

Job opportunity for ‘Christmas Light Untangler’

British supermarket chain Tesco is looking for an ‘enthusiastic individual’ to run a Christmas Light Untangling stand to help customers with this frustrating festive task. The successful applicant must be able to untangle three metres of lights in three minutes, and be ‘passionate about Christmas’. Read more
Cheating Bible up for auction

A rare bible with a very unfortunate printing error has sold for £31,250 (AU$ 66,680) at an auction this week. The 1631 text leaves out an important ‘not’, and lists the seventh commandment as “thou shalt commit adultery”. Whoops. Read more
Plans for crocodile-guarded prison

Indonesia’s anti-drugs chief, Budi Waseso, wants to build an island prison guarded by crocodiles. He says crocodiles are better than human guards as they could not be bribed by prisoners. Read more
Child’s hilarious response to a maths problem
When given a maths problem about students dating multiple partners, this primary school student took the answer literally. “I can’t answer this problem because my mom says acoording (sic) to girl code you (shouldn’t) date a friend’s x boyfriend,” her answer reads. Read more
Childhood game costs siblings £150,000 40 years later

A rare antique has been sold at a reduced price after a childhood game between a brother and sister left it damaged more than 40 years ago. The antique was inherited by the kids from their parents and would have gone for £200,000 had it not been broken in a William-Tell style game. Read more