ISSUe 285 - First News

18 FirstNews Issue 285 18 – 24 NOVEMber 2011
CRAZY BUT TRUE
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Alien life – ‘official’
announcement!
Warning!
Read all the
way to the end
of the story
RECORD OF
THE WEEK
three contortionists
in a box – duration
Skye Broberg, Nele and Jola Siezen climbed
into a box measuring 66.04 x 68.58 x 55.88
cm for 6 mins 13.52 seconds in Auckland,
New Zealand, on 20 September 2009
There is no
proof of alien life!
This is definitely not proof!
THE US Government has been forced to make a formal announcement about alien life here on Earth
and in space.
For years, aliens have featured
in movies and comics, and there
are plenty of people desperate to
believe they exist.
Humans have dreamed of
meeting aliens and forging a new
intergalactic partnership, based
on the shared values of freedom,
cheap travel in space, and the
Spanish graveyard
tells dead
residents to leave
by Ian Prince
chance of using a real ray gun!
But now (wait for it) the White
House says (don’t get too excited)
that there is definitely “no
evidence” that life exists outside
our planet. Also, there are no
aliens living and going to school
THEY were given a funeral and then laid to
rest for all eternity. Well, not quite…
The deceased in a graveyard in Zaragoza must be
turning in their graves because they face the threat
of eviction.
The owners of the graveyard say the dead will have
to leave their plots because the rent hasn’t been paid.
In Spain, people rent out plots for their relatives rather
than buy them. Due to a shortage of space, the owners are
cracking down on families who haven’t paid. Several remains
have already been moved to another less desirable
grave site.
That’s dead weird! Check out more stories at
www.firstnews.co.uk.
among us. Sorry about that,
conspiracy fans!
They had to make a statement
to answer a petition from 17,000
people. But they also said there
are trillions of stars in the universe
and so there might be a planet
with life. What do you think? Email
newsdesk@firstnews.co.uk.
So that’s a
no then…
Lizard hitches
ride to UK
did you know that creatures can end up in the
UK as stowaways in imported food?
The ride for one lizard started in Spain and ended
up at a wildlife park in England – travelling almost
1,600km on a bunch of grapes.
He was found among the supermarket fruit by
grandad Chris Divall, from Cambridge.
Chris was about to wash and tuck into his grapes
when he noticed something looking back at him.
Chris’s grandchildren Caitlin, eight, and Alfie, six,
gave their temporary pet the name Malcolm.
Chris said: “I was just thankful it wasn’t a spider.”
Malcolm is doing fine at the Shepreth Wildlife Park
in Hertfordshire. At the moment he’s just 5cm long,
but could eventually grow to around 80cm.
Have you ever found something unusual in
your food? Email us at newsdesk@firstnews.co.uk
and tell us your story.
For info on this record
and hundreds more, go to
www.guinnessworldrecords.com
QUICK
CHUCKLES
Q: What do elves eat at parties?
A: Fairy cakes!
Q: Why was the archaeologist upset?
A: His job was in ruins!
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Written and illustrated by Paul Palmer