAND-MADE TRACK.

ICE DIP 50 MEMBERS OF BERLIN’S ICE BATHING CLUB PLUNGED INTO THE ICY WATERS FOR ITS ANNUAL CARNIVAL.

FUTURE DESIGNS AN EXHIBITION SHOWCASED WORKS BY JAPANESE DESIGNERS AND ENGINEERS MERGING HIGH TECHNOLOGY AND ART.

DANGEROUS BEAUTY A NEGLIGEE MADE OF EYELASHES AND A JACKET OF FALSE FINGERNAILS ARE SOME NEW FASHION STYLES.

HAIR COLLECTOR A MAN IN TURKEY COLLECTS WOMEN’S HAIR AND PUTS IT ON DISPLAY.

ELEPHANT RACE 29 ELEPHANTS RACED EACH OTHER AS PART OF AN ANNUAL TWO DAY EVENT IN NEPAL.

CANTERBURY CRAWLER A LONDON MAN IS CRAWLING 60 MILES THROUGH THE CITY ALL IN THE NAME OF LOVE.

SOAP BOX RACE COMPETITORS TOOK PART IN THE SECOND HOAR CROSS DOWNHILL RACE IN ENGLAND.

DOG BAKERY BAKER HARRIET STERNSTEIN HAS SET UP A BAKERY IN FRANCE JUST FOR DOGS.

ROBOT BARTENDER A BARTENDING ROBOT IN THE US CAN SERVE UP TO 120 DRINKS AN HOUR.

DOG LOOK A LIKE COMPETITION

PET OWNERS WERE JUDGED ON THEIR LOOKS IN A DOG OWNER LOOK-A-LIKE COMPETITION.

SUPER BIKES RIDERS FROM BRITAIN, JAPAN AND AUSTRALIA COMPETED IN THE SUPERBIKE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP IN QATAR.

SEEING EYE HORSE VISUALLY IMPAIRED MAN DAN SHAW HAS THE WORLD’S FIRST SEEING-EYE HORSE.

RUNNING ROBOT HONDA INVENTED A NEW ROBOT THAT CAN PERFORM TASKS AUTOMATICALLY.

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EPISODE 005 BULL AEROBICS MALE GYMNASTS PERFORM ACROBATIC

STUNTS WITH BULLS IN FRONT OF A CROWD.

SNOW KING A MAN IN NORWAY CLOCKED UP A RECORD SPEED OF 123 KILOMETRES RACING HIS MOUNTAIN BIKE ON SNOW.

TRANSVESTITE BOXER A MAN FROM THAILAND HAS ONLY LOST ONE OF HIS TRANSVESTITE BOXING MATCHES.

SMALLEST BOOKS ESWAR KUMAR PRODUCED A BOOK THAT WAS JUST ONE CENTIMETRE SQUARED.

BIG SANTA DOZENS OF ROPES HELD DOWN A 200 SQUARE METRE INFLATABLE SANTA.

DIAMOND CHOCOLATE 2000 DIAMONDS WERE SPRINKLED ON 12 KILOS OF CHOCOLATE.

COMEDY DIVING A LOOK AT THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP CANNON BALLING EVENT IN GERMANY.

MEXICO JUMP FELIX BAUMGARTNER BASE JUMPED OFF MEXICO’S TALLEST SKYSCRAPER.

SNOW GOLF A NINE HOLE GOLF COURSE WAS CARVED OUT OF A FROZEN LAKE IN ST. MORITZ.

ELEPHANT CAMP A 48 DAY CAMP HAS BEEN SET UP FOR ELEPHANTS IN SOUTHERN INDIA.

ANIMAL ACADEMY AN ANIMAL ACADEMY IN GERMANY TEACHES ANIMALS A VARIETY OF SKILLS.

FINISHING ACADEMY SCOTLAND HAS OPENED THE WORLD’S FIRST FINISHING SCHOOL FOR GENTLEMEN.

MEN KNITTING KNITTING IS LATEST HOBBY FOR MEN IN NEW YORK.

ARCTIC CIRCLE TWO AMERICAN EXPLORERS ATTEMPTED A SUMMER CROSSING OF THE ARCTIC CIRCLE.

SLEDGE RACE DRESSED IN BRIGHT COSTUMES PARTICIPANTS GATHER IN GERMANY FOR THE ANNUAL SLEDGE RACE.

DANCING ROBOT SCIENTISTS IN JAPAN HAVE DEVELOPED A ROBOT THAT NEVER REFUSES A DANCE.

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EPISODE 006 SURFING WIPEOUTS A LOOK BACK AT SOME OF THE SEASON’S

MOST SPECTACULAR WIPE-OUTS. MEXICO BULL A BULL RAMPAGED THROUGH

SPECTATORS AT A BULLFIGHT IN MEXICO. WHIPPING A LOOK AT THE ANNUAL WHIPPING

FESTIVAL HELD IN PERU. CRASHED ICE OVER 10,000 SPECTATORS CHEERED ON

COMPETITORS IN AN EXTREME SKATING COMPETITION IN MOSCOW.

TAEKWONDO GRANNIES GRANDMOTHERS IN KOREA ARE TAKING UP MARTIAL ARTS.

STILLETTO WORKOUT AN AEROBICS CLASS IN NEW YORK TEACHES WOMEN HOW TO WALK AND DANCE IN STILLETTO’S.

BEARD ARTIST A MAN IN THAILAND USES HIS BEARD TO PAINT HIS ART WORK.

MASK FESTIVAL THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE GATHERED IN BULGARIA FOR THE TRADITIONAL MASK FESTIVAL.

DOG FANCY DRESS DOGS WERE DRESSED UP FOR A FANCY DRESS EVENT IN INDIA.

CLEVER CAR SCIENTISTS HAVE CREATED A SMART CAR THAT COULD HELP THE ENVIRONMENT.

DOG SPA NEW YORK DOG OWNERS ARE HAVING THEIR PETS PAMPERED AT A BEAUTY PARLOUR.

KISS FEST THOUSANDS OF FILIPINOS GATHERED TO CHALLENGE THE WORLD RECORD FOR MOST COUPLES KISSING AT ONCE.

MASS WEDDING OVER TWO HUNDRED COUPLES GATHERED FOR A MASS WEDDING CEREMONY IN PERU.

CUB AND PUP A LION CUB AND A PUPPY HAVE BECOME BEST FRIENDS AT A ZOO IN THE US.

RURAL SPORTS A LOOK AT THE ANNUAL RURAL GAMES IN INDIA.

WAKEBOARDING A WAKE BOARDER CLAIMED A WORLD FIRST BEING TOWED BY A RACING YACHT.

HOVERCRAFT A LOOK AT THE EUROPEAN HOVERCRAFT CHAMPIONSHIPS IN ENGLAND.

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EPISODE 007 ROLL OVER CARS DAREDEVIL DRIVERS COMPETED IN THE

BRITISH ROLLOVER CHAMPIONSHIPS. SHIN KICKING STRAW IS THE ONLY PROTECTION YOU

HAVE AT THE BRITISH SHIN KICKING CHAMPIONSHIPS.

CANNONBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS

ALL COMPETITORS HAVE TO DO IS JUMP OFF THE HIGH DIVE AND MAKE A BIG SPLASH.

CLOWN CHURSH SERVICE CLOWNS GATHERED TO PAY HOMAGE TO THE FATHER OF MODERN CLOWNING.

GERMAN ARTIST KONRAD THURANO STILL PERFORMS AS A TIGHTROPE WALKER AT THE AGE OF 96.

EATING THE CITY ARTIST SONG DONG CREATED A CITY OUT OF BISCUITS AND CRACKERS.

SNAIL RACES A LOOK AT THE WORLD SNAIL RACING CHAMPIONSHIPS.

ZOO DRILL TOKYO ZOO RAN A DRILL TO SEE HOW THEY WOULD COPE IF A GORILLA ESCAPED ITS CAGE.

BEE THERAPY THE LATEST NEW AGE MEDICINE TO SWEEP ASIA IS TO BE STUNG BY A BEE.

DOG FASHION DOGS OF ALL SIZES STRUTTED THEIR STUFF AT A NEW YORK DOG FASHION SHOW.

MAID CAFE THE ‘MAIDS’ ARE DRESSED IN FRILLY FROCKS INSPIRED BY COMIC BOOK HEROINES.

JAPAN CHOCOLATE A JAPAN DEPARTMENT STORE PUT ON A DISPLAY OF CHOCOLATE SCULPTURES FOR VALENTINES DAY.

ICE BAR ASIA’S FIRST ALL-ICE BAR STEMMED FROM A SWEDISH INVENTION.

RALLY CRASH A CZECH DRIVER HAD A SERIOUS CRASH DURING A NEW ZEALAND RALLY.

CLIFF DIVING WORLD CLIFF DIVING CHAMPION ORLANDO DUQUE ADDED ANOTHER VICTORY TO HIS NAME IN AUSTRIA.

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EPISODE 008 DAREDEVIL BROTHERS A FAMILY OF DAREDEVIL BROTHERS

PERORM DEATH DEFYING STUNTS. SKYBOARD SKYBOARDING IS THE LATEST EXTREME

SPORT TO COME OUT OF NEW ZEALAND. WINTER SWIM A LOOK AT THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

IN WINTER SWIMMING. TINY SECURITY DOG A TWO-POUND PUPPY AT A POLICE

DEPARTMENT IN OHIO IS THE WORLD’S SMALLEST SECURITY DOG.

LION/DOG A LION AND A DOG SHARE AN ENCLOSURE AT A ZOO IN SOUTH KOREA.

TEDDY BEAR OLYMPICS THE ANNUAL TOYS WINTER OLYMPICS DREW HUGE CROWDS IN GERMANY.

RUNNING OF THE BRIDES HUNDREDS OF BRIDES TO BE LINED UP FOR AN ANNUAL GOWN SALE IN THE US.

JAPAN KABUKI THE HIGHLY STYLISED FORM OF JAPANESE THEATRE IS MAKING A COMEBACK.

MOZART CAKE A CAKE WORTH 2.2 MILLION US DOLLARS WAS MADE TO CELEBRATE MOZART’S 25OTH BIRTHDAY.

PRECIOUS GYM A PAIR OF DUMBBELLS UNVIELED IN JAPAN ARE MADE OUT OF PURE GOLD.

MALE BALLERINAS AN ALL MALE BALLET COMPANY PUT ON A SHOW IN LONDON.

MAGIC FESTIVAL MAGICIANS IN COLUMBIA FOR THE CONGRESS OF LATIN AMERICAN MAGIC.

MEXICO CARNIVAL LOCALS IN MEXICO DRESS IN TRADITIONAL WOODEN MASKS AS PART OF A FOUR DAY CARNIVAL.

WIND TUNNEL A VERTICAL WIND TUNNEL GIVES THE EXPERIENCE OF FREEFALLING WITHOUT HAVING TO JUMP OUT OF A PLANE.

AUSTRALIAN SUPERBIKES A LOOK AT THE DANGEROUS SPORT OF MOTORBIKE RACING IN AUSTRALIA.

EATING COMPETITION SONYA THOMAS WON THE WORLD GRILLED CHEESE EATING CHAMPIONSHIPS.

ROACH BROACH A DESIGNER FROM THE US HAS CREATED A BROACH MADE FROM LIVE COCKROACHES.

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EPISODE 009 ACROBATIC CATS A RUSSIAN MAN HAS A GROUP OF CATS

WHO PERFORM ACROBATIC STUNTS. ICE CRICKET 20 TEAMS COMPETED IN ESTONIA IN A

GAME OF CRICKET PLAYED ON ICE. FLOUR WAR PEOPLE GATHERED IN GREECE TO TAKE

PART IN A BATTLE WITH FLOUR. PANDA PLAYGROUND A CENTRE IN CHINA HAS SET UP A

PLAYGROUND ESPECIALLY FOR PANDAS. SCULPTURES AN AUSTRALIAN BEACH WAS

TRANSFORMED INTO AN ARTISTIC DISPLAY.

ELEPHANT RACE 50 ELEPHANTS RACED THROUGH THE STREETS OF INDIA.

PET PORTRAITS A GRAPHIC DESIGNER IN THE US SPECIALISES IN PORTRAITS FOR PETS.

KITE FESTIVAL A LOOK AT THE ANNUAL KITE FESTIVAL IN THAILAND.

BODY PAINTING CONTEST ARTISTS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD COMPETED IN THE 19TH INTERNATIOANL BODY PAINTING CONTEST.

ROMA BRIDES FAMILIES DISPLAY THEIR DAUGHTERS FOR ELIGIBLE MEN TO MARRY.

LAS FELLAS THE TRADITIONAL FALLAS FESTIVAL IN SPAIN LITERALLY SETS THE TOWN ABLAZE.

PAPER AIRPLANE CONTEST STUDENTS TOOK PART IN AN AIRPLANE CONTEST TO FLY THE PERFECT PLANE.

INDIAN FESTIVAL THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE GATHERED FOR THE FESTIVAL OF ‘RANG PANCHAMI’ IN INDIA.

TATTOO ART A LOOK AT THE WORLD TATTOO ARTS FESTIVAL HELD IN BANGKOK.

ROCKET RACING MEMBERS OF THE ROCKET RACING LEAGUE RACE LIQUID OXYGEN AND KEROSENE POWERED ROCKETS.

FOOD EXPERIMENT A CZECHOSLOVARKIAN MAN CONDUCTED HIS OWN ‘SUPER SIZE ME’ EXPERIMENT.

BABY RHINO AN INDIAN RHINOCEROS WAS WELCOMED AT THE SAN DIEGO ZOO.

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EPISODE 010 SHARK MRI SCIENTISTS ARE USING AN MRI MACHINE

TO LOOK INTO SEA CREATURES. ELEPHANT TUG OF WAR AN ENTIRE BASKETBALL TEAM TRIED TO

PLAY TUG OF WAR WITH AN ELEPHANT. HORSE CART RACE A YOUNG HORSE WAS FED CASHEWS

AND ROASTED ALMONDS BEFORE RACING THROUGH THE STREETS OF INDIA.

DOG SCOOTER INVENTOR MARK SCHUETTE HAS CREATED A SCOOTER PULLED BY DOGS.

INDIA HOUSE BOAT POST A POST OFFICE IN INDIA HAS SET ITSELF UP ON THE WATER.

LITTER KWITTER AN AUSTRALIAN WOMAN HAS CREATED A DEVICE THAT TRAINS CATS TO USE THE TOILET.

BIZZARE FESTIVAL LOCAL IN INDIA RUN BEHIND AN ELEPHANT TRYING TO GRAB THEIR TALES.

LOST FALSE TEETH FALSE TEETH AND A DEAD PERSON’S ASHES ARE AMONG LOST ITEMS FOUND ON LONDON PUBLIC TRANSPORT.

INDIA CROSS DRESSING HUNDREDS OF MEN DRESS UP AS WOMEN IN A BAZAAR RITUAL IN INDIA.

BRITNEY SPEARS STATUE SCULPTOR DANIEL EDWARDS CREATED A STATUE OF THE SINGER GIVING BIRTH.

FLOWER MOBILE ENGLISH SCIENTISTS HAVE DEVELOPED A BIODEGRADABLE MOBILE PHONE CASING.

EAGLE HUNT A GIRL AND HER EAGLE COMPETE IN A TRADITIONAL EAGLE HUNT.

MEXICO X FIGHTERS BIKERS FROM AROUND THE WORLD PERFORM DEATH DEFYING STUNTS IN MEXICO.

DOG AUDITIONS DOGS AUDITIONED IN NEW YORK FOR A NEW BROADWAY MUSICAL.

UNDERGROUND GO KART DRIVERS RACED GO KARTS THROUGH AN EMPTY GERMAN TUBE TUNNEL.

WALL OF FURY A RESTAURANT IN THE PHILIPPINES LETS YOU VENT YOUR FRUSTRATION BY THROWING PLATES AT A WALL.

POND SKIMMING PEOPLE GATHER IN PARK CITY UTAH FOR THE ANNUAL POND SKIMMING CONTEST.

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EPISODE 011 CUBA REFRIGERATORS 52 ANTIQUE FRIDGES WERE

TRANSFORMED WITH ARTWORK IN CUBA. ARGENTINA HORSEBALL A LOOK AT THE HORSEBALL

CHAMPIONSHIPS IN ARGENTINA. LITHUANIA PRISON MAKEOVER INMATES AT A LOCAL PRISON WERE

GIVEN MAKEOVERS FOR A TV SHOW. LITHUANIA SAND LADY A 57-YEAR-OLD WOMAN EATS SAND AS

PART OF HER DIET. MANS BEST FRIEND ROBOT SCIENTISTS ARE TRYING TO MAKE ROBOTS

TO BE COMPANIONS FOR PEOPLE. POTATO CATWALK BRITAIN CELEBRATES ITS NATIONAL CHIP

WEEK WITH A CATWALK STYLE PARADE. FLYING SAUCERS A BRITISH ENGINEER HAS DEVELOPED THE

FIRST WORKING FLYING SAUCER. BISCUIT CITY CHINESE ARTIST SONG DONG CREATED A

CITY MADE ENTIRELY OF BISCUITS. POLICE SWIM ENGLISH POLICE OFFICERS PLUNGED INTO

FREEZING WATER FOR CHARITY. BRITAIN BAKERS ARTIST EMMA GREEN HAS MADE A

REPLICA OF THE MONA LISA FROM BURNT TOAST.

WORLD MARBLE CHAMPIONSHIPS

A LOOK AT THE WORLD MARBLE CHAMPIONSHIPS.

THAILAND WATER FESTIVAL TOURISTS AND LOCALS PARTICIPATED IN THE LOCAL WATER FESTIVAL IN THAILAND.

ROBOT FIRE FIGHTERS ROBOTS TRIED TO PUT OUT CANDLE FLAMES DURING AN ANNUAL EVENT.

INDIA BODY PIERCING IRON HOOKS ARE THREADED THROUGH THE BACK AS PART OF A RITUAL.

SUMO FORIEGNERS A FORMER BULGARIAN WRESTLING CHAMPION HAS TAKEN UP SUMO WRESTLING.

CUBA STREET DANCE PEOPLE LINED THE STREETS OF HAVANA TO JOIN IN ON THE ‘CITY IN MOTION’ FESTIVAL.

GREAT WALL SKATEBOARDER US SKATEBOARD CHAMPION DANNY WAY JUMPED OVER THE GREAT WALL OF CHINA ON HIS SKATEBOARD.

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EPISODE 012 USA DOGGIE FASHION SHOW A US ANIMAL MAGAZINE HOSTED A PET

FASHION SHOW IN NEW YORK. PAKISTAN TV PRESENTER A YOUNG MAN FROM PAKISTAN DRESSES

AS A MIDDLE-AGED WOMAN FOR A TELEVISION PROGRAM.

US EASTER DIVING EASTER EGGS ARE HIDDEN UNDERWATER FOR DIVERS TO RECOVER AND CLAIM PRIZES.

JAPAN FISH BATH THE LATEST CRAZE IN JAPAN IS TO HAVE FISH EAT DEAD SKIN OFF THEIR FEET.

THAILAND ORANGUTANS ORANGUTANS AT SAFARI WORLD ZOO IN THAILAND FIGHT IN BOXING MATCHES.

MEXICO CHILD MATADOR A 9-YEAR-OLD IS BECOMING MEXICO’S FINEST MINI MATADOR’S.

ARGENTINA INVENTORS A LOOK AT SOME OF THE INVENTIONS AT AN INTERNATIONAL INVENTORS CONFERENCE.

UK QUEEN SCULPTURE ARTIST ANGLEA CONNER HAS MADE A BRONZE BUST OF THE QUEEN OF ENGLAND.

ART ON THE STREETS ART CAN NOW BE SEEN ON VANS INSTEAD OF JUST IN A GALLERY.

UNDERWATER FASHION SHOW MODELS PLUNGED INTO AN AQUARIUM TO SHOW OFF THE LATEST IN SWIMWEAR.

DOLPHIN WEDDING A LONDON WOMAN MARRIED A DOLPHIN AT AN ISRAELI RESORT.

DOG MASSAGE PET OWNERS DISCOVERED THE BENEFITS OF DOG MASSAGE THERAPY IN THE US.

VIRTUAL POLICE STATION POLICE OFFICERS IN ROME PATROL THE VIRTUAL HIGHWAYS OF THE INTERNET.

RUBBISH SCULPTURES SCULPTURES MADE ENTIRELY OF RUBBISH WERE ON DISPLAY IN GERMANY.

UK NAP SLEEPING PODS ARE BEING USED IN LONDON TO HELP RELIEVE STRESS.

BASE JUMPER A PARACHUTIST JUMPED FROM A FLAT TOP MOUNTAIN IN VENEZUELA.

IDITAROD AMERICANS COMPETED IN A MOCK VERSION OF THE ALASKAN IDITAROD.

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EPISODE 013 CLONED DOG THE WORLD’S FIRST CLONED DOG

CELEBRATED ITS FIRST BIRTHDAY. LAND MINES POLICE USE RATS TO SNIFF OUT LAND

MINES. COW PARADE 150 LIFE-SIZED FIBREGLASS COWS FILLED

THE STREETS OF PARIS. TUG BOAT PARADE THE 19TH CONVENTION OF TUG AND

SALVAGE BOATS INCLUDES THE WORLD’S BIGGEST TUG BOAT PARADE.

SHERLOCK HOLMES THE SHELOCK HOLMES SOCIETY OF LONDON GATHERD IN SWITZERLAND TO CELEBRATE THE DETECTIVES RETIREMENT.

GERMANY WORLD CUP HOTEL A GERMAN HOTEL HAS DECORATED A ROOM IN SOCCER RELATED FURNITURE.

CHEESE ON TOAST A GROUP OF LANCASHIRE CHEESE MAKERS HAVE LAUNCHED A NATIONAL CHEESE ON TOAST DAY.

WAITER RACE WAITERS RACED AGAINST EACH OTHER TO SEE WHO WALK THE FASTEST WITHOUT SPILLING WATER.

DINNER IN THE SKY 22 BELGIAN CHEFS ATE A MEAL WHILE SUSPENDED 50 METRES OFF THE GROUND.

GEORGIA EARS AN ENGINEER SET A RECORD BY PULLING TWO TRUCKS USING HIS EARS.

JAPAN CINEMA FILMGOERS IN TOKYO CAN EXPERIENCE SMELLS RELATED TO THE FILM THEY’RE WATCHING.

BROKEN HEART MUSEUM A LOOK AT THE MUSEUM OF BROKEN HEARTS.

RECORD BRA CHAIN IT TOOK NINE HOURS TO CREATE A RECORD BREAKING BRA CHAIN.

MEDIEVAL BATTLE 1200 FIGHTERS TOOK PART IN A TRADITIONAL FENCING BATTLE.

POWERBOAT CHAMPIONSHIPS THE FIRST ALL BRITISH TEAM TOOK PART IN THE WORLD POWERBOAT CHAMPIONSHIPS IN QATAR.

NETHERLANDS BICYCLE THREE BIKE RIDERS RACED AGAINST A SMALL AEROPLANE.

DAVID BLAINE A LOOK AT DAVID BLAINE’S LATEST STUNT.

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EPISODE 014 UK ELEPHANT A HUGE MECHANICAL ELEPHANT

DOMINATED THE STREETS OF LONDON. MEXICO DONKEYS PEOPLE DRESSED THEIR DONKEYS IN

COSTUMES AS PART OF A CELEBRATION. CHINA DOG PARK A LOOK AT THE COOLBABY DOG THEME

PARK IN BEIJING. EXPENSIVE SANDWICH A LOOK AT THE WORLD’S MOST

EXPENSIVE SANDWICH. RARE COFFEE FARMERS COLLECT THE DROPPINGS OF

AN ANIMAL TO MAKE RARE COFFEE. CHINA BUN FESTIVAL TWELVE CLIMBERS COMPETED IN A BUN

SCRAMBLING COMPETITION. LOVE DAY COUPLES CELEBRATED ‘LOVE DAY’ IN ONE

OF EUROPE’S MOST ROMANTIC CITIES. OLDEST WOMAN 128 YEAR-OLD CRUZ HERNANDEZ IS THE

WORLD’S OLDEST WOMAN. ISLAND TALKS A MAN COVERED HIMSELF WITH BEES AS

A PROTEST. GEORGIA PUPPETS THE FORMER SOVIET REPUBLIC OF

GEORGIA IS HOME TO THE WORLD’S FIRST AND ONLY FINGER THEATRE.

ICE STRUCTURE THE LARGEST ICE STRUCTURE OUTSIDE THE FROZEN NORTH WAS CREATED OUT OF 200,000 LITRES OF FROZEN WATER.

SAND SCULPTURES A LOOK AT ONE OF THE LONGEST RUNNING SAND SCULPTURE FESTIVAL’S.

GREECE WAR GAMES A LOOK AT THE NINTH INTERNATIONAL WAR GAMES HELD IN GREECE.

DENTAL SEA LIONS SEA LIONS AT A FRENCH SEA CENTRE HAVE BEEN INTRODUCED TO BRUSHING THEIR TEETH.

SENIOR SOCCER AN 85 YEAR-OLD JAPANESE MAN STILL PLAYS SOCCER WITH OTHER SENIORS.

2CV MARATHON RACE A LOOK AT THE 24-HOUR MARATHON FOR FRENCH CITROEN 2CV VEHICLES.

KITE SURFING A LOOK AT THE WORLD KITESURFING CHAMPIONSHIPS IN VENEZUELA.

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EPISODE 015 LUXURY TOILETS PASSERS-BY IN BERLIN CAN NOW USE A

HIGH-TECH LUXURY TOILET. MARRIAGE DROUGHT PEOPLE IN AN INDIA VILLAGE ARE

RELUCTANT TO SEE THEIR DAUGHTERS MARRIED TO ANY OF THE MEN THERE.

KIWI BIRD A SPECIAL EFFECTS COMPANY HAS CREATED AN ARTIFICIAL LEG FOR A KIWI BIRD IN NEW ZEALAND.

FINGERPRINT SCANNING CLUB PATRONS ARE FINGERPRINTED TO HELP IDENTIFY TROUBLEMAKERS.

PREGNANT ROBOT A LIFE-LIKE ROBOT IS USED TO TRAIN DOCTORS AND NURSES HOW TO DELIVER A BABY.

BABY TV THE CABLE CHANNEL IS DEDICATED TO ALL-INFANT PROGRAMMING.

FIREBALLS A LOOK AT A YEARLY FESTIVAL HELD IN NEJAPA.

ZOO SUMMER SOME ANIMALS AT A ZOO IN INDIA COOL OFF BY HAVING AN ICY POLE.

ICE SPACE THE STRUCTURE IS THE FIRST MAJOR ATTRACTION MADE ENTIRELY OF ICE.

GERMANY FOX A FOX HAS FOUND A HOME ON A CATTLE FARM IN AN EAST GERMAN TOWN.

TRAM RACING HUNGARIAN TRAM DRIVERS TESTED THEIR SKILLS IN A TRAM DRAG RACE.

SKIING SQUIRREL A SQUIRREL TRAVELS THE WORLD WITH HER WATER-SKIING TALENT.

EXPLOSIVE ARTIST CAI GUO QIANG IS ONE OF THE BIGGEST NAMES IN PYROTECHNIC ART.

HUMAN PYRAMID CHILDREN GATHERED ON AN EARLY MORNING TO FORM A HUMAN PYRAMID.

MOUNTAINEER A NEW ZEALAND CLIMBER WAS THE FIRST DOUBLE AMPUTEE TO CLIMB MOUNT EVEREST.

THAILAND BOXING BANGKOK’S WOMEN’S PRISON HELD A BOXING MATCH BETWEEN AN INMATE AND THE JAPANESE CHAMPION.

NORWAY ICE SWIM A BRITISH ADVENTURER BROKE HIS OWN RECORD FOR THE LONGEST ICE SWIM.

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EPISODE 016 ALBINO ALLIGATORS SCIENTISTS ARE CELEBRATING THE BIRTH

OF EIGHT ALBINO ALLIGATORS IN BRAZIL. GERMANY WOLVES TWO BABY WOLVES ARE BEING RAISED

AT A GERMAN GAME PARK. ARGENTINA SHOW VISITORS TO BUENOS AIRES CAN WATCH

AN OPERA ON HORSEBACK. WORLD CUP UNDERWEAR A LINE OF WORLD CUP THEMED

UNDERWEAR WAS UNVEILED IN SEOUL. GERMANY BAR OWNERS OF A GERMAN PUB HAVE

INSTALLED A TV-SCREEN IN THE TOILETS. FLOAT PLANE A VINTAGE FLOATPLANE LANDED ON THE

RIVER RHINE IN COLOGNE. TRANSVESTITE PAGEANT A LOOK AT THE ‘MISS TIFFANY’S

UNIVERSE’ PAGEANT. EUROVISION CONTEST THE EUROVISION SONG CONTEST

BROUGHT OUT A VARIETY OF WEIRD LOOKING CONTESTANTS.

PUNK ROCK AEROBICS A NIGHTCLUB IN MASSACHUSETTS IN THE US HOSTS A PUNK ROCK AEROBICS NIGHT.

HARRY POTTER BAND TWO BROTHERS HAVE FORMED A ROCK BAND INFLUENCED BY THE HIT FILM.

EASTER RIDE PEOPLE OF TRAUNSTEIN DRESS IN MEDIEVAL COSTUMES RIDING BRIGHTLY DECORATED HORSES.

SOCCER DRIBBLE FORMER ENGLAND SOCCER STARS ARE DRIBBLING FROM LONDON TO MANCHESTER FOR CHARITY.

BLAINE DAY THREE DAVID BLAINE INTENDS TO SPEND SEVEN DAYS IN A WATER-FILLED SPHERE.

UNDERWATER SET AT PINEWOOD

PINEWOOD STUDIOS HAS BUILT A SIX METRE DEEP POOL THAT CIRCULATES ITS OWN WATER.

GUINNESS RECORDS ASHRITA FURMAN BROKE THREE WORLD RECORDS IN ONE DAY.

BOG SNORKELLING CONTESTANTS RACE BIKES THROUGH THE BOG.

FRANCE EIFFEL TOWER JUMP A BELGIAN MAN JUMPED OFF THE EIFFEL TOWER WITH A PARACHUTE.

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EPISODE 017 BOY SWIMMER A 7-YEAR-OLD BOY SWAM 2 KILOMETRES

FROM ALCATRAZ PRISON TO THE SHORE. UNDERWATER MUSEUM DIVERS EXPLORE UNDERWATER SHIP

WRECKS AND OTHER ARTIFACTS. MOTOREXPO A LOOK AT SOME FUTURISTIC IDEAS FOR

TRANSPORTATION. LEGOLAND 13-MILLION LEGO BLOCKS WERE USED TO

BUILD A REPLICA OF LONDON. WAX BRITNEY A WAX FIGURE OF THE SINGER USES

ANIMATRONICS TO ALLOW HER BREASTS TO HEAVE UP AND DOWN.

SPAIN FLAMENCO A CROSS-DRESSING FLAMENCO ARTIST IS ONE OF SPAIN’S BIGGEST STARS.

GOOD HOMES SHOW A LOOK AT SOME QUIRKY DESIGNS FOR THE FAMILY HOME.

JAPAN CANNED OXYGEN IF YOU’RE EXHAUSTED YOU CAN JUST PICK UP A CAN OF OXYGEN AT THE STORE AND BE ON YOUR WAY.

THEATRE COMMERCIAL A LOOK AT THE WORLD’S FIRST ON-STAGE COMMERCIAL.

TREE SITTERS ACTIVISTS SAT IN TREES ALL DAY IN PROTEST.

FISH SOCCER AN AQUARIUM IN TOKYO PLAYED HOST TO A SOCCER MATCH BETWEEN FISH.

LAUGHING INMATES INMATES AT A THAI PRISON COMPETED ON A LAUGHING CONTEST.

CATWALK REAL CATS WERE ON DISPLAY IN THIS FIERCE COMPETITION.

CHINA JELLY FISH JELLY FISH WERE THE MAIN ATTRACTION AT A COLOURFUL LIGHT SHOW AT AN OCEAN PARK IN SOUTH ASIA.

HOOLIGAN DRILL POLICE PRACTICE THEIR TACTICS AGAINST POSSIBLE SOCCER HOOLIGANS.

BOBBY CARS ADULTS RACE ‘BOBBY CARS’ REACHING SPEEDS OF UP TO 70 KILOMETRES AN HOUR.

MEXICO BIKE RACE A LOOK AT THE ANNUAL ‘DOWN THE HILL’ RACE IN MEXICO.

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EPISODE 018 GOOGLE IDOL CONTESTANTS LIP-SYNCH THEIR WAY

THROUGH AN INTERNET COMPETITION. CHINA DOLPHINS SOME VERY RARE PINK DOLPHINS SWIM

IN HONG KONG’S MURKY WATERS. RWANDA ELEPHANT A BULL ELEPHANT HAS WROUGHT HAVOC

IN FARMS NEAR A NATIONAL PARK. CROCODILE FARM AN ENGLISH MAN HAS SET UP HIS VERY

OWN CROCODILE FARM. SCORPIAN GIRL A 3-YEAR-OLD GIRL IN INDIA PLAYS WITH

SCORPIANS INSTEAD OF DOLLS. CHINA CLOWN A CLOWN IN BEIJING PUTS A SMILE ON

THE FACES OF SOME ILL CHILDREN. CHEESE ROLLING A LOOK AT THE ANNUAL CHEESE ROLLING

COMPETITION IN THE UK. SWITZERLAND SPLASHTIVAL THE BLUE MAN GROUP CREATED A LIVE

DESIGN FOR A SWATCH WATCH. GAY RUGBY THE SUNKEN MEADOW FIELDS IN NEW

YORK PLAYED HOST TO 40 TEAMS. WORLD CUP ADVERTISING THERE’S NO ESCAPE FROM THE WORLD

CUP WITH EVERYTHING FROM TEA BAGS SHAVING CREAM BEING BRANDED.

KARAOKE TAXI A SINGAPORE TAXI COMES WITH ITS VERY OWN KARAOKE MACHINE.

WORLD CUP URINALS AN ARGENTINA SPORTS CLUB HAVE MINI SOCCER NETS IN THEIR URINALS.

TOE WRESTLING A LOOK AT THE 12TH WORLD TOE WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS.

GLADIATOR SCHOOL LEARN TO BE A GLADIATOR AT THE ‘SCUOLA GLADIATORI ROMA’ IN ITALY.

MONA LISA SCIENTISTS HAVE GIVEN THE MONA LISA A COMPUTER ANIMATED VOICE.

ARGENTINA TIGERS FOUR TIGER CUBS WERE BORN AT THE LUJAN ZOO IN ARGENTINA.

SHEEP WORLD CUP SONGS THE ‘BAARMY SHEEP’ WHICH COMPRISE OF REAL SHEEP HAVE RECORDED A SONG TO CHEER ON THE ENGLISH SOCCER TEAM AT THE WORLD CUP.

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EPISODE 019 FINGER WRESTLING A LOOK AT THE BAVARIAN FINGER

WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS. PRISON SOCCER PRISONERS IN LATIN AMERICA KICKED OFF

THEIR OWN SOCCER WORLD CUP. SAMURAI ROBOT A ROBOT HAS BEEN APPOINTED TO HEAD

OF SALES PROMOTION IN JAPAN. BOAT FESTIVAL A DUMPLING COMPETITION IN BEIJING

MARKED THE START OF AN ANNUAL DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL.

GOLD FESTIVAL THOUSANDS OF DANCERS LINED THE STREETS IN A FESTIVAL THAT WAS ALL ABOUT SHOWING OFF.

WORLD CUP SOMBRERO SPECIAL SOMBREROS ARE BEING MADE FOR WORLD CUP FANS.

US ROBOT CHILDREN WHO CAN’T LEAVE THEIR HOSPITAL BEDS CAN USE ROBOTS TO ATTEND CLASSES FOR THEM.

BRAIN TRAINING NINTENDO HAVE LAUNCHED A GAME THAT TESTS HOW OLD YOUR BRAIN IS.

NAIL DANCER AN INDIAN DANCE ARTIST PERFORMED AN ANCIENT DANCE ON A BED OF NAILS.

ANIMAL WORLD CUP PARROTS AND GUINEA PIGS FOUGHT IT OUT IN AN ANIMAL WORLD CUP.

SOCCER CAR AN INDIAN MAN HAS CREATED A WORKING CAR SHAPED LIKE A FOOTBALL.

PENGUIN WORLD CUP A SOUTH KOREAN AQUARIUM WAS HOST TO A PENGUIN WORLD CUP.

LONELY FOOTBALLER AN AUSTRALIAN BOY PLAYS FOOTBALL WITH HIS PET ALPACA.

FIRE BARBER AN AMERICAN BARBER DOESN’T CUT HAIR OFF, HE BURNS IT INSTEAD.

MUD FOOTBALL PLAYERS WADED THROUGH MUD FOR CHARITY TO PLAY A GAME OF SOCCER.

CHEESE EATING RECORD A LOOK AT A GRILLED CHEESE SANDWICH EATING CONTEST IN LAS VEGAS.

COTSWOLD OLYMPICS A LOOK AT THE COTSWOLD “OLIMPICK” GAMES HELD IN BRITAIN.

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EPISODE 020 LUXURY RICKSHAW AN INDIAN MAN TRANSFORMED HIS

RICKSHAW INTO A VEHICLE FIT FOR A KING.

YO YO CONTEST HUNDREDS FLOCKED TO CALIFORNIA TO SEE THE WORLD’S LARGEST YO YO.

HORSE BOX FANS ENGLISH SOCCER FANS LIVED IN A HORSE TRANSPORTER WHILE AT THE WORLD CUP.

SPAIN AIR RACE ONE MILLION PEOPLE SAW THE SECOND ROUND OF THE RED BULL AIR RACE SERIES.

COLUMBIA TOMATO A LOOK AT SPAIN’S ANNUAL TOMATO THROWING FESTIVAL.

ROBOCUP THE 2006 INTERNATIONAL ROBOCUP FINALS KICKED OFF IN GERMANY.

SAND SCULPTURES A LOOK AT THE INTERNATIONAL SAND SCULPTURE FESTIVAL HELD IN GERMANY.

SHADOW DANCING A TEAM OF TEN OLDER WOMEN MIMICK TRADITIONAL CHINESE SHADOWS PUPPET DANCING.

BIKER CHIHUAHUA A DOG NAMED ‘BEAR’ HAS BECOME A MASCOT FOR A HOSPITAL IN OHIO, USA.

F1 PREVIEW FORMULA ONE CARS ARE DRIVEN TO THEIR LIMITS DURING RACES.

FASTEST PIZZA A NEW RECORD WAS SET IN THE US FOR THE FASTEST DOMINO’S PIZZA MAKER.

DOGS MUSICAL ‘TAILS’ IS A MUSICAL ABOUT MUTTS HOPING TO BE ADOPTED.

US PETS ‘THE MEOW MIX HOUSE’ IS A REALITY SHOW FEATURING CATS.

WORLD CUP HAIR HAIRDRESSERS SHOW THEIR SOCCER PASSION BY HAVING THEIR DYED IN THEIR TEAM COLOURS.

SEASIDE SUMO 15 JAPANESE SUMO WRESTLERS SPARRED WITH CHILDREN ON THE BEACH.

PILLOW FIGHT PEOPLE USED PILLOWS TO HIT EACH OTHER IN A LONDON TRADITION.

CRASHED ICE ‘CRASHED ICE’ IS A DANGEROUS DOWNHILL ICE SKATING RACE.

PUMA BABIES THREE PUMA BABIES WERE BORN IN A MUNICH ZOO.

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EPISODE 021 GORILLA NAMING TWELVE BABY GORILLAS WERE NAMED AT

A CEREMONY IN RWANDA. REPTILE EXHIBIT A REPTILE EXHIBITION IN NEW YORK

ALLOWED PEOPLE TO GET AN UP-CLOSE VIEW.

HUMAN ZOO THREE ACTORS BEGAN LIVING IN A SHOP WINDOW FOR 12 DAYS IN SHANGHAI.

ENGLAND TEACHERS ENGLAND SOCCER FANS SHOWED GERMAN STUDENTS HOW TO CHANT WITH THE BEST OF THEM.

COURTESY TEST A MAGAZINE IN NEW YORK PUT PEOPLE TO THE TEST BY SEEING HOW COURTIOUS THEY WERE TO OTHERS.

KID INVENTORS THREE CHILDREN FROM THE US WENT HOPED TO GET THEIR TOYS LICENSED.

ZEBRA THE ARRIVAL OF A BABY ZEBRA IN KAZAKHSTAN BECAME A REAL EVENT FOR THE WHOLE COMMUNITY.

FROG WEDDING TWO GIANT TOADS WERE TAKEN TO A DECORATED VENUE TO BE MARRIED.

LION BABY A BABY LIONESS IS BEING RAISED BY HUMANS AFTER HER MOTHER DIED.

BABY YOGA AT A NEW YORK YOGA STUDIO BABIES CAN NOW DO SOME YOGA.

EIFFEL TOWER AN ICE SKATING RINK WAS BUILT ON THE FIRST FLOOR PLATFORM OF THE TOWER.

WORLD CUP BLOGGER DONG LU HAD 10 MILLION HITS ON HIS WORLD CUP BLOG WEBSITE.

COLUMBIA ESCOPETARRAS TWO AK47 RIFLES HAVE BEEN MADE INTO GUITARS.

PET PYTHON A PYTHON HAS BEEN LIVING WITH A CAMBODIAN FAMILY FOR 6 YEARS.

DODGEBALL TOURNAMENT HOLLYWOOD CELEBRITIES PLAYED A REAL DODGEBALL MATCH FOR CHARITY.

JAPAN FOOTBALL HOUSE A FAMILY IN JAPAN HAVE BUUILT A FOOTBALL SHAPED HOUSE IN THEIR BACKYARD.

CHAMP CAR RACING A LOOK AT THE DANGEROUS WORLD OF CHAMP CAR RACING.

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EPISODE 022 PAPER DRESS A DESIGNER MADE A DRESS OUT OF

PAPER FOR THE 2006 WORLD CUP. JAPAN HOST CLUB A JAPAN HOST’S BIRTHDAY WAS

CELEBRATED WITH A PYRAMID OF CHAMPAGNE.

MODERN MATCHES A LOOK AT THE PAKISTANI DATING SHOW “SHAADI ONLINE”.

CHOCOLATE FACTORY A DUTCH BUSINESSMAN HAS CREATED HIS VERY OWN CHOCOLATE FACTORY.

COLUMBIA COFFEE THE NEW FACE OF COLUMBIA’S COFFEE GROWERS WAS ANNOUNCED TO GREAT EXCITEMENT.

PAKISTAN BULB A PAKISTAN PRISON INMATE WOKE UP TO FIND A LIGHT BULB IN HIS BACKSIDE.

PAKISTAN SIGN LANGUAGE STAFF AT A KFC RESTAURANT IN KARACHI USE SIGN LANGUAGE TO TAKE ORDERS.

THAILAND GHOST FESTIVAL THOUSANDS OF VILLAGERS AND TOURISTS GATHER TO CELEBRATE THE ANNUAL THAILAND GHOST FESTIVAL.

SPAIN MONKEY RIGHTS A LOOK AT THE INHABITANTS OF SPAIN’S BIGGEST PRIMATE RESCUE CENTRE.

ACCESSORIES FOR DOGS COSI POLE MADE DOG COLLARS AND BELTS FROM RECYCLED PAPER.

US SOLAR A LAUNDROMAT IN THE US USES SUNSHINE TO POWER ITS WASHING MACHINES.

US AIR GUITAR THE US AIR GUITAR CHAMPIONSHIPS WERE HELD AT A NEW YORK NIGHCLUB.

ATTACKING BIRDS BREWER BLACKBIRD’S HAVE TAKEN OVER A STREET IN THE US STATE OF OREGON.

INDIA KRRISH A LOOK AT INDIA’S VERY FIRST SUPERHERO CHARACTER.

WIFE CARRYING CHAMPIONSHIPS

THE 11TH ANNUAL WIFE CARRYING CHAMPIONSHIPS WERE HELD IN FINLAND.

WORLD CUP NAILS A MUNICH NAIL STUDIO CAME UP WITH A UNIQUE WAY FOR FANS TO SUPPORT THE WORLD CUP.

WORLD CUP LEGO A WORLD CUP FINAL WAS CREATED ENTIRELY OUT OF LEGO.

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EPISODE 023 CAMBODIA SPIDERS A FAVOURITE SNACK FOR CAMBODIANS

IS FRIED TARANTULAS. HOT DOG CONTEST A JAPANESE MAN WON THE

INTERNATIONAL HOT DOG EATING CONTEST FOR THE SIXTH YEAR IN A ROW.

SEALS V SWIMMERS SAN DIEGO OFFICIALS ROPED OFF A STRETCH OF SHORELINE TO PROTECT HARBOUR SEALS.

UK DISNEY ACROBAT’S PERFORMED IN NEW YORK TO CELEBRATE A NEW DISNEY RIDE.

GAMES DETOX A DETOX CLINIC FOR VIDEO GAME ADDICTS HAS OPENED IN EUROPE.

CAGE RAGE CAGE RAGE IS A NEW EXTREME SPORT THAT HAS BECOME A HIT IN EUROPE.

FIREWORKS WAR TWO PARISHES FIRE ROCKETS AT EACH OTHER’S CHURCHES IN A LOCAL EASTER TRADITION.

SPACE SUIT 40 STUDENTS DESIGNED AN ANIMAL PRINT SPACE SUIT FOR USE ON MARS.

ELEPHANT COLLARING GAME RANGERS PERFORM THE DANGEROUS TASK OF COLLARING ELEPHANTS.

CLOG DANCE 500 TEENAGERS STAGED A CLOG DANCE TO WIN A WORLD RECORD.

THAILAND VALENTINE SEVEN COUPLES WERE MARRIED IN A GHOULISH MASS WEDDING IN THAILAND.

SKATEBOARD EXPERIENCE SKATERS GATHERED IN LONDON TO SEE EUROPE’S BIGGEST SKATE RAMP.

BOND AUCTION FANS HAD THE CHANCE TO BID FOR SOME JAMES BOND MEMORABILIA.

DOG SNIFF CANCER SOME CANINES CAN SNIFF OUT THE EARLY STAGES OF CANCER IN THEIR OWNERS.

BIO BLING BLING A JEWELLERY DESIGNER IS MAKING A WEDDING RING MADE OF HUMAN BONE.

CHINA ICE THE CHINESE CITY OF HARBIN PLAYED HOST TO THE POPULAR ICE FESTIVAL.

PANDA A GIANT PANDA UNDERWENT AN OPERATION TO FIX ITS BROKEN BACK.

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EPISODE 024 FOSSIL FISH TRAILS ARCHAEOLOGISTS HAVE FOUND

FRESHWATER FISH FOSSILS IN ENGLAND. INDONESIA FLOWER INDONESIA’S CORPSE FLOWER SMELLS

LIKE VERY DIRTY SOCKS. VR VISITS PEOPLE CAN NOW VISIT THEIR LOVED

ONES IN HOSPITAL VIA THE INTERNET. EINSTEIN LETTER A BATCH OF LETTERS BY ALBERT EINSTEIN

REVEALED HE HAD SIX GILFRIENDS. THAILAND BUDDHISTS BEESWAX SCULPTURES OF BUDDHIST AND

HINDU MYTHOLOGY GRACE THE STREETS IN A THAILAND CITY FOR A PARADE.

USA DISABLED PAINTERS PORTRAIT’S OF SUPERMAN AND NEW YORK LANDSCAPES WERE PAINTED BY MOUTH AND FOOT PAINTING ARTISTS.

JAPAN NUCLEAR SHELTERS NUCLEAR BOMB SHELTERS ARE THE LATEST CRAZE TO HIT JAPAN.

CHINA PANDAS A PROJECT TO INTRODUCE 16 CUBS BRED IN CAPTIVITY MADE A PROMISING START.

ZIDANE SONG A SONG WAS WRITTEN ABOUT THE SOCCER STARS HEAD-BUTT INCIDENT.

JAPAN CURRY BATH JAPAN’S HOT SPRING INDUSTRY IS GIVING BATHERS A CURRY FLAVOUR.

YOUNG SCIENTIST A 16-YEAR-OLD SCIENTIST HAS GIVEN SUFFERERS OF MOTOR DISEASES THE CHANCE TO COMMUNICATE.

LEB SUB A LOOK AT A LEBANESE PRODUCED SUBMARINE.

JAPAN ADVENTURER A JAPANESE ADVENTURER WILL USE THE POWER OF WAVES TO CROSS THE PACIFIC OCEAN.

DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES A LOOK AT THE FIRST LATIN AMERICAN REMAKE OF A HIT US TV SERIES.

FRANCE GAMING THE 4TH ELECTRONIC SPORTS WORLD CUP WAS HELD IN FRANCE.

BREAK DANCE FRANCE’S OLDEST HIP HOP COMPANY PERFORMED TO 400 PEOPLE AS PART OF A SUMMER FESTIVAL IN JAPAN.

NZ SOFA A NEW ZEALAND MAN HAS INVENTED A MOTORISED SOFA.

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EPISODE 025 GLASS EATER KISHAN SURYAVANSHI DREAMS OF

EATING THE WINDSCREEN OF A CAR. MEXICO CLOWNS 500 CLOWNS PAID HOMAGE TO THE

VIRGIN MARY IN AN ANNUAL EVENT. GEESE RACE TOWNSFOLK AND THEIR GEESE TOOK

PART IN THE ANNUAL GOOSE PALIO. SURFING RECORD 100 SURFERS ATTEMPED TO RIDE A SINGLE

WAVE AT THE SAME TIME. PROSTHETICS RECORD THE RECORD FOR THE MOST NUMBER OF

PROSTHESES DONATED WAS ATTEMPED IN BANGKOK.

CHINA CRICKET CHINA WANTS TO MAKE THE NATION A CRICKET GIANT IN A MATTER OF DECADES.

SYNCHRONISED SWIMMERS MEMBERS OF THE ‘AQUABATIX’ TEAM PRACTICED IN LONDON’S PLAZA FOUNTAIN.

THAILAND BOXING SCHOOL AFTER SCHOOL 12-YEAR-OLD THAI TWIN SISITERS PUT ON THEIR BOXING GLOVES.

FISH ROCK JAPANESE ROCK BAND “GYOKO” SING SONGS NAMED AFTER MARINE LIFE.

BIG BALLET BALLERINAS MUST WEIGH OVER 100 KILOS TO GET INTO THE ‘EVGENY PANFILOV BALLET TROUPE’.

SINGING ANIMALS ANIMALS AT SEA WORLD SAN DIEGO PERFORMED A VERSION OF ‘JINGLE BELLS’.

GERMANY SLED RACE WINTER ENTHUSIASTS GATHERED IN GERMANY FOR THE ‘SKI FASCHING’ EVENT.

COMPLAINTS MUSEUM A LOOK AT THE NEW YORK CITY MUSEUM OF COMPLAINTS.

GROSSOLOGY A GROSS EXHIBIT TEACHES KIDS THE IMPOLITE SCIENCE OF THE HUMAN BODY.

WORLDS BIGGEST MARCH THE BIGGEST WALKING WAS CANCELLED DUE TO PARTICIPANTS DYING.

SILK WORMS AN INDIAN INNOVATOR ACQUIRED A PATENT THAT CHANGES THE PREMISE OF CULTIVATED SILK.

WHITE LION A RARE WHITE LION IS THE MAIN ATTRACTION IN ARGENTINA.

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EPISODE 026 ROBOT MANTIS A GIANT ROBOT MANTIS APPEARED IN AN

OFFICE BUILDING IN TOKYO. SYNCHRONISED SWIMMERS SYNCHRONISED SWIMMERS SHOWCASED

DANCE MOVES INSIDE A FISH TANK. AIRBOARDS THE AIRBOARD CAN REACH SPEEDS OF UP

TO TEN KILOMETRES AN HOUR. TROUGH RACE COMPETITORS RACED PIG TROUGHS

ALONG THE DANUBE RIVER. SANTA CLAUS CONVENTION A RECORD 171 PEOPLE FROM ALL OVER

THE WORLD ATTENDED THE WORLD SANTA CLAUS CONVENTION.

CUBA COWBOYS A GROUP OF CUBAN COWBOYS PREPARED FOR THE RACE OF THE BELTS.

ANIMAL POPSICLES LIONS AND TIGERS AND BEARS KEPT COOL IN FRANCE BY EATING POPSICLES.

JAPAN ICE SCULPTURES 24 ICE SCULPTURE ARTISTS COMPETED IN TOKYO DURING SUMMER.

POLAR BEAR ICE POLAR BEARS IN GERMANY WERE GIVEN ICE DECORATIONS TO KEEP THEM COOL.

CHOCOLATE THERAPY BEAUTY EXPERTS IN INDIA WANTPEOPLE TO USE CHOCOLATE ON THEIR SKIN.

POLYTHEANE ART A LOOK AT AN EXHIBITION BY CHILDREN USING WASTE POLYTHEANE BAGS.

BLIND ART TEACHER A NEW YORK CITY PUBLIC SCHOOL’S ART CLASS IS TAUGHT BY A BLIND TEACHER.

PET HOTEL PET OWNERS CAN DROP OFF THEIR PETS AT AN UPSCALE HOTEL OUTSIDE WASHINGTON D.C.

ALLIGATOR CAPTURE AN ALLIGATOR WAS SPOTTED IN A POND ON THE NORTHERN END OF NEW YORK’S CENTRAL PARK.

MALL BUNGEE JUMP A MALL IN TOKYO IS OFFERING SHOPPERS THE CHANCE TO BUNGEE JUMP INSIDE.

SKYDIVE CHILD A TWO-YEAR-OLD IS HARNESSED TO HER FATHER AS HE JUMPS OUT OF A PLANE.

PET DETECTIVE A FORMER RUSSIAN INVESTIGATOR HAS TURNED HIS SKILLS INTO SAVING THE LIVES OF ANIMALS.