This bizarre bridge has hit the right note with motorists in southern China – after city officials painted huge piano keys all over it.
Locals say the flyover – in Shijiazhuang, Hebei province – has cheered up an eyesore and even cheers them up in traffic jams.
“It was just boring grey concrete before. Now it looks a bit artistic,” said one.
A city spokesman said: “It doesn’t need to cost a lot of money for government to make people happy.”
“Maybe it will inspire people to become more musical too. We hope the décor will give people a spring in their step.” he added.
One hundred and nighty
A bizarre ancient version of darts where players dream up the winning score is baffling gambling officials in northern India.
The game – called Thoh tim – involves locals in remote Meghalaya state betting on how many arrows they and their competitors can make stick in a single target.
And they gamble using only numbers that have come to them the night before a game – in dreams.
“If you dream of a football match, that’s 22 for the number of players,” explained a local expert in the regional capital, Shillong, known as the Scotland of the East.
“Two people in an erotic act, well that could be 69 or 11 depending on the act. If both feature, that could be 90. It can get quite complicated,” he added.
Local gambling officials have been trying to crack down on the tournaments but have been baffled by the game’s vague rules.
“Winning relies on interpreting the dreams accurately and that’s a skill, not luck,” admitted one.
Experts say £15,000 can change hands in a single tournament.
Khasi Hills Archery Sports Institute general secretary Perekh Lahoo said: “A lot of cash changes hands every day.”
Man inherits $360,000 from father he never knew
An out-of-work truck driver in Australia is inheriting a $362,425 estate from the father he never knew, thanks to a Supreme Court ruling.
The man, identified in court papers only as AMH, was named the sole heir of his father by the court following a DNA test that proved the deceased man, a businessman and member of the ancient Rosicrusianism secret society, was his true father, the Brisbane Courier-Mail reported Friday.
The court was told the man believed he had another father for 50 years until his mother, identified as Mrs. H, learned of his biological father’s death and told him the truth.
The deceased man’s niece had attempted to dispute AMH’s claims in court, but the court sided with the man after the DNA test.
Cinema pool screens Jaws
A swimming pool in Yorkshire has been transformed into an unusual swim-along-cinema.
A large screen was installed at one end of the pool at Bramley Baths and people were able to enjoy the film either from front-row balcony seats – or while in the water itself.
Meanwhile, speakers streamed the soundtrack both under and over the water.
First up on the bill, which followed a watery theme, was Finding Nemo.
However, only the brave remained in the water for the 2nd film, which was Jaws.
Previous quirky events at Bramley Baths have included a floating orchestra and an underwater art exhibition.
At the start of the year a group of locals took over running the 109-year-old Edwardian bathhouse following fears that it would have to be closed.
It is now run by a community group known as the Friends of Bramley Baths on a not-for-profit basis.
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