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• World's shortest man is just 70cm tall
  A COLOMBIAN just over two feet tall has been officially recognised as the world's shortest living man.
  
  
• Earth 'facing mass extinction'
  THE world is facing a mass extinction event that could be greater than that of the dinosaurs.
  
  
• Man replaces ex with look-alike sex doll
  A SEX-starved businessman was so hung up on his ex-girlfriend after she dumped him that he paid to recreate her as a lifelike doll.
  
  
• Nuns to host annual surfing contest
  SURF'S up for a group of sisters preparing to launch the 15th Nun's Beach surfing competition to fund their beachfront retreat.
  
  
• Goat knocks man, won't let him up again
  A NEIGHBOUR'S goat was not kidding around when it attacked an 88-year-old man for an hour, putting him in intensive care.
  
  
• Barbecue biker hits a snag in court
  MOTORCYCLIST cops a hefty fine and loads of ribbing from his mates after being caught riding with a barbie strapped to him.
  
  
• Man shot in head notices five years later
  A MAN living in Germany was shot in the back of his head, but it took him five years to realise it.
  
  
• Woman charged extra $5 for being fat
  A NAIL salon has charged a woman extra because she was fat and could damage their chairs.
  
  
• Tear gas used at crafts festival
  POLICE and SWAT teams faced a rioting crowd of about 400 people during a music and crafts festival.
  
  
• Alligator appears in New York City
  ALLIGATORS living in the sewers beneath New York City is not just an urban myth.