The remains of a giant rat, estimated to weigh about a ton, was discovered in Uruguay proving that mammoth rodent once roamed the face of the earth some four million years ago. Archaeologists said they have unearthed the half-meter long skull of the giant prehistoric rat, which by any standard, is bigger than a bull, in a chunk of rock in Rio de La Plata on the coast of Uruguay.

For the past ten years, Faye Campbell ate nothing but chips. But this was not due to her liking, as Faye, 15 is suffering from a rare condition which made her ill every time she tried eating other food, driving her parents, Carolyn, 37, and Mark, 39, mad from her unusual diet.

The Berlin Zoo celebrated the first birthday of its famous polar bear Knut, who was born and then rejected by its mother. Since infancy, the polar bear has caught the attention and the endearment of people the world over. The birthday celebration, which was held Wednesday, involved more than 2,000 attendees by noon, and was highlighted by a giant birthday cake made from 300 eggs and 22 pounds of marzipan.

The constant admonition for kids to eat their veggies probably will not be heard often in the Krishna-Avanti school in northwest London. The school requires enrollees to be vegetarians. The school policy is criticized by Hindus who find the strict requirement favoring the Hare Krishna tradition. The school's leaning toward practices of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness, more known as Hare Krishna, is not surprising since the movement's vegan followers are behind the school administration.

Elated by record sales, a Taiwanese lingerie business has asked all its female staff to report for work in their under garments for a day. Declaring November 21 as Camisole Day in celebration of its record sales, the Audrey Underwear company in Taizhong city, asked its entire female staff of 500 women working in the firm's headquarters to wear nothing but camisoles and underwear.