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A luxury watch with a price tag of £150,000 has sold out within 48 hours of going on sale. That might not seem surprising but the watch is unusual because it doesn't tell the time. It has a crocodile skin strap and is made from steel salvaged from the wreck of the titanic encrusted with sapphires. The face is divided into two sections which signify day and night. It is described by the manufacturer as “world unique - a watch that does not tell the time” and the chief executive of the company says “Anyone can buy a watch that shows time, but only a discerning customer can buy one that doesn’t.” Call me old fashioned I think I will stick with a cheaper watch that tell the time.

Actually the headline is a little misleading; it’s actually the farmer that does the tai chi and not the cows themselves. Rob Tavener says that practising tai chi in front of his cows relaxes them and increases milk production. Apparently if he is relaxed and happy, then so are his cows. He says “Animals are very receptive to human moods and tai chi is all about leaving your problems behind and getting into a better zone,” he said. “The happier I am, the happier the cows are. And the happier they are, the more milk they produce.” I’m not convinced.

A judge from New York is suing the city for $1 million after he slipped and fell in his own courtroom. Judge Battaglia broke his knee in the accident and is accusing the city of "negligently using a mop bucket and wringer" and "negligently using a mop and soapy water" to create a "dangerous and hazardous traplike condition".

One Italian man decided to protest against the country’s politicians in a rather novel manner. He ate his ballot paper rather than using it to vote and said Italian policies “are crap”. He has now been charged with destroying election materials.

If you are driving whilst drunk I would have thought the last place you wanted to go was a police station. One woman in Oregon, however, who worked at the police station as a cleaner did just that. Not surprisingly she was given a blood alcohol test and found to be over the limit.

A fat rat was responsible for a three hour power outage in Stockholm’s central station after it got electrocuted. The rat caused a short circuit after it came into contact with some parts in a secondary sub station. Unfortunately for the rat the blow caused it to explode. The power outage led to delays in train traffic, stopped lifts and escalators, and caused a black out in the station.

A man is likely to face five years in jail after he attacked a boy by throwing a hedgehog at him. William Singalargh is accused of throwing the hedgehog from 15ft to hit the boy. It hit his victim in the leg and caused a large welt and puncture wounds. The hedgehog was dead when police arrived at the scene. 

A camel beauty contest is being held in Abu Dhabi. The contest will feature camels from Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar and Saudi Arabia. A panel of expert camel appreciators will choose the best camel in each group. Entry is open to anyone who can prove they own a pedigree camel and there are prizes of up to £4.5m up for grabs.