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An elephant that can speak Korean

Believe it or not, but Koshik, an Asian elephant, can reproduce human speech, especially words in Korean. And researchers from an Austrian university have authenticated this.

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An elephant that can speak Korean

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Believe it or not, but Koshik, an Asian elephant, can reproduce human speech, especially words in Korean. And researchers from an Austrian university have authenticated this.

The pachyderm accomplish

World's longest married couple is from Punjab

Karam Chand and his wife Katari, who have eight children and 28 grandchildren, have been married for 87 years, making them the world's longest married couple.

The pair say that the key to success is

Halloween-coloured lobster caught off Massachusetts coast

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A Massachusetts fisherman has caught a creepy-looking lobster that's colored to match Halloween.

The New England Aquarium says the 1-pound female lobster has an orange side and a black side, with the

Latvia pumpkin weighs 165 kg!

A competition for the largest pumpkin in Latvia was won by Daine Badovska for her 165 kg gourd, reported RIA Novosti,/i>.

Last year too, Badovska took the first place. The second spot this year went

MJ’s death house goes for £12.4m

The house where Michael Jackson died has been sold for 12.4 million pounds, it has been revealed.

Investment banker Steven Mayer has been named as the new owner, the Daily Star reported.

The pop l

New Zealand mother gives baby drugs through breast milk

A New Zealand woman has admitted giving her three-month-old baby cannabis - through her breast milk, it was reported Saturday.

The 29-year-old, from the North Island town of Wanganui, was sentenced t

Formula One: Organisers vow 'dog-proof' race

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India's Formula One organisers have vowed to ensure stray dogs stay off the track on Sunday, in an effort to avoid repeating last year's embarrassing incident when a canine intruded the circuit.

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'Birdie' drops live shark on US golf course

Things don't always land where they're supposed to on a fairway, but the shark that mysteriously appeared near the 12th tee of a California golf club seems to have been the result of a birdie.

The 2-

Sountrack to history: 1878 Edison audio unveiled

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It's scratchy, lasts only 78 seconds and features the world's first recorded blooper.

The modern masses can now listen to what experts say is the oldest playable recording of an American voice and th

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I want to begin with a little story that was told to me by a leading executive at Aptech. He was exercising in a gym with a lot of younger people.

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