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How two friends used ChatGPT to launch an AI startup worth $150,000

In just four days, using only ChatGPT and a modest US$185 (about BDT 20k) investment, Sal Aiello and Monica Powers transformed a side hustle into a highly profitable AI startup. Fast forward to last month, the duo successfully sold their venture for a whopping $150,000 (about BDT 16 million).

Offbeat / Cat stuck in taxi's grille travels 500 miles in Wales

A cat was found to have travelled over 500 miles while it was trapped in the grille of a taxi. The cat was discovered by a taxi driver named Tom Hutchins in Tonyrefail, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales.

Goat getting on zebra’s back going to Bremen Town?

A markhor wild goat doeling at Izu Animal Kingdom in Higashiizu, Shizuoka Prefecture in Japan, is entertaining zoo visitors by jumping onto a zebra’s back, evoking similarities to the Brothers Grimm fairy tale “The Musicians of Bremen Town.”

Kuwait store shut down after sticking googly eyes on fish to make them look fresh

One seafood shop in Kuwait, tries to trick buyers who apply the check-eyes-first technique, passing off the fish they sell as fresh by sticking googly eyes on them.

Cyclist who gave Trump the finger is showered with money

More than $70,000 in donations pour into a crowdfunding site set up for the cyclist who is fired from her job for making a rude gesture to President Donald Trump's motorcade.

No bird-brain here: Ravens can plan ahead

Long admired for their intelligence, ravens are now known to be able to plan ahead, a skill previously thought to belong only to humans and great apes, says a study.

'I'm a little dazed,' French artist says after living in a rock

French artist Abraham Poincheval is freed from a block of stone in a Paris museum after spending seven days enclosed in it.

'Hot Felon' is back / The 'Hot Felon' just shared his first model photos

An American criminal, whose mugshot went viral on the web and won admiration around the world, reveals his first modelling headshot on Instagram, reports Mashable.

Couple pick 'wrong' Birmingham in holiday blunder

A couple books a dream holiday to Las Vegas, only to discover when they arrived at Birmingham Airport they have mistakenly booked to fly from Birmingham Alabama.

April 4, 2016
April 4, 2016

104-year-old offered place in nursery school

Four years after celebrating her centenary, a woman in a town in western Sweden is offered a place in the local kindergarten.

March 9, 2016
March 9, 2016

Scientists in Vietnam confirm case of twins with different fathers

A Vietnamese couple recently brought their fraternal twins to the Center for Genetic Analysis and Technologies, in the country's capital of Hanoi, to have DNA tests, after pressure from extended family members who noticed the children did not look alike, said Le Dinh Luong, president of the Genetic Association of Vietnam, reports CNN.

March 1, 2016
March 1, 2016

Wisconsin cat disappears, reappears in Florida

It takes about 22 hours to reach Florida by car for a person traveling from Wisconsin.

February 28, 2016
February 28, 2016

Professional mermaids work their tails off

Jumping into a pool of women and men wearing fish tails is like being in an aquarium where characters from a familiar Walt Disney movie have come to life, reports CNN.

January 23, 2016
January 23, 2016

[WATCH] Dinosaur tries to shovel snow with its little arms

When big storms hit, similar to the one currently sweeping over the East Coast of the United States, it's important to help your neighbours out.

January 20, 2016
January 20, 2016

Dog finds couple's life savings

The old Viennese couple have been desperate to find their life savings. Then enters Evita de La Basse Autriche in the scene.

January 12, 2016
January 12, 2016

London strips down to celebrate 'no trousers day'

Brace yourselves as we reveal how Londoners supported the seventh annual no pants day — or no trousers day.

December 31, 2015
December 31, 2015

Corpse resurrects, then goes to drink vodka

If you think your drunken tales are crazy, well get ready to be wrong.

September 10, 2015
September 10, 2015

Iran: Criminals sentenced to buy books

A judge in Iran has started sentencing criminals to buy and read books instead of handing down prison terms.

June 3, 2015
June 3, 2015

Godzilla gets residency in Tokyo

Godzilla has been granted special residency in Tokyo's Shinjuku ward, as a newly-installed model of the lizard's huge head proves a pull to visitors.