Bizarre

23 January 2025

Honey laced with Viagra seized in record quantities by French customs

Honey laced with Viagra has been seized in record amounts in France. Customs officials have warned of a huge surge in the illegal importation of banned "love honey" that is being ...

23 January 2025

Brits drink enough tea to fill four Olympic-sized swimming pools

Brits guzzle enough gallons of tea in the morning to fill four Olympic-sized swimming pools. A survey of 2,000 people carried out by PG Tips found that 53 million cups of ...

23 January 2025

Solar System 'warped' by giant mystery object

The Solar System may have been warped by a mysterious object billions of years ago. Scientists think a huge object shot its way through space and forced Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and ...

22 January 2025

Trips to the moon could be commonplace in 50 years

Trips to the moon and astro-planes could be common by 2075. Psychic and astrologer Inbaal Honigman thinks that "tours to the moon" and space travel will be happening regularly 50 years ...

22 January 2025

Ibuprofen and antibiotics may lower dementia risk

Common drugs could lower the risk of getting dementia. Researchers from the University of Cambridge and the University of Exeter have found that antibiotics, some vaccines, antivirals, and anti-inflammatory drugs are ...

22 January 2025

Peeing is as contagious as yawning

Peeing could be as contagious as yawning. Scientists have discovered that chimps are likely to urinate when they see others doing it - and even more so when a dominant member ...

21 January 2025

Loch Ness Monster and Bigfoot hopes crushed by Oxford University expert

The Loch Ness Monster and Bigfoot are "pure fantasy". Oxford University boffin Professor Tim Coulson has told millions hunting the legendary beasts to "get another hobby" as their existence is extremely ...

21 January 2025

Woman thrilled with her Wetherspoons tattoo

A woman has had the word "Wetherspoons" tattooed across her stomach. Tasha Bentley recently opted to spend £500 getting the name of the popular pub chain tattooed across her body, and ...

21 January 2025

Donald Trump has orange blindness, says make-up artist

US President Donald Trump has "orange blindness", according to a make-up artist. The billionaire businessman has returned to the White House after a four-year absence, and celebrity make-up artist Safia Cox ...
20 January 2025

Brits drench Full English breakfasts in gravy

Brits are soaking their Full English breakfasts with gravy. One in 10 pour the roast dinner staple over their eggs, sausages and bacon, while just seven per cent opt for the ...

20 January 2025

The moon is merely a chunk of Earth

The Moon could be a chunk of Earth. It has long been believed the lunar surface was formed from molten debris when the hypothetical body Theia hit Earth 4.5 billion years ...

20 January 2025

Handshakes can determine relationship success

The firmness of handshakes could determine how successful people are at relationships. Men and women with hard-gripping handshakes are much more likely to be in long-term relationships. The study from Washington State ...

17 January 2025

Smokers are more likely to quit if they are offered rewards

Smokers are more likely to quit if they are rewarded for doing so. A new study has revealed that incentives are particularly effective for pregnant women, who are twice as likely ...

17 January 2025

Woolly mammoth revival moves closer

Woolly mammoths could return to Earth by 2028. Colossal Sciences, a biotechnology and genetic engineering firm based in Texas, is aiming to "de-extinct" the beast and claim that it could be ...

17 January 2025

Parents really do have favourites

Parents do have favourite children. Experts at Brigham Young University in the US have revealed that parents prefer their daughters to their sons - even if they make out they love ...

16 January 2025

Smartbrush capable of detecting oral cancer could replace dentists

A toothbrush that detects cancer and cavities could replace dentists. The team behind the u-shaped Feno Smartbrush mouthpiece claims it can get rid of plaque and thoroughly clean teeth in just ...

16 January 2025

Metal detectorist wins £50k from £4 bet

A metal detectorist has bagged £50,000. Paul Collingwood, 73, has been hunting for treasure for years, but it was a £4 bet at a Betfred branch in County Durham that helped ...

16 January 2025

Brits put coffee and marmite in Spag Bol

Some food experimenters put coffee and marmite in their spaghetti bolognese. A survey of more than 2,000 UK adults revealed that Brits are becoming creative with their Spag Bol recipes and ...

16 January 2025

Hot and cold homes could cause dementia

Hot and cold homes could increase the risk of getting dementia. Researchers from Harvard University found that heat could lead to brain damage due to excess sweating and dehydration while cold ...

16 January 2025

Destruction of International Space Station might trigger alien invasion

Aliens could invade Earth if the International Space Station is destroyed. The 356-foot (end-to-end) capsule, which orbits the Earth 16 times a day at speeds of about 17,500 miles per hour, ...

16 January 2025

Pensioners should booze 'moderately' to avoid depression

Pensioners can dodge depression by being "moderately" drunk in retirement. Experts think that drinking between one and four glasses of booze per day can fend off the blues but warn against ...

16 January 2025

Experts are united in the belief that aliens are real

Scientists share the belief that aliens exist. A survey has revealed that almost nine in ten (86 per cent) astrobiologists - who study extraterrestrials for a living - concur that aliens ...

16 January 2025

Eating sausages and bacon raises dementia danger

Sausages and bacon increase the threat of dementia. Boffins at Harvard University claim that removing red meat from your diet could slash the risk of the cognitive disease by up to ...

16 January 2025

Birds have chats as they migrate

Birds 'talk' to other species during migration. Scientists discovered last year that birds 'buddy up' with others at stopover sites while migrating and it has now been found that they even ...