Pygmy goat pilates takes off in Scotland

Fancy learning pilates alongside pygmy goats? At Bellcraig Farm in Scotland, you can do just that. With a maximum ratio of six people per two goats (twin sisters Mabel and Hazel), the class often sees the animals hop onto the backs of the students. “It can be like a massage with their hooves, but you wouldn’t want it on your bare skin,” said the teacher.

Moped accident gives man a nine-day erection

A man had an erection for nine consecutive days after he damaged his genitals during a moped accident. Medics told the British man that he had bruised his perineum, causing a continuous flow of blood to his penis. Or, as a medical report put it, he had a “grade IV erection with a rigid base and shaft with slight dorsal curvature of 10 degrees, which was non-tender”.

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Woman sells ‘slightly used’ breast implants online

A woman has put her “slightly used” breast implants up for sale on Facebook. Tammie Nichelle Huff, from Texas, described the implants as having “low miles” in the listing, which she posted on the social network’s Marketplace. Her asking price was $200 for both implants or $100 for one.