Jennifer Aniston ended relationship with John Mayer because of his Twitter 'obsession'
(telegraph.co.uk) - Jennifer Aniston has reportedly ended her relationship with musician boyfriend John Mayer because he is obsessed with Twitter, it has been alleged.
Scientists Use Lasers To Kill Mosquitoes
(telegraph.co.uk) - The laser works by detecting the audio frequency created by the beating of mosquito wings. A computer triggers the laser beam which burns the wings off the mosquito and kills it.
Euro chiefs ban 'Miss' and 'Mrs'
(telegraph.co.uk) - The European Parliament has banned the terms 'Miss' and 'Mrs' in case they offend female MEPs.
Japanese man sets record for paper plane flight
(telegraph.co.uk) - A japanese engineer has set the world record for the longest flight for a paper airplane, keeping his design aloft for 27.9 seconds.
Stealth bomber photographed breaking sound barrier
(telegraph.co.uk) - A stealth bomber is frozen in time as it breaks the sound barrier during a test flight above the Californian desert.
IMF poised to print billions of dollars in 'global quantitative easing'
(telegraph.co.uk) - The International Monetary Fund is poised to embark on what analysts have described as "global quantitative easing" by printing billions of dollars worth of a global "super-currency" in an unprecedented new effort to address the economic crisis.
Giant rat caught in China
(telegraph.co.uk) - The rat, which weighed six pounds and had a 12-inch tail, was caught at the weekend in a residential area of Fuzhou, a city of six million people on China's south coast.
Nigella Lawson criticised for bear fur comments
(telegraph.co.uk) - Too many good quotes in the article. I think my favorite is:
"You wouldn't want to do that, you're a nice lady who makes chocolate puddings, why would you want to go out killing bears for something to wear?"
Will Smith ‘to play’ Barack Obama as US President in Hollywood movie
(telegraph.co.uk) - Hollywood film star Will Smith has staked his claim to play Barack Obama in a movie about his rise to become US President and America’s first black leader.
New .tel domain names will create world's largest phonebook
(telegraph.co.uk) - The public will get the chance to be part of the world's largest phone book when millions of new internet addresses go up for sale today.
'Immortal' jellyfish swarming across the world
(telegraph.co.uk) - The Turritopsis Nutricula is able to revert back to a juvenile form once it mates after becoming sexually mature.
Marine biologists say the jellyfish numbers are rocketing because they need not die.
IBM develop 'most realistic' computerised voice IBM develop 'most realistic' computerised voice
(telegraph.co.uk) - It is so sophisticated that the devices will be able to pause for effect or cough to attract the users' attention, spelling an end to the irritating monotone voices that have become a part of everyday modern life.
Electricity can turn plonk into vintage wine in minutes, claim scientists - Telegraph
(telegraph.co.uk) - Researchers - and some vineyards - are developing electrical equipment that accelerates the aging process, turning young wine from an undrinkable bitter grape juice into a quaffable beverage fit for any table.
The system being developed in China - which has a burgeoning wine industry - works by speeding up the More...
Man complains his pizza has no topping - until he realises it is upside down
(telegraph.co.uk) - A telephone call by a shopper who rings a helpline to complain that his pizza has no topping before realising it is upside down, has become an internet sensation.
Golfers' hearing at risk from 'sonic boom' created by new clubs, doctors claim
(telegraph.co.uk) - A report in the latest edition of the British Medical Journal claims that some players are at risk if they use a new generation of thin-faced titanium drivers that help propel the ball further.
The booming noise the metal club head makes when it strikes the ball was found by ear More...
Air steward who raps safety announcement becomes YouTube hit
(telegraph.co.uk) - An air steward has become a YouTube hit after he was filmed rapping the safety demonstration to passengers on his budget airline.
Man Riding Lion
(telegraph.co.uk) - Animal tamer Askold Zapashny of the Zapashny Brothers Circus in St Petersburg rides a jumping lion...
Skydiver survives 6,000ft fall without parachute
(telegraph.co.uk) - The 31-year-old from Tamworth, Staffs, thought that he was going to die after crashing onto the snow-covered mountain in Russia after a filming stunt which went wrong.
But despite suffering multiple injuries, he was rescued and flown home to Britain in a body brace.
'Tough Guys' take part in ultimate endurance test
(telegraph.co.uk) - Competitors must sign a "Death Warrant disclaimer" before taking part.
The event claims to be the safest most dangerous taste of mental physical pain and endurance on earth.
Indian village with 250 sets of twins
(telegraph.co.uk) - Doctors are trying to unravel the mystery of an Indian village boasting 250 sets of twins born to just 2,000 families.
Mexico police chief's head found in ice box
(telegraph.co.uk) - The head of a Mexican police chief was delivered to his colleagues in an ice box in the country's latest drug-related violence.
Widow finds dead husband's secret toy treasure trove hidden in shed
(telegraph.co.uk) - For decades, Brenda Rowlands wondered what her husband Dewi kept locked away in the wooden chest he stored in the shed.
Michelle Obama bans daughters from mixing with celebrities
(telegraph.co.uk) - But family friends told Us Weekly that Mrs Obama is "trying to keep them grounded" and insisting on no special treatment as they begin their new lives in Washington. That means an end to hanging out with celebrities such as Beyonce, whom the girls were thrilled to meet during the campaign, according to their father.
Frustration Remix - Rubik's 360
(telegraph.co.uk) - The Rubik’s 360 is set to repeat the success of the maddening Cube, which became an overnight sensation almost three decades ago and remains the world’s fastest-selling toy.
Woman makes cup of tea after being shot in head
(telegraph.co.uk) - Police and doctors hailed the survival of Tammy Sexton, 47, as miraculous after a bullet from a .38-calibre handgun struck her squarely in the forehead, passed through her skull and exited through the back of her head. She is expected to make a full recovery, while her husband shot himself More...
Mother sets fire to her daughter's gloating rapist
(telegraph.co.uk) - A Spanish mother has taken revenge on the man who raped her 13-year-old daughter at knifepoint by dousing him in petrol and setting him alight. He died of his injuries in hospital on Friday.
Irishman runs seven marathons on seven continents in five days
(telegraph.co.uk) - Richard Donovan, 42, from Galway in the west of Ireland, began his challenge in numbing sub-zero temperatures in Antarctica on January 31 and finished in Sydney just five days, nine hours and eight minutes later.
Barack Obama threatens to withdraw support from wavering Democrats
(telegraph.co.uk) - Barack Obama has said he will not campaign for any Democratic congressmen who fails to support health care reform.
Women 'happiest at 28'
(telegraph.co.uk) - Researchers discovered women feel most confident and happy with their love life and body shape shortly before they reach 30.
It is also the period in their life when they enjoy the best sex – but the happiness is relatively shortlived.
Down the Mississippi: delta town elects first black mayor - Telegraph
(telegraph.co.uk) - Notice a few paragraphs down where the new mayor tells us what phones and fax machines are for
From Taft to Obama: US Presidents throw the ceremonial first pitch at a major league baseball game - Telegraph
(telegraph.co.uk) - Democrats throw like girls. So does Bush the Elder for some reason.
Best friends fur-ever: the world's most unusual animal friendships
(telegraph.co.uk) - the world's most unusual animal friendships are...adorable!
How 20 popular websites looked when they launched - Telegraph
(telegraph.co.uk) - Here's some blasts from the interweb's past.
Two-year-old with same IQ as Einstein
(telegraph.co.uk) - He has been ranked in the 99.99th percentile of the population and has been ranked off the scale as the Stanford-Binet test cannot measure higher than 160.
Barack Obama sees worst poll rating drop in 50 years
(telegraph.co.uk) - The decline in Barack Obama's popularity since July has been the steepest of any president at the same stage of his first term for more than 50 years.
Wine tastes better in blue or red lit rooms
(telegraph.co.uk) - Drinkers' brains are tricked into thinking a glass of white wine is better and more expensive tasting when exposed to the red or blue background lighting than those in rooms with green or white background lighting.
