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Czech scientists have invented paint that lowers the concentration of harmful substances in the air. Across most of the country boys whip girls on Easter Monday, but in the town of Telč it’s the girls doing the whipping. And, where have all the tractors gone? Find out more in Magazine with Daniela Lazarova.

Czechs take part in a freeze frame flashmob on Wenceslas Square. A man is sent to five years in jail for biting off an officer’s pinkie. And, if you dare to take a picture of me – I’ll eat your SIM card. Find out more in Magazine with Daniela Lazarova.

The Czech Republic’s most famous angler has caught a fish weighing 190 kilograms! A giant bomb shelter which was to have served as the operational headquarters of the Czechoslovak communist leadership in the event of a Third World War has become a public attraction. And, a cat is a better companion than you might think. Find out more in Magazine with Daniela Lazarová.

The garage looks great, but where’s the door? A Czech mountaineer climbs Mount. Kilimanjaro wearing replicas of the shoes used by Otzi the Iceman, and a five year old crashes the family car on an early morning joyride. Find out more in Magazine with Daniela Lazarova.

Kisses in the air – Czechs help set a new record on Valentines’ Day. Who needs a washing machine? Czech scientists are working on self-cleaning textiles. And, the strange theft of a railway bridge. Find out more in Magazine with Daniela Lazarova.

Killing your boss is no joke, another driver pays the price of taking a shortcut across Lipno lake and, the Prague Zoo helps save the cloud rat from extinction. Find out more in magazine with Daniela Lazarova.

Don’t eat that – its fifty years old! Czech researchers eat a package of soup that had been sitting around for half a century. “Six fingers are better than five,” says a boy who should know. And, the Wallenstein family clan has a get-together in Prague. Find out more in Magazine with Daniela Lazarova.

A new restaurant reminiscent of the days of the Austro-Hungarian Empire opens in Prague, a young Czech fashion designer makes dresses out of old cassette tapes and, the shortest ever jail term served in the Czech Republic. Find out more in Magazine with Daniela Lazarova.

Dancing is said to be a good way to beat the February blues – whether you choose to join the 2008 Bohemian Carnevale in the streets of Prague or attend the third annual Czechoslovak ball. But whatever you do –don’t take the lift! Find out more in Magazine with Daniela Lazarova.

A Czech scientist has contributed to a unique discovery –how migrating monarch butterflies use body clocks to find their way. The Prazdroj brewery has produced a “beer bible” for bar-tenders and a discarded statue of Lenin which formerly stood in a small town in Czechoslovakia has sparked a storm of controversy in France. Find out more in Magazine with Daniela Lazarova.