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Flock of sheep in China rush rest stop and throw down the coffees like they own the joint. Picture: Newsflare via Reuters Connect

Latte-loving sheep guzzles coffee

Table manners were missing in action as a flock of sheep crashed a casual coffee catch up in China – should someone have stopped this woolly wag from chugging the caffeine? TAKE OUR POLL

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emerging 11-year-old Aussie chess prodigy Reyaansh Chakrabarty composite.Picture: NewsWire

Aussie 11yo’s world champ gambit

First inspired by a fictional chess player, rising Australian whiz kid Reyaansh Chakrabarty has since beaten Grandmasters for real – here’s his plan for becoming Australia’s first world champ

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, , An exuberant gorilla at Werribee Open Range Zoo is challenging the common belief that this species avoids the rain – and he’s making quite a splash doing it., , , The 25-year-old silverback, Ganyeka, has been filmed on discreet keeper cameras enthusiastically enjoying the rain, putting a cheeky spin on the classic phrase ‘singing in the rain’. Picture: Zoos Victoria

Gorilla caught playing in the rain

Discreetly placed cameras have captured the wonderful moment a gorilla decided to let loose and play in the rain after his brother took shelter from the wet weather. Watch the funny footage here

Animals
Valerie the Dachshund turns three! Picture: The Paws Room

Happy Birthday! Valerie turns three

She’s the mischievous pup who captured the world’s attention after spending 529 days missing on a Kangaroo Island – now Valerie is celebrating back home with her big 3rd birthday bash

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A Queensland man have found a big gemstone on his evening walk.

Recent rains unearth giant gem

An evening stroll proved especially profitable for one prospecting enthusiast in Queensland’s Sapphire Gemfields, whose keen eyesight picked out a glint that turned out to be one great big gem

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Tallest ever domestic dog Zeus, a great dane measuring 1.118m in October
2011, at his home in Michigan US. Picture: Guinness World Records

Aussies set Guinness world records

Always entertaining as a unique portrait of our planet, the latest Guinness Book of World Records is a riot of races and risk, human endeavour, animal excellence, fearful feats and lots of fun

Arts
ESCAPE. MY NEIGHBOURHOOD. How to do Melbourne's Paris end with Andrew McConnell. Hill of Content Bookshop. Picture: Supplied

Local bookstores recover with love

With Australia’s eastern seaboard braced for another serious soaking, what better time to stock up on new titles and curl up in a cosy corner than the annual Love Your Bookshop Day

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Michael Jordan’s game-worn 1998 NBA Finals ‘The Last Dance’ jersey, from game 1, is displayed during Sotheby’s ‘Invictus’ sales, in New York City on September 6, 2022. - The iconic red Chicago Bulls jersey, with Jordan's number 23 on the back, is only the second worn by the star during his six championships to be sold at auction. (Photo by ANGELA WEISS / AFP)

Jordan’s jersey sets new record price

Basketball great Michael Jordan’s jersey from the famed ‘Last Dance’ NBA season has sold for over $US10 million, making it the most expensive piece of game-worn sports memorabilia in history

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The hyper realistic work of Australian artist Cj Hendry. Instagram

Wonka ticket of the Instagram age

For Instagram followers in the know, the race is on down busy city streets as Australian art star Cj Hendry drops little red boxes in Sydney, New York and London like a millennial Willy Wonka

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BUNOL, SPAIN - AUGUST 31: A reveler lays is tomato pulp during the Tomatina festival on August 31, 2022 in Bunol, Spain. The world's largest food fight festival, La Tomatina, consists of throwing overripe and low-quality tomatoes at each other. (Photo by Zowy Voeten/Getty Images)

Frenzy at Spanish tomato party

Six trucks rolled into the sleepy Spanish town of Buñol and unleashed 130 tonnes of juicy tomatoes to the wild delight of thousands of tourists massed in the streets for a very pulpy party

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Anthony Field and his daughter Lucia pictured as she starts her journey as the 2nd blue Wiggle. Picture: Sam Ruttyn

Wiggle’s daughter makes Blue debut

The Wiggles’ famous big red car just became an eight-seater as original member Anthony Field makes room for his 18-year-old daughter, a ballerina now buckling up for a wiggly ride in blue