'Unexplained music' on the moon and other tall tales

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."