Several decades after losing his Matchbox Ford Capri as a kid living in Wellington in the UK, Tim Goodwin (who’s since moved to Oz and runs the Post Office in Peak Hill in central NSW) has found it on eBay and bought it back… He blamed his brother for taking his prized toy car, but all’s well that ends well.

Also found thousands of kilometres away is Bob the homing pigeon. The bird somehow crossed the Atlantic Ocean and made it to Alabama after setting off from Guernsey in the Channel Islands. He’s on his way home and will not be racing again…

And if your Monday motivation is flagging, spare a thought for a Chicago resident/syndicate after winning a US$1.337 billion Mega Millions jackpot on the weekend. The pot got so big after 29 consecutive draws without a winner. Imagine the stress of thinking about how to spend all that money…