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QUIRKY WORLD ... A daily look at some of the world’s stranger stories
Wed, 14 Aug, 2013 - 01:00

ENGLAND: A father was nearly castrated when he caught his testicles on a hook as he slipped off the back of his boat.

Pete Lovett, 48, of Leicestershire, was in danger of death after he tried to “scooch his bum” over steel brackets while on a family trip on his 32ft sports boat in Stanswood Bay, Hampshire.

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<p>The lightsaber prop used by Darth Vader in the Star Wars movies has sold for $3.65m (€3.1m) at auction.</p>

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