HOW BIZARRE NEWS (5/04/09)

MOO-SICAL TREAT

The hills are alive with the sound of music after an Alpine farmer compiled a CD of his farm animals' favourite tunes. Livestock expert Franz Koeberl, 41, has been serenading the animals on the family farm in Birkfeld, Austria, with his accordion for more than a decade. Franz and his family, who all play instruments, stage live concerts for the animals to help with milk yield or to keep them calm.

"Whenever they see me coming over the hill with my accordion, they come running and gather around to listen to the tunes. They prefer Strauss - although I and my family would rather hear Mozart," he explained. "We all play musical instruments and we often play for the animals, and we found that Norma, Norli, Nanni and the rest of the 20 cows have a clear preference for classical music.

"In particular they seem to like the waltz. They are more likely to be sitting down taking the weight off their feet and obviously enjoying the music whenever a waltz is playing - and that also means they are producing more milk," he added.

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LOVE CHEATS DRIVE FLASH CARS

Drivers of expensive cars are more likely to have an affair, according to a new poll. The illicitencounters.com website, which describes itself as the UK's largest extra-marital dating site, conducted a survey of its members. It found that 20.9% drove a high-ranking executive car. This included 16 Bentley owners, 31 Porsche owners, five Aston Martin owners and 135 BMW owners. And while the adulterers said their own car was important to them, only 19% admitted to being interested in their lovers' cars.

Sara Hartley, spokesperson for the site, said: "Many of those actively seeking an affair tend to be go getters, which is reflected in their choice of car and their chosen profession. They are often conspicuous consumers."

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A GUY DELIVERED HIS BABY SON . . . AFTER WATCHING A HOW-TO VIDEO ON YOUTUBE:

Recently, Jo Stephens of Redruth, England went into labor while she was at home. So her husband, Marc, called an ambulance. But before the ambulance showed up, Jo started giving birth . . . and Marc realized he was going to have to help deliver the baby. So what did Marc do? -

According to Marc, "I Googled how to deliver a baby, watched a few videos and basically geared up."

That's right . . . Marc delivered his baby after watching instructional videos on YouTube. --

According to her doctors, both Jo and her baby boy . . . named Gabriel . . . are going to be fine. (BBC News)

(--You can watch one of the videos Marc watched . . . called "How to Deliver a Baby in a Car" . . . below. . .)