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A mum who bought her daughter an Elf DVD was shocked when received a 24-pack of condoms instead. The mother of two thought it was a practical joke as she is 34 weeks pregnant. She ordered a copy of Christmas classic Elf for daughter who was confused after excitedly opening the delivery. She claims she has never had a problem with Amazon before and that she felt let down – especially at a time so close to Christmas. In response to the misunderstanding, the Amazon employee responsible for the mistake in delivery claims the firm would investigate why condoms had been delivered.

 Estonian police sends 700 Christmas cards to country’s worst drivers, hoping that pictures of car crashes and road accident statistics will get repeat offenders to change their ways. Estonian police and Border Guard Board leading public order officer shows Christmas cards to be sent to drivers with five or more driving offences recorded during the year. The cards are sent to drivers with five or more driving offences recorded during the year, mostly for speeding or driving under the influence.  It blames the deaths, and injuries to more than 1,300 people, on drivers ignoring traffic rules and urges recipients to do all they can to keep the roads safe.  The “black” Christmas cards, which was sent by the police on an earlier account are among measures that have helped Estonia, with a population of 1.3 million, slash the number of road deaths from around 200 a year a decade ago. Drink-driving offences have also fallen.

1.The Bermuda Triangle, Atlantic Ocean ( Ocean NOAA’s National Ocean Service/flickr) What would a list of mysterious places be without a mention of the Bermuda Triangle? For anyone who doesn’t know, it’s a triangular area in the Atlantic ocean, between Miami, Bermuda and San Juan. Over the years, the area has captured our imaginations, with reports of seemingly unexplainable disappearances of planes, ships and people. No one can say for sure what happened in these cases, but theories are as far ranging as sea monsters, alien abduction and simple weather conditions. 2. Moguicheng, China  Moguicheng is a desert in the Xinjiang region of China. The name literally translates to City of Satan or Devil’s City. Walking through the desert toward an old abandoned city, people have reported some extremely strange occurrences. Visitors are adamant that they’ve heard a range of mysterious sounds floating on the breeze, from weird melodies and the sound of guitar strings gently

Gruesome images have emerged from an annual vegetarian festival in Thailand where attendees pierce their faces with sharp objects and swords. The ritual, which is considered a tradition at the nine-day Taoist celebration has little to do with food, instead an assault for the most devout, on the body itself. Other ceremonies are also held to invoke the gods such as fire walking and acts of self-mortification. The spectacular scenes attracting thousands of tourists each year. The festival is celebrated by the most devout, by piercing the skin with foreign objects The event, known as Phuket festival, has unclear origins. It's believed that the celebration was bought to the province by a wandering Chinese opera group who fell ill with malaria while performing on the island. During the period of suffering, the troupe decided that they should abstain from eating meat. It was during this period that the group recovered, thanking vegetarianism for their heal

A Zimbabwean pastor has reportedly convinced his congregants his holy pens can make students pass their exams - and the more you pay for one, the better grades you'll get. The pastor of House of Grace International Church in Harare is selling the pens, which cost from $1 up to $20. According to reports the prophet told his congregation those sitting exams only needed faith and one of the special pens to pass. He claims that the pens are anointed and they are set to work for anyone who is sitting for any test. A student claims he scored highly in his A-levels after using the pen he was given by the prophet.