“An octopus in a popular diving spot in the Philippines has a mobile home. He lugs a tin can around with him… ‘Octopi are very smart but shy critters,’ he said. ‘That’s why I had to be really patient just waiting for it to see me, get used to me, and then react by dragging its home around. After trying to move away from me a couple of times, at the end of the video, you can see that it finally decides to just enter its can and cover itself with a shell! Brilliant move!” w/ photo + video

“Dr. Nguyen Duy Hung, Secretary General of the Vietnam Dermatology Association, told VietNamNet that the patient is only five years old and she comes from Soc Son district, Hanoi. The patient was hospitalized over a month ago, with acute wounds on her skin. There are hundreds of blisters, with liquid inside, and scars on the girl’s body, particularly on exposed parts like face, neck, arms and legs. The skin that is covered by clothing looks normal. These scars have deformed the girl’s face, arms and legs. Her fingernails and toes are atrophied because of scars. The patient is also very hairy and she does not develop normally. She is only 28lbs in weight and has anemia. Doctors made a lot of tests and diagnosed that the girl contracted a rare innate disease called Porphyrin syndrome. This is a genetic disease. According to Dr. Hung, this disease is uncommon in the world, with around 200 cases recorded worldwide so far.” w/ photo

“A grandmother and grandfather are facing numerous charges for towing a toy plastic car from behind their SUV… with their grandchild seated inside. According to the arrest report, a Sarasota deputy on patrol spotted the SUV, pulling a small plastic Hot Wheels car with the 7-year-old girl inside. The toy car was connected to the SUV with dog leashes tied to the trailer hitch. The vehicle was traveling about five to 10 miles per hour, and a woman was riding in the rear with the hatch open, cheering the child on. The little girl had on a bathing suit, and no protective gear… The father told investigators he believed both grandparents have a drinking problem. Paul Berloni was charged with DUI, driving while license suspended and child neglect/endangerment. His Belinda Berloni was charged with child neglect/endangerment. Investigators say the child was unharmed in the incident.” w/ photos

“A young US woman who allegedly bit her bulldog during a drunken argument with her mother has been charged with animal cruelty and domestic battery. Police said 19-year-old Analise Garner hit and scratched her mother’s face and bit her on the right hand during the altercation. The family’s 80-pound English bulldog had three bite marks on its back that were visible through its white fur… ‘There were no charges against the dog,’ he quipped. Miss Garner, who was taken to hospital for treatment of the dog’s defensive bite, was also charged with underage drinking. She was released on $3,000 bond.” w/ photo

“A Chinese man has taken his talent of disgusting onlookers to whole new levels by pulling a 1.6-ton car with his eye sockets. Yang Guanghe has a history of pulling heavy objects with his eye sockets and eyelids, but this time the stuntman took his body to the limit. The man from Anshun, in the Guizhou Province of China, revealed that his task was painful to begin with, but that he became used to the discomfort. He told local newspapers that he undertook the bizarre stunt in a bid to test the limit of the weakest link in the human body.” w/ photos

“One can only wonder whether Zachary P. Ramirez has a slow hand to go with that apparently lead foot of his. The 21-year-old motorist got pulled over recently by Naperville police, after a patrol officer clocked him driving 111 mph through a section of the Springbrook Prairie Forest Preserve, where the speed limit is posted at 45 mph. As traffic cops are wont to do, police asked Ramirez where he was going in such a hurry. Ramirez reputedly replied he was ‘trying to go have sex with a girl he liked.’ Police Sgt. Gregg Bell said Ramirez’s troubles began about 2:06 a.m. Saturday, when an officer was on patrol and on the lookout for speeders along a stretch of Plainfield-Naperville Road. The officer noted a black, 1994 Honda Prelude driving north from 87th Street, Bell said via e-mail. The officer’s radar unit initially clocked the car traveling at 104 mph ‘and finally locked at 111mph.” w/ photo

“Wayne O’Donnell takes his pet for a walk around his Hampshire town, the looks on people’s faces leave no doubts they think he’s quackers. And there’s no ducking the issue, Boris isn’t the normal type of creature you’d expect to see loyally wandering along behind his owner, let alone sitting peacefully in the passenger seat of a car, enjoying a sip of beer in a bar or strolling along a Spanish beach. But Wayne, from Romsey, insists that was part of the appeal of having an Aylesbury duck for a pet. ‘People sort of look gobsmacked. They can’t work it out,’ he said. ‘But it’s the dogs that really can’t work it out and sit there and think ‘what are you?’, but he’s not worried at all by them. ‘He doesn’t think he’s a duck.” w/ photos

“A California man has sued BMW North America and a motorcycle-seat maker claiming that a four-hour round-trip ride on his 1993 BMW bike with a “ridge-like” seat gave him “a severe case of priapism (a persistent, lasting erection)” that’s lasted 20 months and counting. While there have been concerns about narrow “banana” bike seats causing loss of feeling in that area — for men and women — this is the first report we’ve seen of way too much. The product liability lawsuit against BMW and well-known aftermarket seatmaker Corbin-Pacific was filed in California Superior Court in San Francisco last Thursday by Henry Wolf and his lawyer, Vernon Bradley of Sausalito. The Wolf v. BMW lawsuit alleges that Wolf has continued to suffer the erection problem since the September 2010 ride — and, as we know from Viagra ads, anything past four hours is a problem.” w/ photo

“A noted Polish rapper has installed a sculpture of a giant dog’s mess in the south-western city of Wroclaw, with the aim of prompting locals to be more conscientious about their pets. Lukasz Rostkowski, aka L.U.C, laid the gleaming marvel on a patch of pristine grass by the city’s Dominican Square. ‘Every year, dog messes pop up quicker than snowdrops,’ the artist told reporters, as quoted in the Gazeta Wyborcza daily. ‘Our action is a bit of fun,’ he explained.” w/ photo

“A lorry driver has been fined after dozing off at the wheel and colliding with a motorway sign advising ‘Tiredness can kill – take a break’. David Loudon, 34, of Hamilton, admitted driving carelessly on the A74(M) in Dumfries and Galloway in March last year. Prior to the accident he had driven for more than two hours over the statutory limit without taking a break. He was fined a total of $1,822 and had nine points endorsed on his license.” w/ photo