3 February 2012 Last updated at 11:31 ET

Artist set for Facebook windfallDavid Choe

A US graffiti artist who painted Facebook's offices is set to become a millionaire when the social network begins trading as a public company.

A monkey drinking diluted wine from a kettle at the Karaganda Zoo (still from video via Novy Vestnik Karaganda)Monkeys fed wine 'to fight flu'

A zoo in Kazakhstan, where overnight temperatures have dipped to nearly -40C, is giving monkeys a wine concoction as a remedy against flu.

Jet Airways plane, file picFireman stands in for air control

A fireman guides a plane to land at an airport in India after air traffic controllers fail to turn up for work, it emerges.

Nelson MandelaNelson Mandela cookbook launched

Nelson Mandela's personal chef launches a cookbook featuring the statesman's favourite meals.

German with open tin of lard, 1 Feb 12German eats 64-year-old US lard

A German pensioner finally tastes some American lard imported 64 years ago, having got approval from food safety experts.

Greg Brooks, on board the salvage ship Sea Hunter in Boston 1 February 2012Treasure hunter claims $3bn find

A Maine treasure hunter says he has discovered a WW2-era shipwreck filled with platinum, now worth $3bn (£1.9bn)

Komodo dragonTrumpets of outrage over outback

An Australian biology professor is causing a rumble in the academic jungle by suggesting his country should import elephants and even Komodo dragons into its wild interior.

View of The Northern Patagonian Ice Field, located in the Laguna San Rafael National Park, 1300 km south of Santiago, Chile, on October 29th, 2007Man held in Chile over theft of ice from glacier

Police in Chile arrest a man suspected of stealing blocks of ice from the Jorge Montt Glacier.

Otto von BismarckBismarck voice recording released

A wax cylinder recording of German statesman Otto von Bismarck is released - the first time his voice has been heard for over 100 years.

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