Unusual but true: Share a meal with a hedgehog

In stories this week, we have a hedgehog-themed café, a woman buying the church where five generations of her family wed, a soapbox race in Switzerland, a baker creating colorful, geometric pies and synchronized skydivers performing amazing moves.

All these interesting, odd anecdotes from around the world are here, in our news review.

Cute hedgehog-themed café

In Tokyo's bustling Shibuya district, the latest sensation is ChikuChiku Cafe, a space that's reportedly Japan's first to be dedicated to hedgehogs.

ChikuChiku's collection of trained hedgehogs — small, spiny mammals that resemble porcupines, although their spikes are quite soft — live in dollhouses placed atop long counters.

Each dollhouse depicts a different scene: One is of a bathroom with a claw-foot tub, another is of a classroom with a chalkboard, while a third is of a garden.