A restaurant in Mexico City has been shut down after it started selling a 500 pesos (£21) taco made with a scorched tarantula, rather than the usual seasoned beef. However, the Mexican red rump tarantula is listed as an endangered species, leading to authorities to seize a number of spiders and close the restaurant.
Barber pepper sprayed after bad haircut
The Week
Escape your echo chamber. Get the facts behind the news, plus analysis from multiple perspectives.
Sign up for The Week's Free Newsletters
From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.
From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.
Cyclist rides 1,400km to win 100km race
A Canadian cyclist has reportedly ridden 1,400km to get to, then win, and then return from a bicycle race in Quebec. With no other way to attend the race, 31-year-old Kyle Messier rode 650km in three-and-a-half days from his home town to the site of the race, won the 100km race, and then rode three-and-a-half days to return home.