The First Lady makes an important trip wearing a strange coat, some Aussie kids get a go at balancing the household budget, the gorilla who could speak human bids us farewell, some glamorous gowns made from some pretty un-glamorous stuff, and some brave souls go for a mid-winter nudie swim.

New laws to keep families crossing the US border together, why you could soon be swapping your smart phone for a dumb one, the PM of NZ has a BB, the lesson we could all learn from Japanese soccer fans, and a thief who got his comeuppance in a seriously funny way.

Get your calico bags ready for action because plastic's on the way out, why you shouldn't take the cloud juice in your tap for granted, the girl who saved her mum's life, an ATM with a very expensive rodent problem, and one young Canadian who couldn't take any more of mum and dad's criminally bad cooking.

America gets serious about the space race, the new Aussie travel guide that'll teach you more than any map could, the poisonous plant straight out of your lost-in-the-jungle nightmares, and a second-hand hat with an out of hand price tag!

Your favourite hobby could now be classified as an ADDICTION, the toad-filled mystery bags falling from Aussie skies, why everyone in Uruguay is dancing in the street, a brilliant scientist set to chill with his brainy mates forever after, and the lesson you really shouldn't need to be taught about wild lions and delicate human hands.

The world catches a fever of the World Cup variety, we get a step closer to a comfy life on the red planet, a performance artist puts himself through a terrible thing for our entertainment, why we can't help but love deep fried potato, and the winds blowing us into greener pastures.

The most popular event in the world is ready to roll, how some young Aussies are saving languages with the power of song, the entire town you can buy with a million bucks, and an adventurous raccoon captivates the world with her ambitious ascent.

We get you woke about how the US/North Korea playdate went down, a plague of yellow bikes is brought to an end, How your breakfast has everything to do with Chile's new crime wave, and the Canadian eyebrow that's been raising eyebrows around the world.

A historic meeting that could change the world, a mummy's favourite type of music, dogs that can sniff out endangered Australian animals and diving into a big cup of cockroach milk.

Celebrating a royal birthday, meet the boy who's growing coats on trees, and more than 300 kids skip their way through the weekend.