Time traveller ‘met purple dinosaur 66m years ago’

A self-proclaimed “time traveller” claims he met a dinosaur 66 million years ago and says he has a photo to prove it. The man, who says he comes from the year 2082 but has also travelled into the past, boasts in an online video: “I would like to show you this picture of a T-Rex, which, as I said, was taken 66 million years ago.” A commenter underneath the video said: “I’m not sure about this guy.”

Shoplifter stuffs chainsaw down his pants

A Californian shoplifter has attempted to steal a chainsaw by stuffing it down his trousers. Jeff Bennett, the owner of an equipment store, says his security camera filmed the man taking the chainsaw from a display, stuffing the blade down his pants and concealing the engine assembly with his jacket. The bandit then drove off in a pickup truck.

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Singer performs for 106 hours but fails to set Guinness record

A Dominican man sang for 106 consecutive hours to break a Guinness World Record only to have his attempt disqualified. Officials said he failed to follow the rules that allow singers to take breaks of up to 30 seconds between songs, by taking breaks of up to two minutes. It was his second unsuccessful attempt to break the record – a previous attempt failed in 2016.