73 The number of years after Marlene Dietrich lost an earring on a Blackpool rollercoaster that it was found by workmen draining a lake underneath the ride. The pearl earring fell off as the screen legend had a go on the Big Dipper at the resort's Pleasure Beach in 1934, and stayed missing until recently when preparations were being made for a new attraction. A beach spokesman said the earring was "of sentimental value" to Dietrich, who died in 1992 aged 90.

100m The asking price, in euro, for a 'country' that is up for sale.

The Principality of Sealand is a self-proclaimed ministate on a former World War Two fort, seven miles off Harwich, Essex. It has its own passports, currency and stamps, and became an independent state after 'Prince' Roy Bates occupied it with his family in 1967. The Royal Navy was sent to evict him but Bates saw them off with warning shots. A judge later ruled that, as Sealand lay outside the three-mile limit, it was beyond government control. Now the nation, which experienced a devastating fire last year, has been put up for sale through Spanish estate agents.

46 The number of turtles and tortoises which a man was caught trying to carry through Hong Kong airport in a suitcase. The case also contained one crocodile, six snakes and 11 flying squirrels. According to the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department in Hong Kong, the man was planning to take the animals from Thailand to China. The unharmed creatures were rescued from his luggage, and the man was fined.