Let’s take a look at some of the more peculiar things that have been in the news:
GOOD WEEK FOR:
You'll want to keep your eyes open for this one... America's tallest roller coaster opens amid spectacular views
Thrill seekers with a head for heights were climbing over one and other to be among the first to ride America’s tallest roller coaster as it was unveiled on Friday.
The latest addition to Adventure Park in Glenwood Springs, Colorado is set on a base elevation of 7,160 feet, making it the highest roller coaster in America.
Named ‘Cliffhanger’, the ride is literally perched atop an Iron Mountain cliff, overlooking the city and offering glimpses of spectacular scenery.
Teen’s remarkable recovery after being impaled by three-foot fishing spear
Medical experts have been left stunned after the stainless steel spear narrowly missed every major blood vessel in the brain of 16-year-old Yasser Lopez.
A dramatic X-ray scan shows part of the spear protruding from his skull after rescuers cut down 18 inches of the spear from the outside of his head to allow doctors to carry out a full radiographic examination.
The freak accident occurred on 7 June when Mr Lopez, of Miami-Dade County, Florida, was on a fishing trip with friends.
As the schoolboy’s friend loaded the speargun, the spear accidentally deployed, hitting him in the head.
The spear entered the teenager’s head two inches above the right eye and came out the back of his skull.
Lopez was then rushed to Jackson Memorial Hospital's Ryder Trauma Center where doctors were able to successfully remove the spear from his skull and brain.
Rocking the air guitar is serious business in New York where the search for America's best air guitarist continues with the chance to represent the country at the International Air Guitar Championships in Finland.
Aspiring air guitar champions have gathered in New York city's leg of the US Air Guitar Championships.
Twenty-two contestants rocked their hearts out to be crowned New York's best.
Among them was Andrew Jackson Litz, a corporate event planner who performs under the alias "Seth Liebowitz."
"For a competition like this I will normally start six months in advance. And I will pick out a song that I feel is comfortable with me and my character and I am just on all levels truly jiving with. And then I will practice for probably three to four hours a day leading up to the competition," Litz said.
He explained what it takes to be a successful air guitarist.
"I remember the first time I had sex - I still have the receipt" - Groucho Marx
FACTS OF THE WEEK:
18% of Britons are now teetotal (i.e. they do not drink alcohol)
Ancient Egyptians slept on pillows made of stone
The shortest-ever war lasted 38 minutes
The human heart creates enough pressure to squirt blood 30 feet
PICTURE OF THE WEEK:
This week we’ve got some pictures of the world-famous Isle Of Wight music festival, which takes place this week. It’s a mudbath! Have a look here :
Below are some ridiculous riddles (you will groan when I send you the answers next week!)
A cowboy rode to an inn on Friday, stayed two nights and left on Friday. How could that be?
What five letters do you say when you look into the refrigerator and are disappointed?
What goes up when the rain comes down?
What's in the church, but not the steeple, The parson has it, but not the people?
When is a car not a car?
What can run but cannot walk?
Mrs Bigger had a baby. Who was bigger?
What is it that everybody does at the same time?
What grows larger the more you take away?
Can you identify the following cities around the world
ANIMAL = Manila
ANTHER = ?
ANTIAR = ?
BAULK = ?
FOREWENT = ?
HASTEN = ?
HORDES = ?
HYDRIA = ?
LOUSE = ?
MORE = ?
ORGANON = ?
PAIRS = ?
PLAZA = ?
QUOIT = ?
ROBINIA = ?
SOLO = ?
TIPIAE = ?
UNITS = ?
Re-arrange the letters of each clue to find the name of a film. /> The letter distribution is given and, in brackets, the country and year of release. GB=Great Britain, US=United States
END BADLY ON CINE = 6,3,5 (US 1967) The answer is "Bonnie and Clyde"
