Nasa robot finds ‘Mona Lisa’ on Mars
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Nasa’s Curiosity rover has found a “human-like” female statue on Mars, according to a UFO sightings expert. “This woman on Mars, is literally the Mona Lisa of Mars,” said Scott C. Waring of UFO Sightings Daily. “She is flawless in every way, and yet even this evidence is not enough to convince some.”
Waitrose shopper mourns bread's loss of character
A Waitrose shopper has caused mirth after she complained that her luxury bread had “too many seeds” which had ruined the “character” of her loaf. The shopper reportedly stormed back to the shop with a half-eaten loaf, and handed over a note that read: “Quantity of seeds has increased over the last 2 months. Character of bread has now changed. Not as good.”
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Mum freaks out over ‘skeletal’ baby
A pregnant mother was unsettled when an ultrasound showed a skeletal-looking baby inside her. Jessica Woods, of Oklahoma, said: “First, it was like a normal ultrasound and he looked like a normal baby. He turned his head and that’s when it started looking skeletal. I was kind of freaked out.” The baby was born healthy and happy.
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