THAILAND — Though Buddhist monks avoid alcohol to keep the mind clear, use of liquor bottles in architecture is apparently considered permissible.

The Temple of One Million Bottles in a complex in Khun Han was made using approximately 1.5 million recycled beer bottles.

In 1984, the monks started collecting discarded green bottles from Heineken and brown from Beer Chang, one of Thailand’s most notorious and popular alcoholic beverages.

The entire temple, from the crematorium to restroom facilities, is made of beer bottles. The mosaics are made from bottle caps.

Considered one of the most exciting eco-friendly tourist attractions of Southeast Asia, the temple is only the beginning of the monks’ plans: They are now asking local entities to donate unwanted glass bottles to them for future building projects.

ENGLAND — Internet hackers left the Cambridge tourism Web site a little steamier after uploading pornographic images to the site.

A council was held Thursday to investigate how promotional images of the city were replaced with adult content.

A spokesman announced that the Web site will remain offline until authorities are confident nobody will be able to hack into it, so that this doesn’t happen again.

GERMANY — An unidentified 25-year-old thief in the German port city of Bremen received more than he anticipated after he attempted to rob a victim who had a black belt in judo.

The 39-year-old martial arts expert and homeowner found the burglar going through jewelry, and overpowered the intruder with several blows from behind.

The suspect, who was carrying a knife at the time of the attempted burglary, is being held in custody and may be linked to several other thefts.

IDAHO — The Magic Valley Funeral Home in the town of Parker became the unlikely place for a fairytale wedding on Valentine’s Day when Gene Kincheloe, 66, and Mozelle Wales, 72, married.

The two met at the funeral home while attending grief counseling group therapy after losing their former spouses in 2007.

Nadine Ellis, who ran the group meetings, helped the couple in their second try at love, saying that she noticed an immediate spark, calling their connection “awesome.”

Kincheloe reportedly proposed to Wales every other day until she agreed to marry him; they decided that the funeral home where they met was the perfect place for the ceremony.

INDIA — A toddler has been married to his family’s dog to protect against tiger attacks.

18-month-old Sangula Munda was wed to the dog at a Hindu temple at the desire of his parents: a tooth growing from Munda’s upper gum prompted concerns by the parents that it was an omen that he would be killed by a tiger. The marriage was advised by tribal elders in the Jajpur district.

The dog reportedly wore two silver rings and a silver chain. Munda will still be able to marry a woman when older.

INDIA — Although grocer Radhakant Bajpai was awarded the official Guinness World Record for the longest ear hair in 2003, he continues to pursue his goal of ear-hair greatness.

Having increased the length from 13.2 centimeters six years ago to 25 centimeters now, Bajpai awaits the Guinness adjudicators’ confirmation his new record length.

Reach columnist Matt Jackson at news@dailyuw.com.