Reuters Oddly Enough: September 14, 2017

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Monster "fatberg" found in east London sewer

LONDON (Reuters) - One of the biggest "fatbergs" ever seen in Britain - a ball of fat as long as three soccer pitches - has been found blocking a Victorian-era, east London sewer.

Portable Czech brewery brings home-made beer garden dreams a step closer

PRAGUE (Reuters) - For beer lovers who dream of brewing their own pint, a portable brewery from the Czech Republic may be just the thing - if they have $124,000 to spare.

Tree surgeon branches out with own 'Little Britain' in Germany

KRETZHAUS, Germany (Reuters) - An English tree surgeon has reacted to Brexit by transforming his German home into a quirky homage to Britain, complete with red telephone boxes and a life-size model of Queen Elizabeth.

No more monkey business: lawsuit over macaque's 'selfie' is settled

(Reuters) - A novel U.S. legal battle over who owned a famous smiling "selfie" taken by a critically endangered monkey six years ago - the animal who snapped the picture or the nature photographer who owned the camera - has been settled out of court.

Accelerator? Brake?: Elderly driver trashes German petrol station

(Reuters) - A German pensioner had a lucky escape after losing control of his car and repeatedly crashing into a petrol station, causing nearly 50,000 euros ($60,000) of damage.

A mother's invention, Barbie-like doll recites Quran verses

DUBAI (Reuters) - French businesswoman and mother Samira Amarir struggled to find toys which could help impart her Islamic faith to her young daughter, so she invented her own.

Prost! German beats his own world record for carrying beer steins

(Reuters) - A new world record has been set for carrying mugs of beer in southeastern Germany.

Mexico breaks world record with 3-tonne guacamole

CONCEPCION DE BUENOS AIRES, Mexico (Reuters) - The recipe for a record-breaking guacamole? 25,000 avocados and 1,000 people to mash them.

'Smart vest' turns stray dogs into Thailand's street guardians

BANGKOK (Reuters) - An advertising agency in Thailand has developed a "smart vest" that potentially could turn stray dogs into guardians of Bangkok's streets and alleyways.

At Maltese festival, climbing the greasy pole is part of the fun

ST JULIAN'S, Malta (Reuters) - For more than a century, locals in the small Maltese town of St Julian's have celebrated their patron saint by running up a steeply angled log, smeared with lard, protruding over the sea.

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