http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/bizarre/ Get all the latest Bizarre news in a convenient RSS feed. en-gb Sat, 17 May 2008 00:56:51 +0100 Copyright: (C) Play-2-Win Ltd http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/_furniture/gfx/logos/femalefirst.png http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/bizarre/ A host of Chinese drivers have been fined - for driving too slowly. The world's longest cross-sea bridge last week aiming to cut travel time between two major ports, in Beijing, but drivers are taking their time as they want to admire the view. http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/bizarre/Slow+driving-51178.html http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/bizarre/Slow+driving-51178.html Sat, 10 May 2008 13:15:04 +0100 Bizarre NASA are to pay volunteers $17,000 to lie in bed for three months. The space company wants people to do nothing to simulate some of the effects of zero gravity. http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/bizarre/Money+for+nothing-51179.html http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/bizarre/Money+for+nothing-51179.html Sat, 10 May 2008 13:15:04 +0100 Bizarre A US man was arrested after climbing on top of a convenience store roof to serenade commuters with his musical protest of high gasoline prices. Jay Weinberg, 29, got to the roof of the Family Express and, above pumps dispensing fuel at $3.78per gallon, performed his ditty called 'Price Gouge'n.' http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/bizarre/Musical+protest-51180.html http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/bizarre/Musical+protest-51180.html Sat, 10 May 2008 13:15:04 +0100 Bizarre A British cat who has been missing for eight months has been found - in the US. Jerry was spotted by a US woman watching a webcam, who saw him most evenings, bedding down on the doorstep of a hotel in Polperro. http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/bizarre/Cat+traveller-51181.html http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/bizarre/Cat+traveller-51181.html Sat, 10 May 2008 13:15:04 +0100 Bizarre A German man has won compensation from a car maker after he claimed his feet were too big to use the accelerator on his new car. A judge in Wiesloch said the car makers should have catered for Michael Herzog's size 12 feet. http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/bizarre/Small+car-51182.html http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/bizarre/Small+car-51182.html Sat, 10 May 2008 13:15:04 +0100 Bizarre A tornado in the US managed to find a cheque dating from 1971. Gene Floyd went to check on his camper at his hunting camp near Evening Shade in Arkansas, in the wake of the tornadoes, everything initially looked normal. http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/bizarre/Tornado+cheque-51183.html http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/bizarre/Tornado+cheque-51183.html Sat, 10 May 2008 13:15:04 +0100 Bizarre A Romanian pre-school teacher is being investigated after allegedly asking a policeman to threaten her pupils with jail for being naughty. School authorities in the county of Vrancea launched an investigation after one parent lodged an official complaint about teacher Nusa Arghene. http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/bizarre/School+jail-51184.html http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/bizarre/School+jail-51184.html Sat, 10 May 2008 13:15:04 +0100 Bizarre Authorities at a US prison are happy a 400lb bear is roaming the grounds of their prison - because they view it as an extra layer of security. Warden Burl Cain, of the Louisiana State Penitentiary, said: "I love that bear being right where it is. http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/bizarre/Bear+security-51185.html http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/bizarre/Bear+security-51185.html Sat, 10 May 2008 13:15:04 +0100 Bizarre A French doctor has urged his fellow countrymen to start letting off wind. Frederic Saldmann says they should give free rein to break wind, burping and sweating to reduce the risk of cancer. http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/bizarre/Windy+plea-51186.html http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/bizarre/Windy+plea-51186.html Sat, 10 May 2008 13:15:04 +0100 Bizarre A Romanian man has lodged an official complaint after he got drunk on one can of beer. Iancu Boroi, 35, said he had bought the beer at a local supermarket in Arges but was so drunk after drinking just one can that he nearly passed out. http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/bizarre/Drunk+beer-51187.html http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/bizarre/Drunk+beer-51187.html Sat, 10 May 2008 13:15:04 +0100 Bizarre A British cat returned home safely after making a 460-mile round trip to London. Pet tabby Silver went missing in Hapton, Lancashire and owners Jim and Angela Jones were "distraught" when they couldn't find her. http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/bizarre/Cat+trip-51168.html http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/bizarre/Cat+trip-51168.html Sat, 3 May 2008 13:15:02 +0100 Bizarre A British man has managed to visit 26 European capital cities in a six month charity tour without spending any money. Kris Mole, 24, made a vow to his dying aunt to rely solely on the kindness of strangers during his 9,763-mile trek to raise cash for cancer research. http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/bizarre/Free+travel-51169.html http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/bizarre/Free+travel-51169.html Sat, 3 May 2008 13:15:02 +0100 Bizarre A British postman was escorted home by police after he turned up for work wearing the wrong shorts. The employee at Royal Mail's sorting office in Northampton, had on navy blue shorts without the Royal Mail's logo when he arrived at work. http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/bizarre/Wrong+shorts-51170.html http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/bizarre/Wrong+shorts-51170.html Sat, 3 May 2008 13:15:02 +0100 Bizarre A US man has been arrested for attempting to cash a fake cheque at a bank, worth $360 billion. Employees at Texas' Chase Bank grew suspicious after seeing the cheque and called the account holder. http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/bizarre/360+billion+fake+cheque-51171.html http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/bizarre/360+billion+fake+cheque-51171.html Sat, 3 May 2008 13:15:02 +0100 Bizarre Men in Saudi Arabia face having their hair cut of they flirt with women in public places. Prince Fahd bin Badr, governor of the northern al-Jof region, ordered police to carry out the punishment after seeing a group of men with long hair pestering female students as they left school in the northern al-Qurayat province. http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/bizarre/Hair+flirt-51172.html http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/bizarre/Hair+flirt-51172.html Sat, 3 May 2008 13:15:02 +0100 Bizarre The skeleton of a 93-year-old US woman reportedly remained on a couch in her living room while other people continued to live in her house. Neighbours reported seeing cars come and go from the home as recently as this week before police found a body inside Monday. http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/bizarre/Skeleton+couch-51173.html http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/bizarre/Skeleton+couch-51173.html Sat, 3 May 2008 13:15:02 +0100 Bizarre An obese US man awaiting trial on a murder charge is suing the county, complaining the jailhouse menu has made him lose more than 100lb. Broderick Lloyd Laswell isn't happy he's down to 308lbafter eight months in the Benton County jail, so has filed a federal lawsuit complaining the jail doesn't provide inmates with enough food. Laswell wrote in hi... http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/bizarre/Jail+weight+loss-51174.html http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/bizarre/Jail+weight+loss-51174.html Sat, 3 May 2008 13:15:02 +0100 Bizarre A US man saved a diver being attacked by an alligator by beating the animal with a golf club. Matt Johnson saw Dwight Monreal, who was looking for his lost balls when he in the jaws of the 11ft alligator. http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/bizarre/Golf+alligator-51175.html http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/bizarre/Golf+alligator-51175.html Sat, 3 May 2008 13:15:02 +0100 Bizarre Croatian schools have been forced to cancel playtime after being bombarded by hungry seagulls who started grabbing pupils' packed lunches. The protected species have resorted to scavenging owing to an explosion in their numbers. http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/bizarre/Seagull+bombardment-51176.html http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/bizarre/Seagull+bombardment-51176.html Sat, 3 May 2008 13:15:02 +0100 Bizarre A British man was arrested after he attempted to clean up his graffiti from a public wall. Aaron Miller, 18, drunkenly spray-painted his name and 'crack head' on a garage door. http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/bizarre/Graffiti+arrest-51177.html http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/bizarre/Graffiti+arrest-51177.html Sat, 3 May 2008 13:15:02 +0100 Bizarre