If it’s news to me, it must be news to you!‘
Elf-employed: Anyone looking to earn some extra money this winter could get a job as an elf in Finland. Training will be given by the Arctic Hospitality Academy where you will learn ‘the required elfing and communication skills’.
Bin it: Do you pronounce scone so that it rhymes with ‘cone’ or ‘gone’? The Great Scone Map of the UK and Ireland illustrates the regional variations. (I’m sure I’ve done this one before)
Nice ice: An almost perfectly rectangular iceberg more than a mile long was spotted in the Antarctic by NASA.
Close-up: More great photos, this week from Nikon’s Small World competition, like the close up of a peacock’s feather on the right.
Garçon: Hundreds of Argentinian waiters took to the streets of Buenos Aires in the annual waiters’ race to complete the course without spilling their trays of drinks.
Extraordinary ordinary: One worth following on Twitter. Adam Hillan takes the ordinary and makes it look extraordinary.
Batty: One of those hidden images puzzles, this week for Halloween. Can you spot the hidden bat in this picture? If not, here’s the solution.
Brief lives: Judge Dredd creator Carlos Ezquerra; inventor of Malibu and Baileys Irish Cream Tom Jago and; Joachim Rønneberg who led the Telemark raid to sabotage the Nazi nuclear project.