Greenpeace fined after its Rainbow Warrior ship damages a coral reef. Oops. (Via Polly)

According to his psychoanalyst, former French president Francois Mitterand was forced to hand over codes to disable Argentina’s French-made missiles by Margaret Thatcher, who threatened to nuke Buenos Aires. (Thanks Amanda)

A woman tried to open the door and nip outside for a cigarette. Unfortunately at the time she was on a Cathay Pacific flight from Hong Kong to Australia. (Thanks MGS)

Sunny, the embarrassing swearing “arse!” “bollocks!” Navy parrot, has been ordered to shore. Not for swearing at the admiralty this time, but for health reasons.