TOKYO'S 'OLDEST MAN' HAD BEEN DEAD FOR 30 YEARS.....
Officials had planned a birthday celebration to honour Mr Kato but they found him dead
He was thought to be the oldest man in Tokyo - but when officials went to congratulate Sogen Kato on his 111th birthday, they uncovered mummified skeletal remains lying in his bed.
Mr Kato may have been dead for 30 years according to Japanese authorities.
They grew suspicious when they went to honour Mr Kato at his address in Adachi ward, but his granddaughter told them he "doesn't want to see ...
THE WEIRD AND WONDERFUL MEMORABILIA SOLD AT AUCTIO.....
A set of three X-rays of Marilyn Monroe's chest was auctioned in June
False teeth belonging to Sir Winston Churchill have sold for £15,200 at an auction in Norfolk.
But they are not the only strange items to have gone under the hammer.
From false teeth and half-smoked cigars to a cat's ashes and celebrity chest X-rays, fans are prepared to pay high prices to get their hands on memorabilia - no matter how weird.
One of the strangest lots to go under the hammer recently was the ash...
WELCOME TO BRITAIN! NEW HARRODS OWNERS SEE CARS WO.....
Looking on the bright side, at least the owners won't have much trouble stumping up the parking fine.
But even when you've just bought Harrods for £1.5billion, and the cars are among the fastest and most exclusive in the world, getting them clamped is still a bit of an inconvenience.
The uniquely liveried supercars belong to the Qatari royal family, which bought the flagship store three months ago.
On the left is a Lamborghini Murcielago LP670-4 SuperVeloce, worth £35...
A golfer is cupping his hand to scoop water from a Highland burn on the St Andrews course.
A groundskeeper shouts: 'Dinnae drink tha waater! Et's foo ae coo's shite an pish!'
The golfer replies: 'My good fellow, I'm from England. Could you repeat that for me, in English?'
The keeper replies: 'I said, use two hands - you'll spill less that way!
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Home Secretary Theresa May has signalled the possible end of Asbos in England and Wales, saying it is "time to move beyond" the orders, first introduced by Labour 11 years ago.
They have been imposed on 10-year-old boys and 80-year-old women, to sober-up persistent drunks and mute noisy neighbours. Here are some of the more unusual Asbos.
Sartorial errors
A 60-year-old man from Northampton was banned from dressing as a schoolgirl.
Peter Trigger's Asbo stopped him from weari...
THE FALSE TEETH THAT 'HELPED WIN WWII' ARE AUCTION.....
The false teeth are being auctioned by Keys of Aylsham in Norfolk
Some people with a natural speech impediment make efforts to cover it up.
But Winston Churchill came to value his as a vital weapon in the war effort.
In his wartime radio broadcasts, Churchill's distinctive voice was instantly recognisable. He wanted it to stay that way, so he had his dentures designed specifically to preserve his lisp.
They were made by a young dental technician called Derek Cudlipp, and a set o...
Genetics experts have been amazed by the birth of a blonde, blue-eyed white baby - to a black couple.
Doctors insist tiny Nmachi is not an albino and neither of the parents has any mixed-race family history.
Dad Ben Ihegboro, 44, a railway customer services adviser, said: "We both just sat there after the birth staring at her for ages - not saying anything.
"The first thing I said was 'What the flip?'."
Nmachi, whose name means Beauty of God in the Nigerian homeland of pa...
US BEAR TAKES SHORT RIDE IN CAR AND LEAVES IT WREC.....
A bear climbed into an empty car in the US state of Colorado, sounded the horn and sent the vehicle rolling down hill with the terrified animal still inside.
The car's owner, 17-year-old Ben Story, took a snap of the panic-stricken bear as it demolished the inside of his vehicle in its bid to escape.
Police in Larkspur, near Denver, eventually freed the animal by opening the door from a distance using a rope.
It is believed the bear was attracted by a sandwich left on the back seat.
Mr ...
The economy is so bad that I got a pre-declined credit card in the mail-
African television stations are now showing 'Sponsor an American Child' commercials
Wives are having sex with their husbands because they can't afford batteries
CEO's are now playing miniature golf-
B.P. laid off 25 Congressmen-
A stripper was killed when her audience showered her with rolls of pennies while she danced-
I saw a Mormon polygamist with only one wife
I bought a toaster oven and my free gift with purcha...
This is a true story, proving how fascinating the mind of a six year old is. They think so logically.
A teacher was reading the story of the Three Little Pigs to her class.
She came to the part of the story where first pig was trying to gatherthe building materials for his home.
She read. 'And so the pig went up to the man with the wheelbarrow full of straw and said: 'Pardon me sir, but may I have some of that straw to build my house?'&...
