A man has been seriously injured after he was hit by a 6kg (13lb) cat, which had fallen from an eighth floor balcony in the northern Italian city of Turin. The man is suing the cat’s owner for damages over injuries to his neck and spine. The cat did not survive the fall.
Indian man cracks 217 walnuts with his head
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