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Ten New York City students were rushed to a hospital for emergency checkup after they witnessed a noxious smell. The emergency crew quickly diagnosed and discovered the cause that someone had showered Axe body spray in the classroom

Source: Daily News (New York)

Human hair to produce cathodes for solar cells, is now possible by Kolkatta researchers at Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER). The cleaned and dry human hair treated with sulphuric acid at 165 degrees C for 25 minutes achieve precarbonisation. It was then heated to different temperatures in the presence of an inert gas for six hours to carbonise and bring better electrical conductivity for efficient charge transfer yielding easy conversion of solar energy to electrical energy and also replacing the existing metal cathodes.. No wonder these ‘green’ cathodes have the potential to bring down the cost of solar cells.

Source: The Hindu

Lost in Translation -  American TV shows get screened all over the world but not always with their original titles intact. Here's what some of those foreign titles look like when they are translated back to English:

• Mad Men = "People in Manhattan" (Serbia)
• Curb your Enthusiasm = "Swim Quietly, Larry" (Sweden)
• Frasier = "The Gossip Machine" (Hungary)
• Six Feet Under = "The Customer is always Dead" (Russia)

Source: New York Post

When proposal ends up in tragedy - A dutch man endeavoured to woo and surprise his girlfriend, hired a crane so he could rise to her bedroom window and propose to his love from up high. Before he could start his melody, however, the crane crashed down into the roof of his next-door neighbour's house. To further exacerbate the situation, in an attempt to right the crane, it crashed back down into the roof. Following the evacuation of six apartments and the immediate area, she said YES. Indeed a story for the grandchildren. Hahaha.....

Source: mirror.co.uk