Raising the Titanic Violin
A Violin belonging to Titanic musician Wallace Hartley, which was recovered with his body after the ship sank, sells for £900,000 in auction
A load of crocs?
![Caimans, [alligators], have invaded ponds in the Olympic golf course in Rio de Janerio. [They breed and thrive in the sewage-rich lagoons nearby. Could Alligator-wrestling be the next Olympic demonstration Sport?]](https://hungdrawnandcultured.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/19102013.jpg)
Caimans, [alligators], have invaded ponds in the Olympic golf course in Rio de Janeiro. They breed and thrive in the sewage-rich lagoons nearby. [Could Alligator-wrestling be the next Olympic demonstration Sport?]
Abominable hair-day
Oxford geneticist claims he has solid evidence that the Yeti, or Abominable Snowman does exist after matching DNA in hair samples collected high in the Himalayas with a giant, prehistoric bear
“Roll” models?
A “Pediatrics” study criticizes pro athletes such as Serena Williams who are paid big fees to endorse junk food sending mixed messages to kids.
Congratulations Alice Munro!
Canadian Author Alice Munro wins the Nobel Prize for Literature
Brazil is a tough nut to crack
![Brazil accuses Canada of spying on its mines and energy ministry. [Canada has neither confirmed nor denied the allegations]](https://hungdrawnandcultured.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/09102013.jpg)
Brazil accuses Canada of spying on its mines and energy ministry. [Canada has neither confirmed nor denied the allegations]
“Putin on the fritz”
![Russian President Putin ceremoniously lit the Olympic Flame in Red Square, but the Olympic torch went out en route to the Kremlin. [It was re-lit with a cigarette lighter]](https://hungdrawnandcultured.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/071020132.jpg)
Russian President Putin ceremoniously lit the Olympic Flame in Red Square, but the Olympic torch went out en route to the Kremlin. [It was re-lit with a cigarette lighter]
The Wrath of Grapes
In a strange reversal, grapes crush a man in La Mancha. The worker reportedly fell into a holding bay just as 5 tons of wine-making grapes were being unloaded.
Berlusconi’s final bow?
‘Who is Sylvia? What is he?”
The Italian Senate recommends expulsion for ex-Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, and his allies refuse to back his attempt to bring down the government
“Jell-ala-bad”
![A jellyfish invasion clogged pipes and forced the shut-down of a nuclear reactor in Sweden. [UN wonders if this could be the solution to the Middle-East and North Korean nuclear standoff?]](https://hungdrawnandcultured.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/03022013.jpg)
A jellyfish invasion clogged pipes and forced the shut-down of a nuclear reactor in Sweden. [UN wonders if this could be the solution to the Middle-East and North Korean nuclear standoff?]
