A python has auditioned for a role at New York’s famous Metropolitan Opera, with one snake even making it into the cast. Meanwhile, Hungary hosted a grave-digging competition where 19 teams raced to dig the perfect grave.
In the US, a birthday gift of lottery tickets turned into a ₹9.44-crore jackpot. In Bihar, a family took car security to another level, using a crane to park their new Scorpio on the roof.
And in Abu Dhabi, a rare white falcon fetched a whopping ₹3.85 crore at auction, reportedly bought by an uncle to fulfil his niece’s dream.
Today, in ‘News with a twist’, here are five unusual and fascinating stories from around the world…
