Our pick of the strange but true stories from around the world.
Astronauts heard 'weird space music' on far side of the Moon
Newly released audio tapes from the Nasa archives have revealed that astronauts on Apollo 10 heard "weird space music" as they passed around the far side of the Moon. They debated whether or not to tell mission control in Houston about what they had heard, according to the mission recordings. No explanation of the noises has been given by Nasa.
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'Bankrupt' 50 Cent flashes the cash
Rapper 50 Cent has been ordered to appear before a judge to explain images that show him surrounded by bundles of cash despite filing for bankruptcy last July. The musician, aka Curtis J Jackson III, uploaded the series of photos online last week, with one spelling out the word "broke" in stacks of $100 bills. "Bankruptcy Judge Ann M Nevins is worried the rapper is being outright dishonest" about his financial situation, says CNN.
Theme park seeks lazy workers to dress up as pandas
Chessington World of Adventures in Surrey is recruiting for the "wildest job imaginable" - dressing up as a panda for their forthcoming show Pandamonium. Applicants must be able to "sit around and act lazy for the majority of the day" and "be comfortable wearing a warm, thick coat all day long". One 23-year-old man from Woking told the Daily Mirror: "My girlfriend said I might as well apply for the job as I just sit around all day, so I might as well get paid for it."
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Mermaiding: the underwater subculture on the riseUnder the Radar Cosplay meets fitness in an escapist fin-omenon that's making waves around the world
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Delhi's dogs earn Supreme Court reprieveIN THE SPOTLIGHT After an outcry from the public and animal rights activists, India's Supreme Court walks back a controversial plan to round the city's stray dog population into shelters
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Home Office worker accused of spiking mistress’s drink with abortion drugSpeed Read Darren Burke had failed to convince his girlfriend to terminate pregnancy
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In hock to Moscow: exploring Germany’s woeful energy policySpeed Read Don’t expect Berlin to wean itself off Russian gas any time soon
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Were Covid restrictions dropped too soon?Speed Read ‘Living with Covid’ is already proving problematic – just look at the travel chaos this week
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Inclusive Britain: a new strategy for tackling racism in the UKSpeed Read Government has revealed action plan setting out 74 steps that ministers will take
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Sandy Hook families vs. Remington: a small victory over the gunmakersSpeed Read Last week the families settled a lawsuit for $73m against the manufacturer
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Farmers vs. walkers: the battle over ‘Britain’s green and pleasant land’Speed Read Updated Countryside Code tells farmers: ‘be nice, say hello, share the space’
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Motherhood: why are we putting it off?Speed Read Stats show around 50% of women in England and Wales now don’t have children by 30
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Anti-Semitism in America: a case of double standards?Speed Read Officials were strikingly reluctant to link Texas synagogue attack to anti-Semitism
