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Banana duct-taped to a wall sells for $6.2m at auction

A banana duct-taped to a wall has sold for $6.2m (£4.9m) at an auction in New York.
Americans upset about Trump win offered '€1 houses' in Italian village of Ollolai

Americans distraught by the re-election of Donald Trump are being offered an escape route - a €1 house in an Italian village.
Egyptians drank cocktails of psychedelic drugs in ancient mugs, research reveals

An Egyptian mug from 2,000 years ago was last used to serve up a cocktail of psychedelic drugs, according to ground-breaking research.
Stop chasing on-the-run emu in your 4x4s, say Lincolnshire police

Police in Lincolnshire have urged motorists to stop chasing an on-the-run emu in off-road vehicles.
Swedish minister's staff insist on banana-free rooms due to 'weirdest phobia'

A Swedish minister's phobia of bananas has led officials to insist rooms are free of the fruit ahead of any meeting or visit, according to reports.
Missing cat found in Coventry - 300 miles away from home in Scotland

A Scottish couple who lost their cat were left "shocked" when it turned up 300 miles away in Coventry.

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