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They call her Cinders, short for Cinderella. But unlike her namesake, this five-week old piglet will not leave home or the ball without her shoes. For Cinder suffers from a syndrome called mysophobia - or a fear of dirt!...

"What my dad gave me" is the name of the latest skyscraper to go up at the Rockefeller Center in Manhattan, New York. Unveiled on Tuesday, the 65-ft tall, 16,000 lb sculpture is made entirely from stainless steel replica Erector set pieces - about one million of them!...

Hyde Park in London, was home to the hilarious Red Bull Flugtag competition yesterday. Over 80,000 people gathered to watch homemade, human powered flying machines in all shapes and forms trying to 'fly' off the 30-ft deck but mostly crashing into the freezing waters of the Serpentine River....

The New York Times building in downtown Manhattan had a very busy Thursday. It was the venue of not one but two 'Spidermen', both climbing to the top of the 52-storey building with just their bare hands!...

16-year old high school student Anjali Datta will graduate from Grapevine High School in Texas, with a Grade Point Average (GPA) of 5.898. This is not only the highest GPA in this year's graduating class but the highest ever in the school's 103-year old history! - Yet on graduation day, she will not be named Valedictorian....

On Sunday June 2nd, the Northern California town of Mountain View was home to the Silicon Valley Soap Box Derby competition, a qualifying event for the 71st annual All-American Soap Box Derby that will take place in Akron, Ohio on July 25th. Thirty-two kids ranging from 8-18 years entered the competition in their self-assembled kit cars....

The way these grown men are falling all over themselves, you'd think they are vying for some great treasure. However, the prize at the end of this rough and tumble race is a 7-pound wheel of Double Gloucester Cheese! Welcome to the wacky annual cheese-rolling contest that took place in Gloucestershire, England, last week....

Meet Dude; a three-month old Heron whose entire family was killed in a storm near Cornwall in the United Kingdom. Luckily, this little guy was rescued by wild life expert and bird lover, Gary Zammit....

In Harry Potter's world, 55-year old Pat Acton is a 'muggle' (human with no magical powers), who happens to be a big fan of the wizard. In honor of the young wizard's series of books, Pat recently created a replica of Potter's Hogwart School, built entirely from matchsticks....