Artist travels world fixing crumbling monuments with Lego

Published: 9:48AM GMT 11 Mar 2010

Jan Vormann, 26, has taken his project from its humble beginnings at an art fair in Rome and brightened up thousands of people’s days with his brightly coloured plastic version of Polyfilla.

From the old quarter of Tel Aviv in Israel to the grand Bryant Park of New York, Mr Vormann has acted either independently or with the city’s permission to leave a tiny part of his childhood behind.

Estimating to have used upwards of 1,000 of the tiny Danish building blocks, Mr Vormann enlists the help of passers-by intrigued by his careful placing of the Lego bricks. read more…

Listed pink building

A British couple have infuriated neighbours after painting their house bright pink.

Mr Rogers and Mrs Hall, both 50 – who live in the picturesque village of Acton Beauchamp, Herefordshire – have become embroiled in a planning dispute with neighbours after painting their 400-year-old Grade II-Listed cottage a garish colour. read more…

Oral sex teen’s birth

A South African teenager has reportedly given birth to a baby even though she has no genitals.

The teenager – who was stabbed in the stomach by an ex-boyfriend after he caught her having oral sex with a man at a bar – has allegedly given birth after the knifing granted sperm to move from her stomach to her internal reproductive organs, creating a baby. read more…

Bridezilla sparks wedding shop brawl

Bride brawl VIDEO: Bride brawl Shopping for a dress is usually fun for brides to be, but one American bride – and her family – were looking for more than a dress. / News Core ndm.media.loadvcms.articleplayer(“1436582652″); TRAKTR = window.TRAKTR || {antecedent: {}};TRAKTR.antecedent.tags = “content:type=video”; Woman argues with wedding shop staff Owner asks her to leave; three men arrive Brawl ensues; Captured on CCTV

AN angry bride-to-be trashed a wedding store in Oakland County, Michigan, after a staff member refused to make alterations to her dress. read more…

Man attacked for trying to purchase drugs with Monopoly money

A Kansas man told police officers that he had been beaten and left with a head wound after he tried to purchase drugs using Monopoly money.

The unidentified 33-year-old was pulled over in a traffic stop in Wichita, Kansas last Thursday, and was found to be bleeding from the head. He told officers he had attempted to purchase several hundred dollars worth of crack cocaine using money from the popular capitalism-simulation game.

Police spokesman Gordon Bassham said: ‘The man from whom he had purchased the drugs was upset and invited him over to his house and upon arrival struck him in the head several times with a handgun and other people jumped into the fray.’

The man’s injuries were not serious, and he has now stopped cooperating with the police’s investigation. read more…

World’s largest house of cards record broken

The US architect took 44 days and 4,051 decks of cards to create a replica of a Las Vegas-style strip in the world’s biggest casino.

Crowds watched in awe as the last of the 218,792 cards was yesterday placed on a model of The Venetian hotel in Macau south-east Asia.

He had earlier finished the Plaza and Sands hotel to break his own Guinness World Record for stacking freestanding cards.

‘This has been the most ambitious project I have undertaken to date,’ Mr Berg said.

‘It’s like a real construction project because you have to engineer every single adjacency and every support that’s supporting everything above.’

Mr Berg was inspired to take up the hobby by his grandfather and was eager to pass on his stacking skills to youngsters while his project was under construction at The Venetian which sits at the heart of the Cotai Strip. read more…

Star Wars Lego sucking girl becomes YouTube hit

A short time ago, in a country not far, far away… a ten-year-old girl became an overnight TV star with her bizarre skill involving Star Wars Lego.

Sophia Heesch appeared on a German show and identified various Star Wars Lego figures while wearing a blindfold. How did she do this? By sticking them in her mouth and rolling her tongue around them, of course.

Sophia claimed she could recognise 80 characters using only her mouth. She was challenged on Wetten, Dass..? (Wanna Bet?) to identify four out of five, which she duly did – only being stumped by a snowtrooper. read more…

‘Church Of Scientology’ To Change Name To ‘Church Of Scientology’

“At last! I never liked the old name. Thank heavens sense has prevailed once more.”

“The old name needed a makeover, as we enter the second decade of the new millennium. Thank you to all those involved whom made this happen.”

“I cannee think of a better way te state happy birthday to Ron Hubbard than this name change. Well done to everyone involved.”

“It seems like a great idea to me.”

“I am writing a song to commemorate this wonderful news.”

“If this is not a too gay 1960’s thing to say: Color me happy!”

“I have been urging them for years to do this and now they have. read more…

Homeowner ordered to ’soundproof’ tennis court after grunting complaints

By Heidi Blake
Published: 9:59AM GMT 10 Mar 2010

Dr Alan Murphy was ordered by planning officers at Swale Borough Council to “sink the court deeper” and plant hedging to “muffle” the sound of grunts in the grounds of his £750,000 home in the village of Throwley, near Faversham in Kent.

Neighbours had complained to planning chiefs that the tennis court would “upset their summer garden parties” and cause a noise nuisance in the little village of just 130 homes, which is located in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. read more…

Inventor creates jetpack which can travel at 60mph

Published: 9:46AM GMT 10 Mar 2010

Glenn Martin, 50, has released details of the deal with an unnamed international aircraft company for the world’s first commercial jetpack.

More than 500 Martin Jetpacks will be manufactured each year but there is already a waiting list of one year as commuters scramble to get their hands on one.

The machine costs just £42,000 but is expected to revolutionise the military and be taken up by emergency services worldwide. read more…