The mayor of a Mexican village has married an alligator. Victor Hugo Sosa, mayor of San Pedro Huamelula in Oaxaca, tied the knot with his bride - who was wearing a wedding dress - in a “colourful ceremony," said the Daily Star. Sosa bent down to seal the ceremony with a kiss. The reptile’s jaw had been tied together to avoid things going badly wrong.
Woman takes 150 driving tests for others
Is it lights out for lullabies?
Traditional lullabies could become a thing of the past as nearly half of millennial parents admit to not knowing the words to any bedtime tunes, said The Times. A survey of 2,000 parents aged between 26 and 41 revealed that just over half (53%) could recite all the words to Baa Baa Black Sheep and just 43% of millennial parents knew the words to Rock a Bye Baby.
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