Man on track to eat 30,000th Big Mac

A Milwuakee man preparing to consume his 30,000th McDonald’s Big Mac hamburger. Don Gorske, who holds the Guinness World Record for eating Big Macs, typically buys 14 of the burgers at a time, microwaving them at home during the week. Big Macs reportedly make up about 90% of his diet.

Car explodes after driver uses deodorant and lights cigarette

Police in Maryland say a man using aerosol deodorant inside his car before lighting a cigarette caused the vehicle to explode. The blast shattered the front windscreen, blew open the doors and damaged the roof of the car. The driver was taken to hospital with serious burns.

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Student arrested after mid-air rampage

A student flying form Kuala Lumpur to Dhaka has been arrested following a mid-air rampage. Witnesses say he stripped naked, before watching a pornographic video on his laptop. He was restrained by cabin crew after several attempts to hug a female flight attendant and attacking a male flight attendant.