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Woman lives in nest
An Argentinian woman has been living in a nest for a full year. Roxana Pons, from Mendoza, built her nest, using branches and cushions, in a tree near San Rafael train station.
She told Las Ultimas Noticias: "I followed the instructions of a book called El Cobijo which explains how to build a good nest, I thought it was a fantastic idea. "I'm not homeless and I have a house that I could live in if I wanted to. I just chose to live in a tree, that's all."
Baronet gives away his mansion
An aristocrat is planning to give his £1million mansion away to a total stranger - with the right DNA.
08:21 Thursday 22nd December 2005
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Bank confiscates homeless woman's fortune
A homeless woman who found £25,000 while rummaging through bins may lose the lot after she took it to a bank to check it was real. Fadila Cirhanovic, 52, from Zenica, Bosnia-Herzegovina, said she couldn't believe her luck when she found the cash.
But she feared it could be counterfeit and so took it to a bank to have the notes verified, reported daily Bljesak. Managers at the branch confirmed the money was real, but confiscated it and passed it on to police after Cirhanovic admitted to finding it.
She said: "I'm hoping that my honesty will be rewarded in the end and I will get my fortune and be able to change my life."
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Woman lives in nest
An Argentinian woman has been living in a nest for a full year. Roxana Pons, from Mendoza, built her nest, using branches and cushions, in a tree near San Rafael train station.
She told Las Ultimas Noticias: "I followed the instructions of a book called El Cobijo which explains how to build a good nest, I thought it was a fantastic idea. "I'm not homeless and I have a house that I could live in if I wanted to. I just chose to live in a tree, that's all."
Baronet gives away his mansion
An aristocrat is planning to give his £1million mansion away to a total stranger - with the right DNA.
08:21 Thursday 22nd December 2005
http://www.ananova.com/news/lp.html?keywords=Eccentrics&menu=news.quirkies.eccentrics
Bank confiscates homeless woman's fortune
A homeless woman who found £25,000 while rummaging through bins may lose the lot after she took it to a bank to check it was real. Fadila Cirhanovic, 52, from Zenica, Bosnia-Herzegovina, said she couldn't believe her luck when she found the cash.
But she feared it could be counterfeit and so took it to a bank to have the notes verified, reported daily Bljesak. Managers at the branch confirmed the money was real, but confiscated it and passed it on to police after Cirhanovic admitted to finding it.
She said: "I'm hoping that my honesty will be rewarded in the end and I will get my fortune and be able to change my life."
http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_1700217.html?menu=news.quirkies.unlucky