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We’ll take ‘Stories We Never Thought We’d Post’ for $1,000, Alex. Recently a pair of what are rumored to be Queen Elizabeth’s royal panties went up for auction on eBay. A mystery buyer has now purchased them and become the proud owner of the used skivvies.

Sure, human pinball may not be as fast paced as human foosball but it’s still really fun to watch. The below short, a stop-motion animation clip put together by the people behind NYC’s Animation Block Party Film Festival, imagines what it would look like if people were the bumpers and balls in a massive game played out on city streets.

Cats already have remarkable hearing skills, but a gray feline in Russia found with five ears takes the cake for impressive hearing ability. According to Vladimir Obryvkov of the Voronezh State University of Agriculture, the cat -- named Luntya -- has two normal ears, two extra ears located just in front of those and then an additional tiny fifth ear.