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More than 300 people in Colchester are hoping they have broken the world record for the largest number of people in a piggyback race. The attempt at breaking the record was made last week in Lower Castle Park, Colchester. It aimed to break the previous world record which was set last November and included 296 people. The organisers are now waiting for official verification to see whether or not there were successful. 

If you like dressing up your dog then you might be interested in these dinosaur costumes. Available in velociraptor, stegosaurus or triceratops they are on sale for £20 and are designed to turn your pooch into something much more scary or ridiculous depending on your views. I think my cats would look great in one of these but my chances of getting it on them are very slim.

This picture was recently taken in the Reunion Islands by a French videographer. He later realised that it resembled a Jesus silhouette complete with halo. Personally I am not convinced it looks like a cloud to me.

In an unusual story Thomas the Tank Engine has been involved in a road crash on the Kent and East Sussex border. A lorry carrying the train crashed with a van on the A28 at Newenden whilst it was on it’s way to Tenterden for a Kent and East Sussex Railway event. The good news is that Thomas appears to unharmed although he will be inspected to ensure he is in perfect working order.

If you are planning a trip to Iceland, then you might want to check out the Icelandic Phallological Museum. It currently has the largest collection of penises in the world and has recently added a human penis to its collection. Over 200 specimens are preserved in test tubes and glass vessels whilst some larger ones are displayed like hunting trophies on the wall.

With the weather being nice recently I have been eating my fair share of burgers to make full use of the BBQ. This one, however, might be a burger too far. Claiming to be the world’s biggest burger it weighs an amazing 777lbs and has more than a million calories. The burger includes a 110lb bun, 20lbs of onions, 12lbs of pickles and 30lbs of lettuce. It was made by organisers of the Alameda County Fair in the US with parts of the burger being sold for 99 cents at the fair and proceeds going to charity. That’s what you call a burger.

This is how two men from Kazakhstan decided to transport a vehicle from Germany. The men had somehow managed to roll the car onto its side and put it inside the van. They then supported it with mattress underneath the car and cushions around the sides. The windows of the van were covered with newspapers to hide the fact that there was a car inside but the van was pulled over when police spotted it lurching from side to side. It seems the men had planned on driving the van 2,200 from Hamburg back to Kazakhstan. The van and car were confiscated and the men ordered to return with a proper transporter before continuing their journey. It s still not clear why they decided to transport the car in this way.

This is Gator, a goose who is unusual because he wears sandals. Gator was adopted by Bob and Lauree Strouse who decided to make him sandals to protect his feet when they take him for walks. It certainly is an interesting look.