A former cosmetic rep who swapped make-up for a career as a Marilyn Monroe lookalike has pocketed a staggering $4million (£2,630,000) as a full-time doppelgänger. Blonde bombshell, Susan Griffiths, from California, USA, bears a striking resemblance to the iconic movie star and the likeness has taken her around the globe - even landing her a role in Quentin Tarantino film, Pulp Fiction. Susan, 55, who can charge from $1500 to $4000 (£980 to £2630) for a single appearance, said: “Thanks to Marilyn, I've had a fabulous life. I love my job and feel so blessed.
An Italian photographer travelled to Chile where he visited several star-gazing sites, home to some of the world's most advanced telescopes, located in the spectacular setting of the Atacama desert .
SNOWBOARDING in your £2,000 wedding dress sounds like a nightmare for most brides .
SITTING on a burning sofa unable to move, one man turns his terrifying dreams into reality .
Peering curiously into a basket hanging off the arms of a snowman, this little squirrel appears fascinated by the snowy figure .
WITH their robotic movements and pristine uniforms, these are the sexy traffic girls of North Korea that are becoming iconic figures in the secretive state .
A middle spotted woodpecker swoops into her nest and feeds her young in a forest in Trentino, Italy .
AN American accountant has grown the world's biggest MELON and smashed his way into the record books with his mammoth 350 .
WELCOME to the Temple of Zoom where you can “experience” sliding down a Mayan temple into shark infested waters .
SLEEPING within touching distance of wild African animals might not be everyone's idea of a relaxing break .
A DETERMINED great blue heron holds on tightly to its prey as the furry gopher attempts to wriggle free .
A man who conned tax officials out of £34 million and funded a lavish lifestyle of luxury hotels and restaurants has been jailed for one of the longest sentences in British criminal fraud history .
With luminous colours and alien- like features, these magical mushrooms look like they belong on another planet .