http://www.news24.com/Tags/Topics/offbeat Argotic Syndication Framework, http://www.codeplex.com/argotic http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification Thu, 17 May 2012 04:05:42 +0200 One suffered a broken foot, the other was pushed over and now one of the 18 life-size sculptures on the Sea Point promenade has been stolen. http://www.channel24.co.za/News/Local/Students-nab-Sea-Point-sculpture-20111018 A Canadian man is selling a photograph taken in 1860 which he claims is of Hollywood actor John Travolta. http://www.channel24.co.za/Gossip/News/Man-sells-photo-of-1860s-John-Travolta-20111004 The long-lost love letter to a US college student is on its way to him after a delay of more than 50 years. http://www.news24.com/World/News/Love-letter-arrives-after-50-years-20110715 Budapest's city council has named Elvis Presley an honorary citizen of the Hungarian capital. http://www.channel24.co.za/News/Budapest-names-Elvis-Presley-honorary-citizen-20110526 Russell Brand was told to leave Japan because of his criminal past after he flew into the country with his wife Katy Perry. http://www.channel24.co.za/Gossip/News/Russell-Brand-deported-from-Japan-20110523 More than 100 men, some who have spent hours manicuring their facial hair, will compete this weekend in Norway at an international championship for moustache and beard growth. http://www.news24.com/World/News/Men-vie-for-moustache-honours-20110514 A British man has got a royal wedding tattoo with the wrong date on. http://www.channel24.co.za/Gossip/News/Royal-wedding-tattoo-screw-up-20110506 The bride's dress, it can now be revealed, is made of wool. So are the groom, the guests and the royal corgi. http://www.channel24.co.za/Royal-Wedding/News/Knitting-book-has-Wills-and-Kate-in-stitches-20110419 An Egyptian man has named his baby girl Facebook. http://www.channel24.co.za/News/International/Man-names-baby-girl-Facebook-20110415 A miniature horse born without most of his right rear leg now acts like he's born to run, thanks to a new prosthetic leg. http://www.news24.com/SciTech/News/Tiny-horse-fitted-with-prosthetic-leg-20110323 A song by a California teenager that has been mercilessly panned by music critics has topped 30 million views on YouTube and rocketed up iTunes charts. http://www.channel24.co.za/Music/News/Worst-song-ever-a-YouTube-hit-20110322 A Red Tibetan Mastiff puppy has become the most expensive dog in the world after being sold for $1.5m in China. http://www.channel24.co.za/News/International/Rare-dog-sells-for-15m-20110316 Johnny Depp has been crowned "hat person of the year", beating out other celebrity hat-wearers including singer Gwen Stefani and Hugh Jackman. http://www.channel24.co.za/Gossip/News/Johnny-Depp-is-hat-personof-the-year-20110316 A teenager has been arrested for hijacking a girl's Facebook page and posting an open invitation to her 16th birthday party that drew over 200 000 positive replies. http://www.news24.com/SciTech/News/Teen-charged-in-Facebook-birthday-hoax-20110316 Vicus Visser has acquired Gareth Cliff as a manager, and will be recording three songs at a studio in Johannesburg. http://www.channel24.co.za/Music/News/Gareth-Cliff-teams-up-with-SAs-Bieber-20110311 A global art collective has released an antidote for online Charlie Sheen overload - software that edits the headline-grabbing celebrity out of web pages. http://www.news24.com/SciTech/News/App-deletes-Charlie-Sheen-20110309 A California couple whose wedding plans appeared thwarted have married in a ceremony conducted over Skype. http://www.news24.com/SciTech/News/Couple-marries-in-Skype-wedding-20110307 There was a time when LOL - "laughing out loud" - was so simple. http://www.news24.com/SciTech/News/To-LOL-or-not-20110307 A rock has emerged as a star of the Christchurch earthquake, gaining a name, a personality and a value, as well as becoming a symbol of the devastation. http://www.news24.com/SciTech/News/Rock-star-in-New-Zealand-quake-20110303 Scientists have made a surprising discovery - the more options you have for choosing a lover, the likelier you are to end up with no one. http://www.news24.com/SciTech/News/Too-much-dating-choice-leaves-you-alone-20110301