A glance at the week that was
Toe bone
Michigan man Jerry Douthett passed out after drinking several beers and margaritas in glasses the “size of fishbowls”, and woke up to discover his dog had chewed off his big toe. Kiko the Jack Russell gnawed off his master’s digit, which had been infected. At the hospital, it was then discovered that, in addition to a hangover, Douthett was also suffering from diabetes. The remainder of the toe was amputated. The dog-owner now credits his terrier for saving him from gangrene. Neighbours may be watching the dog a little more closely now when he is out on his walks.
"I think there should be a worldwide law, in my opinion, that mothers shoud breastfeed their babies for six months"
New mother-of-one, Brazilian supermodel Gisele Bundchen.
Long gone
Japan, a country that claims to have the world’s oldest people, this week admitted it wasn’t sure if most of its centenarians are still livingor not. Fusa Furuya (113), officially the oldest person in Tokyo, cannot be found. Her daughter says she has not seen her for half a century. Her absence came to light as Japan prepares for next month’s Respect for the Elderly day.
We now know
It was the wettest July for 60 years in some parts of Ireland, notably Claremorris in Co Mayo.
Bristol Palin has called off her engagement to Levi Johnston for the second time.
Fourteen-year-old Dutch teenager Laura Dekker has set sail in her attempt to be the youngest person to sail solo round the world
€500,000; The price of buying a studio apartment on luxury cruise ship The World, currently docked in Dublin, with monthly service charges of around €21,500
4 million:The number of mosquitoes Taiwanese woman Huang Yugen killed in one month, according to the insect trap company that organised the contest
13:The number of days actress Lindsay Lohan served of her 90-day prison sentence
