Man cooks eggs on floor
Officials are investigating after a Chinese man learned he could cook eggs on the floor of his home.
People have been flocking to Liu Yawen's home in Changsa to see the 'miracle'.
He first noticed something was unusual after his floor gave off steam after he wiped it with a wet cloth.
China Daily, quoting Xiaoxiang Morning Post , says he beat an egg and poured it on the floor - and it was cooked in 10 minutes.
Liu now receives neighbours, relatives and friends every day at his home.
Mmeanwhile, experts are investigating but have still not discovered why the floor of his home is so hot.
Banana tree predicts lotto numbers
People in Thailand have been flocking to visit a banana tree which is said to be able to predict winning lottery numbers.
The Phuket Gazette reports that fortune seekers have been traveling to Koh Sireh after hearing of the tree's miraculous ability.
They rub a mixture of powder and water on the tree's trunk, then wait to see what number the solution resembles as it dries.
Many people claim to have won lottery prizes through the technique and they have been returning to pay their respects to the tree.
The paper reports the tree is helping to spark a local tourism industry - a woman who sells soft drinks near the tree is reporting brisk business from 100 to 200 visitors a day.
Woman's funeral shock
An Austrian woman discharged herself from hospital to find out why her family did not visit her over Christmas to find them arranging her funeral.
A hospital mix-up had led to Herzlinde Eissler's family being wrongly told that she had died.
The 64-year-old had been admitted to the hospital in Mistelbach in Lower Austria with stomach pains.
Her son Leopold Eissler, 39, said he had gone to visit his mother shortly before Christmas only to be told she was dead and had then spent the festive period organising her funeral.
He said: "I'm not sure whether to be delighted because my mother is alive or furious that they could have made such a mistake at the hospital.
"At least it explains why they could not find the body when we wanted to pay our last respects.
"I could not believe it when she walked in through the front door and the whole family were all sitting around dressed in black and planning the funeral."
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