A goldfish at the Royal Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh has undergone cosmetic surgery after visitors complained of its ugliness. The fish had an "unsightly" growth on its face and visitors of the museum regularly complained that it looks ugly. According to the Scotsman, the gold fish has undergone the cosmetic surgery to remove a growth from its eye.

Local officials in North Wales fear of an impending gold rush after beachcombers found precious ambergris or "whale vomit" along its coastline. The ambergris, also known as grey amber, is considered by many as floating gold because of its high value. Top perfume makers pay as much as $65 a gram for ambergris - a substance also deemed by Chinese to be an aphrodisiac.

A one-year-old Persian cat with long black hair, was given two gold fangs that were sticking out from his lips similar to an underbite of a bulldog. David Steele, the dentist owner of the cat said he gave his cat named Sebastian the gold crowns to strengthen the feline's teeth.

Her passion for shotgun shooting is so strong that according to reports, 82-year-old granny, Rita Roherty, won a bronze medal less than a year after she underwent triple bypass surgery. Roherty hit 91 of 100 clay pigeons to take third place in the women's shooting division of the Badger State Games in June. "When a gun fits you, it don't kick," she said to the Janesville Gazette in reference to one of her pet Browning Lightning 12-gauge over-under shotguns.

An estimated 2,000 magicians from around the globe, from China to the Virgin Islands are taking part in this week's World Championship in Magic in Stockholm, Sweden. A report by the AP says tables floating shoulder-high, cards sailing through the air, rabbits pulled out of habits, a table levitating were just a few of the tricks the competitors were presenting.