MEN are twice as likely as women to lie about what they are reading to impress a first date.
POLICE told to show more respect to prisoners: Dim the lights and don't slam cell doors.
A RESEARCH journal got a racy flyer for stripping housewives instead of classical Chinese text.
MORE than 100,000 pairs of missing inflatable breasts intended for a men's magazine have turned up in Melbourne.
A PYTHON ate a chicken in a suburban yard as the owner photographed the whole thing.
Crazy animal stories
FOUR tough Territorians have been recruited for an unusual job - wrestling with crocodiles while wearing designer jeans.
CHEEKY Chester the canine jester is lucky to still sport his waggly tail after sticking it in a domestic fan.
A HAIRY caterpillar plague in a small town is so bad residents can't stand still without being covered in the creepy crawlies.
FOUR teddy bears were launched to the edge of space as part of a British university experiment.
BURGER King has been attacked for taking junk food to poor villagers in remote regions for a taste test against McDonald's.
A TEACHER is selling ads on exam papers because his cash-strapped school doesn't have enough money to pay for paper.
MAN up, fellas. Meeting women isn't hard. Just ask nine-year-old Alec Greven, who has all the right moves with the ladies.
A MAN brandished a snake at a woman driver and her children, claiming it was a death adder, a court has been told.
DOGS feel a simple form of envy and will respond with petulance to unequal treatment, a study finds.
SUNDAY roasts, chocolate and tea are being used to lure British police home from Australia.
THREE American men have taken the unusual step of moving to China to shed huge amounts of weight at a fat reduction clinic.
A SURGEON used text message instructions to perform a life-saving arm amputation after a boy was bitten by a hippopotamus.
EVEN hardened criminals have a right to aftershave and hand cream, a court has ruled.
THE smiley face created by Venus, Jupiter and a crescent moon has been captured on camera by news.com.au readers.
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