Christmas gifts that will make you gag
It's the happiest time of year ... and you're bound to get a few gifts that will raise an eyebrow. Manufacturers have spent the past 11 months searching for quirky gifts and products that will appeal...
View ArticleRe-gifting for Christmas
John Oliver has some good advice for those who plan to pass on presents they don’t want. There are rules you need to follow. - Greg {youtube}GjatG8QFoOk{/youtube}
View ArticleBrilliant way to avoid losing luggage
If you fly regularly chances are you know the horror or losing your luggage at the airport. But one man has come up with the ultimate solution. Thanks to Instagramer Jew3lr0se, the secret is a shrine...
View ArticleChildren's favourite Christmas cracker jokes
With Christmas just days away, these children are helping spread the Christmas cheer by sharing their favourite festive jokes. Enjoy!
View ArticleThe making of ISIS
In the few short years since the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria formed, it has done the seemingly impossible, seizing vast areas of the Middle East to form a mini-state it calls a reincarnation of...
View ArticleStudy reveals gym time to work off beer
A study has revealed exactly how hard you should hit the gym after downing a few pints. For many people, Christmas and the New Year period is a time for eating and drinking ... and drinking. But if...
View ArticleHappy 72nd Birthday Keith Richards
Keith Richards may be best-known for the time he spent in The Rolling Stones, but the rocker is still going strong at 72 years old. Though Richards has spent a lot of his life in the limelight, there...
View ArticleThe Christmas party 'escape suit'
Christmas parties are a great time to reflect on the year and celebrate achievements. But many of us dread the annual shindig and wish there was an easy way of getting out of it. Fortunately, a...
View ArticleWhy does Advent calendar chocolate taste different?
If you're merrily munching your way through an advent calendar this Christmas you might have noticed the chocolate tastes different to other varieties. Now the experts have an explanation. Most advent...
View ArticleDon’t be a stoner sloth
An anti-marijuana campaign from New South Wales has become a viral smash. The campaign, with its slogan "you're worse on weed," attempts to educate teenagers of the risks of marijuana use by depicting...
View ArticleReal life 'Elf on the Shelf'
Looks like Santa has a new helper. Blogger Alan Lawrence is spreading some Christmas cheer with adorable images of his four month old son Rockwell dressed up as a real life 'elf on the shelf'. 'The...
View ArticleCome along to our Straya Family Fun Day
Celebrate our National Day by joining Mix 104.9 for our Straya Family Fun Day at the Darwin Trailer Boat Club. We'll be live from 10am and invite you to bring your family and friends for a fun...
View ArticleA flying frog?
This frog looks like it might be about to take flight. But the frog has been given its vehicular appearance thanks to a dragonfly perched on its head. A photographer snapped the encounter in Jakata,...
View ArticleIs this the best animal photobomb?
This little girl has become famous worldwide after being photobombed by this laughing horse. She was posing for a photograph for her mother in Florida when the grinning Clydesdale crept into view...
View ArticleWorld's Biggest Crocodile
Paleontologists searching far and wide in Tunisia made a discovery of massive proportions: the world's largest sea-dwelling crocodile, previously unknown to science. This prehistoric crocodile is...
View ArticleYou're invited to our Straya Family Fun Day
Bring out the meat pies and double pluggers ... join Mix 104.9 and celebrate our official National Day of Australia at the Darwin Trailer Boat Club! Our Straya Family Fun Day is a free event held on...
View ArticleThis maths trick will amaze you
A simple maths trick which allows you to work out your age and shoe size is taking the internet by storm. Just take your shoe size, multiply it by 5, add 50, multiply that answer by 20, add 1015 and...
View ArticleSid Vicious was a 16yr old Bowie Fan
young sid vicious & his david bowie tshirt pic.twitter.com/HCXl9CL5w9 — ? (@frankencute) January 11, 2016 Get a load of this early photo of a young John Richie (later Sid Vicious of the Sex...
View ArticleYani speaks on Mix 104.9 for the first time
In a radio first, Yani the Yorkshire Terrier joined Greg and Ali on Wake Up to announce a special competition. He revealed that as of next week, we're searching for the Top End's cutest dog. We'll...
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