Quirky

Goody, a turtle in Thailand who lost her left flipper years ago after she was entangled in a fishing net, can swim again.

A hotel in Japan is offering rooms for $1 (AED 3.67) per night. But that's if you're willing to have your stay livestreamed on the hotel's YouTube.

A baggage handler in Singapore has been handed a 20-day jail term for swapping tags on nearly 300 suitcases at the Changi Airport.

A unique South Korean service is offering free funerals for the living in a bid to gain perspective on life.

New Zealanders only have a few days left to vote in a very important election. One that'll determine the Bird of the Year winner.

A province in the Philippines has set a new Guinness world record for the largest folk dance presentation in a single venue.

Protestors in Lebanon spontaneously broke into the popular 'Baby Shark' dance to calm a toddler caught in the midst of a noisy demonstration.

A college in India has been forced to issue an apology after images of students wearing cardboard boxes during an exam went viral.

An avocado weighing 2.54 kg has won a family in Hawaii a place in the Guinness World Records.

A new, high-tech jacket has transformed the lives of twin bloggers Hermon and Heroda Berhane who lost their hearing when they were children.

A unique ring, worth a staggering $4.9 million (AED 17.98 million), will be the highlight of the 47thd edition of the Sharjah Watch and Jewellery show.

A clever dog has won over the internet for pulling off a hilarious stunt in order to avoid his nails being trimmed.

A Costco in the American city of California shut down its food court so a 4-year-old could have his birthday there.

A video's gone viral and it's all to do with a roller coaster in Spain.

Louisiana teenager Noah Tingle's video 'The Bus Brother' is a Facebook hit.  

Lego has launched braille and audio instructions in order to reach builders with blindness and vision impairment.

A group of nurses put on an impromptu Backstreet Boys performance for a patient who was forced to miss the boy band's Atlanta show due to a cancer diagnosis.

Who's happy the summer holidays are over?

A Danish city has gone local with their pedestrian crossings.