Bizarre

11 February 2022

Portland Pickles face dilemma over stolen mascot costume

A baseball team in Oregon has appealed for help after their “irreplaceable” mascot costume was stolen. The Portland Pickles are “concerned” about their mascot Dillon- who has cheered them ...

11 February 2022

Brits consume 10k calories on Super Bowl day

New research has found Brits consume up to a staggering 10,000 calories on Super Bowl day. Millions will tune in to see the Cincinnati Bengals take on the Los Angeles ...

10 February 2022

A widow in Kidderminster was shocked to uncover her late husband's taxidermy collection

A widow was surprised to find her late husband had stuffed the attic with his vast taxidermy collection. Julie Gittoes, 62, had no idea about the extent of her husband ...

10 February 2022

New Jersey man perplexed to recieve two letters 75 years after they posted

A man in New Jersey was baffled when two letters arrived on his doorstep 75 years after they were mailed. Gary Katen received two pieces of very snail like mail ...

10 February 2022

Seattle-based Mazda drivers complain their car radio is stuck one station

Numerous Seattle drivers of Mazda vehicles have complained they can't change the radio station in their cars. KUOW-FM - a local station run by NPR - have been contacted by ...

10 February 2022

Duck with a fish hook in his mouth rescued from icy Detroit river

A duck with a fishing hook in his mouth in Michigan was rescued after getting stuck on the ice. Volunteers from the Michigan Duck Rescue and Sanctuary arrived at ...

10 February 2022

A Massachusetts resident delighted to be reunited with with class ring 40 years after he lost it

A man living in Massachusetts got back his class ring after it was lost for 40 years on his birthday. Dan Halloran - who graduated from Lawrence High School in ...

10 February 2022

A man removed a motorcycle tire from crocodile's neck after six years

A 13-foot crocodile was freed from the tire stuck around its neck for the last six years in Indonesia. Tili, a 34-year-old local resident of the Sulawesi Island, freed the ...

10 February 2022

A pub claiming to be the world's oldest boozer has closed its doors after 1,229 years

A pub that claims to be the oldest boozer in the world has closed after 1,229 years. The Ye Olde Fighting Cocks - a watering hole in St Albans which ...

10 February 2022

A married couple in Hawaii were sent a $18,000 bill for streetlights

A couple in Hawaii were sent a $18,000 bill for streetlights. Desha-Ann and Rashaan Kealoha - who live in Waianac on Oahu - were “shocked” to discover they are being ...

9 February 2022

Study shows that sleeping more can lead to losing half a stone

Getting an extra hour of shut-eye could help overweight people shed a half a stone a year, a study has suggested. Researchers at the prestigious University of Chicago looked at ...

9 February 2022

A Marvin Gaye impersonator serenaded monkeys to help them 'get it on'

A Marvin Gaye impersonator serenaded some monkeys to help them ‘get it on’ during mating season. Motown singer David Largie was booked by the people at Trentham Monkey Forest on ...
9 February 2022

The world's first 'restaurant' for throuples to open for Valentine's Day

The world’s first restaurant for ‘throuples’ is opening in time for Valentine’s Day. For one romantic night only, those in non-monogamous relationships can be “celebrated” all together without ...

7 February 2022

95-year-old message in a bottle found on Scottish golf course

Staff at a golf course in Scotland have discovered a 95-year-old message in a bottle. Greenkeepers at Golf House Club in Elie unearthed the message as they were working on improvements ...

7 February 2022

Boris loses top spot in British dog names

The number of dogs named Boris has fallen since the coronavirus pandemic began. There were 313 puppies named Boris in the UK in 2020 but this dropped to just 123 in ...

7 February 2022

Man racks up £192,000 phone bill on holiday

A man racked up a £192,000 phone bill while on holiday. John Nisill was informed that he had used 43BG of data while on a short break to Turkey last year ...

7 February 2022

UFO hunter claims that he has found proof of life on Mars

A UFO hunter claims he has found "100 per cent proof" of life on Mars. Scott Waring, who runs the YouTube page 'UFO Sightings Daily', says he has spotted an alien ...

4 February 2022

Firefighters deliver a baby in a Illinois car ark during a snowstorm

Firefighters helped deliver a baby in an Illinois parking lot during a snowstorm. The Plainfield Fire Protection District were called to the scene after hearing reports of a man and ...

4 February 2022

A cat missing for seven years from Maine turned up in Florida seven years later

A cat who went missing in Maine seven years ago will be reunited its owner after being spotted in Florida. Ashes, a then one-year-old indoor moggy who ran away from ...

3 February 2022

A mother in Idaho uncovered a secret wall in her son's bedroom covered in baseball cards

A woman remodelling her home in Idaho uncovered a wall plastered with 1,600 baseball cards. Melissa Brodt was giving her son’s bedroom a makeover and after picking off roof shingles ...

3 February 2022

Two male penguins become a New York zoo's first same-sex parents

A same-sex penguin couple have become a New York zoo’s first set of gay parents. The males Elmer and Lima - a two of the 55 Humboldt penguins who live ...

3 February 2022

The remains of 30,000 year old woolly mammoth has been uncovered in Devon, say experts

The remains of a woolly mammoth have been found in a cave in Devon, say experts. The bones - which were found in Plymouth along with other Ice Age remnants ...

2 February 2022

Swiss woman renting out tent on her balcony

A woman from Switzerland is renting out a tent on her balcony for £400 per month. The woman, named only as Sandra, is looking for a roommate to help split the ...

2 February 2022

Women who earn more than male partners likely to fake it in the bedroom

Women who make more money than their male partners are twice as likely to fake it in the bedroom. Psychologists claim that men who earn less than their female partners have ...