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Is it possible to throw a needle hard enough that it pierces through glass?. In fact, it's one of the 72 Shaolin secret arts, that monks say takes 10 or more years to master.

A job application filled out by Apple co-founder Steve Jobs 45 years ago is all set to go up for auction next month. Filled out in 1973, the application reflects his aspirations to work in technology. The one-page CV, dotted with punctuation and spelling errors, is estimated to fetch around $50,000 (approximately Rs. 32 lakh).

A girl runs to take pictures of fishes in the Resorts World Sentosa's S.E.A. Aquarium in Singapore. The aquarium, which houses more than 80,000 animals of over 800 species in 42.8 million litres of water, is on Monday the official record holder of two Guinness World Records - for the world's largest aquarium and for the world's largest acrylic panel in its Ocean Gallery, according to local media.

Beekeeper She Ping is covered with bees during a challenge to break the world record in Chongqing Municipality. She Ping, 32, broke the world record on Wednesday by covering his body with 33.1 kilograms of bees (about 331,000 bees), overtaking the last world record of 26.8 kilograms of bees which was attempted by a Jiangxi province beekeeper Ruan Liangming in 2008, local media reported.

The world's shortest man Chandra Bahadur Dangi greets the tallest living man Sultan Kosen to mark the Guinness World Records Day in London. Kosen measuring 251cm towers over Dangi who is only 54.6cm tall. The Guinness World Records celebrates its 60th edition of the annual records book.

Jack Tsonis and Lindsay Morrison attempt to break the world record for the longest handshake in Sydney. The pair chose the United Nations' International Day of Peace for the record attempt and are also raising money for charity.

More than 100 rarely seen fish species were hauled up from a deep and cold abyss off Australia during a scientific voyage, researchers said Wednesday, including a cousin of the "world's ugliest animal" Mr Blobby.

An Iowa woman who was initially unimpressed by her husband's choice of a Valentine's Day gift is now eating her words. Cynthia Holmes of Iowa, USA, was presented with a Casino Riches scratch-off ticket for Valentine's Day by her husband, Don. The card sells for a mere $10. It turned out to be the ticket that won them a $100,000 jackpot or approximately Rs. 64 lakhs

Tennis ace Novak Djokovic has invited French lookalike Winter Olympic champion Pierre Vaultier for a get-together after the snowboard gold medallist noted the resemblance between the two men. Vaultier told French TV he was a fan of Djokovic and had always wanted to meet the Serbian former world number one.

Twenty-one dolphins that were apparently attacked by another species of dolphin have died after washing up on a beach in northern Mexico, authorities said. Environmental activists launched a frantic operation to try to save the dolphins after a group of 54 washed up on a rocky beach in Bahia de la Paz, in Mexico's Baja California peninsula. They managed to get 33 of the short-beaked common dolphins back in the water alive, but the rest died on the beach, the Mexican environmental protection authority, Profepa, said in a statement.

A Japanese businessmen didn't get the warm reception he would have hoped for when he reached 10 Downing Street for a meeting with UK Prime Minister Theresa May. The frosty welcome was not meted out by Theresa May or any of her staff but a certain feline employee of Number 10. Kazuo Okamoto, CEO of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Europe, was just about to enter 10D when he spotted Larry, UK Cabinet Office's Chief Mouser, casually chilling outside. The Japanese executive turned around to give Larry a friendly pat but had to settle for just a wave as Larry darted off to avoid Mr Okamoto. Cold!

A man reads a book as his pony waits nearby, in central of Slaviansk.

A Buddhist monk plays with a tiger at the Wat Pa Luang Ta Bua, also known as Tiger Temple, in Kanchanaburi, Thailand.

The soon-to-be royal has shut down all her social media accounts.Kensington Palace, in a statement, confirmed that Meghan has shut down all three of her social media accounts - Instagram, Twitter and Facebook. "Ms Markle is grateful to everyone who has followed her social media accounts over the years, however as she has not used them for some time, she has taken the decision to close them," the statement read.

A US based costume designer used her skills to help an injured butterfly take flight.The butterfly had sustained an injury while pupating that left his wings damaged.

A team of police officers from North East Police Division in Scotland's Aberdeenshire had a "roaring shift" on Saturday night. Late Saturday evening, police received a nervous phone call from an "extremely concerned" citizen. The man had spotted a wild animal on his farm, police said. To be precise, a big tiger. Reacting to the alarming call, cops rushed several vehicles, including an armed response team, to the farm at Hatton, reports BBC. They also called a wildlife park in the vicinity to check if they had an escapee. On reaching the farm and engaging in a 45-minute 'standoff', the cops realised that the tiger was actually just a huge stuffed toy.