Artist sets two pumpkin boat records in two days

Pumpkin boat man's record-breaking voyage to Isle of Wight

You may have carved one, used one to make a lantern or even eaten one but here's one man with a really unusual use for a pumpkin.

Artist Dmitri Galitzine has set not one, but two bizarre records, in a boat made out of a massive hollowed out pumpkin.He set a record for paddling 100 metres in less than three minutes in Portsmouth harbour.Then he raised the bar a bit higher and modified the boat to make it motorised.He motored off in the 'souped up' pumpkin crossing the Solent to the Isle of Wight.

Watch his amazing adventure.

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Famous 'Titanic' violin sold at auction for record price

A violin that sank with the Titanic over a hundred years ago has been sold at auction for a record price.

The rosewood instrument was played by the Titanic's bandleader Wallace Hartley when the famous ship sank in 1912.

It's been described as one of the most important objects ever discovered that sank with the ship.

It sold for £900,000!

It is the single most valuable piece of Titanic memorabilia, so far.

Other items that were sold included his sheet music and the bag he kept it in.

Wallace Hartley kept on playing while the Titanic was sinking in the icy ocean on 15th April 1912 and died in the sinking. 

Learn more about Wallace Hartley

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One Direction boys spotted surfing in Australia One Direction surfing in Australia

A sunny beach in Australia may seem like a lovely place to relax - but it isn't when One Direction are around!

Liam and Louis took time out from their tour of Australia to go surfing on Whale Beach in Sydney.

They were soon spotted by adoring fans and lifeguards had to step in to keep them away.

Even the news helicopter from Channel 7 News showed up to snap the boys riding the waves.

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Three African lions and two rare jaguars born at zoo

There's a baby boom at a zoo in Mexico!

Two rare jaguar cubs and three African lion cubs have been born there.

One is causing serious excitement because it's completely black!

The zoo's launched a competition for local children to help name them.

See the cute cubs.

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