• A 29-year-old man from Miami, who just served 12 years in prison for robbing a McDonald’s when he was 14, has gotten his act together. Thanks to his musical talents, he has become a finalist in a jingle contest - for McDonald's!

• A study shows that old men are grumpier than old women. Compared to women, they reported a lower quality of life based on happiness and independence.

• A man with a lot of time on his hands spent the last 10 years building a replica of London’s Tower Bridge using 1.6m matchsticks. He has begun building another model but he won’t reveal what it is until it’s completed.

• A child, whose essay was full of spelling errors, scored better on an exam than another classmate who wrote a strong paper. Their teacher is refusing to publish the test results until the papers are remarked.

• A 13-year-old girl came close to paralysis after several doctors failed to properly diagnose her aggressive disease. Finally, her mother got the job done with the help of the internet.