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Robot restaurant mystery
The restaurant, in Yiwu, is actually run by two couples - and both the men and the women are identical twins.
It turned out that the twin brothers, 32, married a set of twin sisters from the same township three years ago and moved to Yiwu to run the restaurant together.
"Many diners thought we worked too hard and are like robots, but they don't know that we are actually four people," said Mao Zhanghua, 32, the elder brother.
World's first sand hotel
The best thing is in the morning the tide laps through the door, what a great way to wake up
THE world's first sand hotel has opened on an English beach, offering customers the chance to stay in their very own giant sand castle.
The beds are made of sand so it can get everywhere, especially between the toes
Live fish fad slammed
Teenage girls in Chengdu are queuing up to buy plastic pendants containing the fish, reports West China City Daily.
Vendors say the fish can live up to three months in the sealed containers which contain water, fish food and two solid oxygen balls.
After three months, they add that the fish can be released in ponds or tanks by breaking open the pendants.
The fish ornaments, which cost about 20p each, are very popular among girls as necklaces or bag decorations.
But an expert at the Sichuan Provincial Marine Life Research Center says the practice is cruel and should be banned. link
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Fish Pedicure
Tracy Roberts, 33, of Rockville, Md. has her toes nibbled on by a type of carp called garra rufa, or doctor fish, during a fish pedicure treatment at Yvonne Hair and Nails salon in Alexandria, Va.
New adverts
The innovative new concept uses digital TV screens built into the armpits of shirts.
It was developed by deodorant manufacturer Right Guard as the ideal way to market its products.
A hired team of 'Pitvertisers' was sent out into the streets of London to test the new medium.
Passers-by were reportedly amazed by the new marketing tactic - some were clearly impressed; but others thought it the pits...
