How one Russian got more than he bargained for when he bought some wooden crates for firewood.
An article on the BBC website has brought a whole new meaning to the words “fire” wood. An inhabitant of the Russian village of Udmurtia bought some crates with the aim of using them for firewood but discovered that, with this innocent purchase he had also gained his own armoury! Some of the crates contained Kalashnikov rifles and parts!!

how long do you think a decapitated chicken could survive and walk about? - A minute? - An Hour? -A Day?
How about a year and a half? Yes, you read that correctly - A year and a half! I am going to tell you the true story of a zombie chicken who had it's head cut off, and not only did the chicken survive, but it also acquired fame and a stage career to boot!

It was not, as the Americans had first thought, a Soviet satellite. In fact, they too had detected the satellite, and they too were also in a blind panic. Like their American counterparts, they were still years away from performing such feats. It was however, undeniably, there.