MH370 passenger ‘tampered with on-board electronics’
And other stories from the stranger side of life

An author says a first-class passenger hijacked and landed the missing Malaysian Airlines flight MH370 at a Russian-owned airport in Kazakhstan. The plane, which disappeared while travelling from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing in 2014, has provoked many conspiracy theories. Jeff Wise says a passenger in first-class tampered with the on board electronics.
Baby born with two front teeth
A mum got a shock when her baby was born with two front teeth. Nerissa Woodward’s daughter was born via c-section, weighing a healthy 6lbs 12oz. “It was only an hour after she'd arrived that I spotted the teeth when I went to feed her,” said Nerissa. The teeth were removed as they were considered a choking hazard.
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